2 Xtreme Debuts for PlayStation Game Console; Second Generation Xtreme Sports Title Releases Today.FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 1996--Sony Computer Entertainment America today unleashed 2 Xtreme, available exclusively on the PlayStation game console See video game console. . 2 Xtreme captures the intense challenge of popular extreme sports extreme sports Sports events characterized by high speed or high risk. Such sports include aggressive inline skating, wakeboarding, street luge, skateboarding, and freestyle bicycle events (wherein tricks such as back flips are performed on a bicycle). and allows game players to race, compete and interact in 3D-rendered landscapes. 2 Xtreme has 12 tracks, each with its own challenges and obstacles, where players can choose to race a mountain bike through Africa, inline skate in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , rumble through Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. on skateboards skateboards mini surfboard supported on roller-skate wheels; 1960s craze enjoyed renaissance. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 151–152] See : Fads and shred the mountain ranges of Japan on the all-new snowboard course. "Our previous extreme sports title was a huge success because we captured the personality of each of the extreme sports and plugged game players into a fast-paced and challenging game," said Peter Dille, senior director, product marketing, Sony Computer Entertainment America. "2 Xtreme builds on its predecessors' success by adding new environments with interactive elements and all -ew special moves. Plus, the new snowboarding snowboarding: see under skiing. snowboarding Sport of sliding downhill over snow on a snowboard, a wide ski ridden in a surfing position. Derived from surfing and influenced also by skateboarding as well as skiing, snowboarding began to burgeon tracks have been a huge hit with our focus groups." Each of the four locations in 2 Xtreme has three unique courses that grow in difficulty. To overcome the challenges of each race, players can collect health, strength, jumping and speed burst "power-ups." Players must balance extreme speed with the occasional round of "fisticuffs" as opponents attempt to knock each other down. The point system and power-ups add a whole new dimension. Players can earn points based on their finishing position, number of knock-downs, gates cleared and the amount of tricks successfully executed. The combination of these elements not only adds to the competitive challenge but also adds a lot of replay value. "2 Xtreme takes game play to new heights in the extreme series," said Dille. "The locations are much bigger and have increasing levels of difficulty; equipment has been outfitted with more special moves; and gameplayers can now compete with some of the hottest gear in exotic locations." Sony Computer Entertainment America, a division of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., is based in Foster City. The company markets the PlayStation game console for distribution in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , publishes software for the PlayStation game console for the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. market, and manages the U.S. third party licensing program. Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. is a subsidiary of Sony Corp. of America. Visit us on the Web at http://www.sony.com CONTACT: Sony Computer Entertainment America P. Kevin Horn, 415/655-5513 or Fleishman-Hillard Inc. Samantha Sackin, 213/489-8250 |
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