Atari Ships Highly Anticipated Follow-up to Best-Selling Dragon Ball Z: Legacy of Goku Game; Dragon Ball Z: Legacy of Goku II Delivers More DBZ Action to Fans Worldwide.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors BEVERLY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 2003 The next episode in the 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) adventure, Dragon Ball Z(R): The Legacy of Goku II(TM) for the Nintendo Game Boy(R) Advance, hits retail stores nationwide today, Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) announced. The follow-up to the best-selling role playing game See CRPG. for the Nintendo Game Boy(R) Advance in 2002, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. The NPD Group The NPD Group, Inc. is a leading global market research company[1] founded in 1967 and provides consumer and retail information to manufacturers and retailers. Using actual sales data from retailers and distributors as well as consumer-reported purchasing behavior, NPD , Inc., Dragon Ball Z(R): The Legacy of Goku II(TM) delivers a DBZ DBZ Dragonball Z (anime) DBZ Division By Zero (error type) DBZ Dead Ball Zone (video game) dBZ Decibels of Z (radar echo intensity/reflectivity) adventure of epic proportions, continuing the DBZ story and extending gameplay by four times the length of the original. "The overwhelming popularity of our Dragon Ball Z(R) games and The Legacy of Goku in particular, has extended the Dragon Ball Z(R) experience to audiences worldwide," said Nancy MacIntyre, vice president of marketing, Atari's Beverly studio. "With the release of Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II(TM), we are providing fans with another authentic Dragon Ball Z(R) game while continuing to strengthen our line of interactive DBZ products." In Dragon Ball Z(R): Legacy of Goku II(TM), players assume the role of Trunks(R), Vegeta(R), Piccolo piccolo, small transverse flute pitched an octave higher than the standard flute. Its tone is bright and shrill, and it can produce the highest notes in the orchestral range. The piccolo is used in orchestras and especially in military bands. See fife. (TM), Gohan(R) or Goku(R) as they journey through the next episode in the DBZ adventure. The game spans from the Trunks Saga Trunks Saga is the name of the sixth saga of the anime Dragon Ball Z, featuring Freeza's arrival on Earth, his death by the hands of Trunks, and Trunks' warning about the Androids. through the Cell Games and culminates in a head-to-head battle with the mighty Cell himself. Players train, fight and fulfill quests as they advance their way through over 200 maps in order to battle the evil Cell. Developed by Webfoot Technologies, Dragon Ball Z(R): Legacy of Goku II(TM) is available for the Game Boy(R) Advance at retail nationwide for a suggested retail price of $29.99 and is rated "E" for Everyone. For more information on this title, please visit www.dbzgamer.com or www.dragonballz.com. About FUNimation Focusing on quality entertainment properties such as Dragon Ball Z(R), FUNimation Productions, Ltd, is a full-service brand management company with in-house production, licensing, Internet, home video distribution and toy divisions. With over 15 million videos sold and over 8.5 million hits per day on its web site, www.dragonballz.com, Dragon Ball Z(R) is a top rated series on Cartoon Network and was the most searched for topic on the Internet for 2002 (also #1 in 2001), becoming "the first topic to ever repeat atop the Web's Most Wanted," according to the Lycos 50 Daily Report. FUNimation also produces: Dragon Ball(R), now airing on Cartoon Network; the eagerly awaited sequel to Dragon Ball Z(R), Dragon Ball GT Dragon Ball GT (ドラゴンボールGT (R); Yu Yu Hakusho(TM), one of the top anime of all time, now airing in the USA on Carton Network's Toonami Block; Lupin the 3rd(TM), one of the longest running anime classics; Fruits Basket(TM), based on the top selling manga maNga is a popular Turkish nu metal/rapcore band. Their music is mainly a fusion of alternative metal and hip hop music, with a touch of Anatolian melodies; with heavy use of turntables, invoking comparisons with modern American nu metal bands. in Japan; and Blue Gender(TM), a sci-fi anime series. For additional information on FUNimation and its properties check out www.funimation.com. For more information regarding Dragon Ball Z(R), contact Jeff Dronen at FUNimation at 817-788-0627 x 251 or jeff.dronen@funimation.com. About Atari 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 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 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(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. (C) 2003 Atari Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Dragon Ball Z(R): The Legacy of Goku II(TM) game (C) 2003 BIRD STUDIO/SHUEISHA, TOEI ANIMATION. Licensed by FUNimation(R) Productions, Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Dragon Ball Z and all logos, character names and distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks of TOEI ANIMATION. Nintendo, Game Boy and Game Boy Advance are trademarks of Nintendo. (R) 2001. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. The NPD Group is a service mark of NPD Group, Inc. |
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