Crave Entertainment Announces Line-Up for 2002; Licensed & Original Titles Scheduled for Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance.Business Editors & Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--March 11, 2002 Crave Entertainment Crave Entertainment is an American video game company. It was founded in 1997 by Nima Taghavi. Its headquarters is in Newport Beach, California. It is a division of Handleman Corporation, which acquired the company in 2005. , a leading publisher of videogame entertainment products, today announced its initial product line-up for the 2002 fiscal year. The line-up includes a wide range of game types, from 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). to genre-defying space adventures to a psychological thriller Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the wide-ranging thriller genre. However, this genre often incorporates elements from the mystery genre in addition to the typical traits of the thriller genre. , for multiple gaming platforms. "We are maximizing our strengths this year and going all out to create solid titles that combine great gameplay and advanced technology," said Martin Spiess, senior vice president, global marketing at Crave Entertainment. "We are expanding established brands like Ultimate Fighting Championship This article covers the organization itself. For the inaugural event which went by the same name, see UFC 1. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization, currently recognized as the largest MMA promotion in the world. and Kengo, while exploring new territory with games like The Lost and Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter Name for a category of persons who are offered a promised gratuity in return for "hunting" down and capturing or killing a designated target, usually a person or animal. ." Highlights from Crave's 2002 line-up Ultimate Fighting Championship The first real fighting game This article or section has multiple issues: * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It needs additional references or sources for verification. * It may be too technical for a general audience. Please help make it more accessible. for Xbox(TM), UFC UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC Universidade Federal do Ceará (Brazilian University) UFC Unified Facilities Criteria UFC Uniform Fire Code UFC Uniform Freight Classification UFC United Facilities Criteria UFC USACE Finance Center : Tapout, shipped Feb. 19 and is already a top seller in its first week. It's all about "Real Fighters, Real Fighting." UFC: Tapout has its share of in-your-face, full contact battles which perfectly recreate one of the most exciting sports in the world today -- Ultimate Fighting Championship. With more than 10,000 polygons per fighter, this is as real as it gets. UFC: Throwdown introduces real fighting for the first time to the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system and Nintendo GameCube The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendo's fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. The system itself is the most compact and least expensive, next to the Dreamcast, of the sixth generation era consoles. (TM). The successful genre, created by Crave in 2000, will again feature actual UFC champions and all the real, unbelievable mixed martial arts For the fighting styles that combine different arts, see . Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a combat sport in which a wide variety of fighting techniques are used, including striking and grappling. moves found in the Octagon. With amazingly realistic graphics and an unprecedented Fighter Career Mode, UFC: Throwdown hits stores in the second quarter of 2002 for PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system and third quarter of 2002 for Nintendo GameCube(TM). The Lost Anticipated to be the most terrifying ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. psychological thriller game ever conceived, The Lost takes the survival horror genre to all new depths. Introducing an incredibly deep storyline with engaging character development, The Lost will have gamers' hearts and minds racing as they explore nine, frightening circles of Hell. The anticipated release date of The Lost, for the PlayStation 2, is third quarter 2002. Mac Griffin Bounty Hunter Groundbreaking technology drives this original action title. By allowing gamers to seamlessly transition between first person action and arcade space combat, Bounty Hunter delivers a totally unique gaming experience. Players are immersed in a universe of huge corporations and futuristic gunslingers as Mace seamlessly travels from the ground to the air to a space-tracking quarry as he unravels a deep, and very dangerous, mystery. The anticipated release date, for both Xbox and PC, is third quarter 2002. Three additional titles round out the line-up. X-Bladez is a challenging, extreme racing game based on one of today's fastest growing extreme sports -- In Line Skating. X-Bladez shipped for the PlayStation(R) game console in January 2002 and a Game Boy(R) Advance version is anticipated to ship in March 2002. H2Overdrive is a high-speed, water drenched drench tr.v. drenched, drench·ing, drench·es 1. To wet through and through; soak. 2. To administer a large oral dose of liquid medicine to (an animal). 3. speedboat-racing arcade with broad appeal shipping for the PlayStation 2 with an anticipated second quarter 2002 ship date. Kengo 2, for PlayStation 2, builds on the acclaimed fighting dynamic of Kengo by adding larger environments, more complex fighting, faster action, multi-opponent combat and improved graphics and control. Its anticipated release date is fourth quarter of 2002. About Crave Entertainment Based in Los Angeles, Crave Entertainment is a privately held publisher of videogame entertainment products. The company's best-selling line-up features top brands and franchises such as Ultimate Fighting Championship and Tokyo Extreme Racer. Crave produces games for the major console platforms including Game Boy(R) Advance, Nintendo GameCube(TM), the PlayStation(R) game console, PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft, and for the PC. For more information about Crave Entertainment visit http://www.cravegames.com. |
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