Atari Ships ``Shadow Ops: Red Mercury'' for Xbox; Hollywood Blockbuster-Style First-Person Action Game Now Available at Retail Stores Worldwide.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. -- Atari (Nasdaq:ATAR) has shipped "Shadow Ops: Red Mercury
The Red Mercury is the rarest of Austrian newspaper stamps (postage stamps issued for the mailing of newspapers). ," the highly anticipated cinematic first-person action game for the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft, to retail stores worldwide this week. "Shadow Ops: Red Mercury" offers players a gripping movie-style experience through its unprecedented Hollywood production values Production values is a media term for "production cost." It refers to the professional look, or "polish," of a production. Factors that affect perceived production value may include video and audio quality, lighting, number of errors, and amount and quality of special effects. , intense action and ground-breaking sound and visual effects. A[paragraph]"Gamers will feel like they are saving the world in the latest big-budget blockbuster action film from the first moment their combat boots hit the ground in `Shadow Ops: Red Mercury,'" said Wim Stocks, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Atari. "With industry-leading sound effects sound effects Noun, pl sounds artificially produced to make a play, esp. a radio play, more realistic sound effects npl → efectos mpl sonoros that include THX A design system that provides realistic sound playback for movie and home theater from THX, Ltd., San Rafael, CA (www.thx.com), an independent spin-off from Lucasfilm, Ltd. The THX Sound System was developed during the production of the Return of the Jedi in 1982 and named after George (TM) Game Certification for the best audio and visuals, intense action from start to finish and an amazing storyline, the experience of playing this game is more like sitting in a top-end theater than sitting at home. `Shadow Ops: Red Mercury' completely immerses gamers in the cinematic feel and gripping Hollywood-style action of the game." A[paragraph]In the game, the player fills the battle-ready combat boots of Frank Hayden, a special forces operative hand-picked to track down and destroy the stolen "Red Mercury," a secret substance of unspeakable power that threatens the world with nuclear annihilation. The player will face off against blood-thirsty terrorists, renegade military forces and highly trained enemy special forces in a last ditch desperation mission to prevent the ultimate terror from reaching the world's greatest cities. A[paragraph]Developer Zombie A computer that has been covertly taken over in order to perform some nefarious task. It is estimated that millions of PCs around the world have been compromised and, under the control of a third party, routinely transmit messages unbeknownst to the user. , Inc. partnered with AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. Hollywood talent for sound effects, script writing and music to make "Shadow Ops: Red Mercury" the most cinematic action game ever created, essentially blurring the line between Hollywood summer blockbuster films and interactive entertainment. A[paragraph]The game's groundbreaking features include: A[paragraph]--More than 25 hard-hitting single-player missions that span the globe across heat-scorched villages in the Middle East, bombed out cities in Chechnya, lush jungle guerrilla encampments in Congo and frozen vistas and secret underground military installations in Kazakhstan A[paragraph]--Hyper-intense split-screen cooperative mode through 10 unique missions designed specifically for tag-team play A[paragraph]--Xbox Live! and System Link competitive multiplayer modes that include Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag and Escort the V.I.P. for up to eight players A[paragraph]--Immersive directional sound
Directional Sound for ultra-realistic combat situations created by Soundelux, the Academy Award-winning sound studio best known for its work on films such as "Kill Bill," "Gladiator gladiator (Latin; swordsman) Professional combatant in ancient Rome who engaged in fights to the death as sport. Gladiators originally performed at Etruscan funerals, the intent being to give the dead man armed attendants in the next world. " and "Black Hawk Down" A[paragraph]--An all-original score created by Inon Zur, a renowned composer of award-winning music for film, video games and television, that includes more than an hour of sweeping interactive music that reacts to the player's actions and changes for each location. A[paragraph]--All music for the game was recorded by the Northwest Symphonia, providing for a powerful performance and a more compelling audio experience. A[paragraph]--The game has earned the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. THX(R) Game Certification, indicative of the immersive and compelling audio experience usually heard only in blockbuster Hollywood films. A[paragraph]--Writers Tag Mendillo and Ric Roman Waugh, renowned for work in films and video games, wrote the entire script for the game, including all in game cut-scenes and cinematics A[paragraph]--Developer Zombie, Inc. traveled the world researching locations for the game's levels, taking thousands of digital photos to create ultra-realistic textures for game locations like the Congo, Kazakhstan, Syria, Chechnya and more A[paragraph]--Zombie, Inc. met with military consultants, including former special forces members, to create realistic character motion and military movements in the game; special forces members also provided motion capture animation for the game's cinematics. A[paragraph]--More than 30 minutes of movie-like cinematics were created by Attitude Studios; cinematics were storyboarded and shot like a Hollywood film, using dramatic angles and sweeping shots to further immerse the player in the interactive blockbuster experience. A[paragraph]--"Shadow Ops: Red Mercury" uses Epic Games' industry-leading Unreal(R) Engine to accurately recreate the realistic and gritty look of the game's many locations; the engine's power provides for eye-popping visuals, highly realistic textures, dramatic special effects and blistering multiplayer action. A[paragraph]"Shadow Ops: Red Mercury" is available this week worldwide with an estimated retail cost of $49.95 and an ESRB ESRB Entertainment Software Rating Board ESRB Estrogen Receptor Beta ESRB Explosive Safety Review Board rating of 'T' for Teen. For more information on "Shadow Ops: Red Mercury," please visit the game's official Web site at www.shadowopsgame.com. A[paragraph]About Atari A[paragraph]New York-based Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATAR) 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 include hard-core, genre-defining games such as "DRIV3R"(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 2004," and "Unreal(R) Championship"; and 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). Atari, 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.atari.com. A[paragraph]THX is a trademark of THX Ltd. which may be registered in some jurisdictions. All rights reserved. A[paragraph]Unreal is a registered trademark of Epic Games. |
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