Atari Ships ``Furious Karting'' for Xbox; In-Your-Face Attitude, Extreme Action Mark Xbox-Only Go-Kart Racer.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2003 Warning! Helmets are NOT included. Atari today sent gamers on a wild ride with the release of "Furious Karting karting Driving and racing miniature, skeleton-frame, rear-engine automobiles called karts or GoKarts. The sport originated in the U.S. in the 1950s after the first kart had been assembled from unwanted lawn-mower parts. " available exclusively for the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft. Developed by Paris-based Babylon Software, "Furious Karting" is an extreme go-kart racing game A racing game is any game that involves competing in races through a surrogate playing piece or vehicle, either getting it from one point to another or completing a number of circuits in the shortest time. soaked in attitude and hard-wired with pure adrenaline. "Strap yourself into a miniature rocket ship rocket ship n. A spacecraft powered and propelled by rockets. and hang on for dear life -- 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). has never seen racing as over-the-top as `Furious Karting,'" said Jean-Philippe Agati, senior vice president and head of Infogrames, Inc.'s Los Angeles studio. "With ultra-hip characters who know no fear and amazing graphics powered by Xbox, `Furious Karting' is an entirely new racing experience with slap-you-in-your-face edginess!" Players will assume the persona of one of eight uber-contemporary racers with varying nationalities as they speed through a wide variety of racing locales that include indoor stadiums, classic outdoor tracks and extreme fantasy courses that defy conventional laws of physics. Up to 11 opposing go-karts will be competing at once, each featuring fully animated and hyper-aggressive adversaries as well as intricately rendered vehicles. Several game play modes will keep players coming back for more, including Scenario (story), Arcade, Time Trial, Tutorial and multiplayer battle mode, featuring pick-ups and tricks to play on rival racers. In addition, the game allows players to experience "Furious Karting" in their own way - if the game is played aggressively, special challenges are unlocked; if played fairly, the player is rewarded with "happy endings." "Furious Karting" is now available exclusively for Xbox at retail stores nationwide with an estimated retail price of $29.99 and an ESRB ESRB Entertainment Software Rating Board ESRB Estrogen Receptor Beta ESRB Explosive Safety Review Board rating of "T" for Teen. About Infogrames New York-based Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq:IFGM) develops interactive games for all platforms and is one of the largest third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company's 1,000+ titles are distributed under two brand lines: ATARI, hard-core, genre-defining games such as "Driver"(TM), "Enter the Matrix"(TM), "Neverwinter Nights"(TM), "Stuntman stunt·man n. A man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk. stuntman n → especialista m stuntman "(TM), "Test Drive"(R), "Unreal(R) Tournament 2003," and "Unreal(R) Championship"; and INFOGRAMES, mass-market and children's games such as "Backyard Sports"(TM), "Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues"(TM) and "Dora the Explorer Dora the Explorer is an animated television series that is carried on the Nickelodeon cable television network. A pilot episode for the series aired in 1999, and Dora the Explorer became a regular series in 2000. "(TM), "Civilization"(R), "Dragon Ball Z “DBZ” redirects here. For the meteorological term, see dBZ (meteorology). Dragon Ball Z (ドラゴンボールZ "(R) and "RollerCoaster Tycoon"(R). Infogrames, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary majority-owned subsidiary A firm in which more than 50% of outstanding voting stock is owned by the parent company. of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext 5257), the largest interactive games publisher in Europe. For more information, visit www.infogrames.com. Xbox is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. |
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