Electronic Arts Ships Sled Storm for the PlayStation.REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 1999-- First-Ever Snowmobile 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. for the Leading Console System Delivers Fast-Paced, Over the Top Arcade Action Complete With an Array of Unique Gameplay Features Electronic Arts(TM) (Nasdaq:ERTS ERTS Electronic Arts, Inc. (stock symbol) ERTS Earth Resources Technology Satellite (US NASA) ERTS Embedded Real Time Systems ERTS Enhanced Remote Transit Shed ), the world's largest interactive entertainment software company, today announces the shipping of Sled Storm Sled Storm is a series of snowmobile racing video games published by Electronic Arts. Sled Storm for Playstation 1 The first game in the Sled Storm series was released on the Playstation video game console. (TM) for the PlayStation(R), the first-ever snowmobile racing game for the console system. Sled Storm puts the player in the middle of the power and high speed of the increasingly popular sport of extreme snowmobiling -- "sledding". Set in real-time 3-D environments, Sled Storm features over-the-top, arcade-style sledding and SnoCross racing action on wildly different terrain that includes 14 open mountain and six circuit-styled tracks. "We feel Sled Storm is one of the most original and unique games available for the PlayStation," says producer Jules Burt. "We wanted to capture all the excitement and danger of sledding in an extremely compelling console game
A console game is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment. . We polished the game so that it delivers an arcade-like, yet realistic racing experience and gives the user an exhilarating sense of what it feels like to control a real snowmobile." Sled Storm features two unique racing modes: open mountain and Super SnoCross. There are eight open mountain tracks and six circuit-styled SnoCross tracks for a total of 14. The open mountain tracks are laced with jumps, ledges, trees, hidden shortcuts See Win Shortcuts. , chutes and a variety of terrain that help create a sensational adventure racing game. Sleds respond to changing terrain as they skid across ice, slog down in the mud, skim across water or blast through snowdrifts to discover a hidden shortcut (1) In Windows, a shortcut is an icon that points to a program or data file. Shortcuts can be placed on the desktop or stored in other folders, and double clicking a shortcut is the same as double clicking the original file. that drops the gamer into first place. The man-made SnoCross tracks in Sled Storm are based on the circuit-styled courses of motocross motocross Form of motorcycle racing in which cyclists compete on a closed course marked out over natural or simulated rough terrain. Courses vary widely but must be 1.5–5 km (1–3 mi) in length, with steep inclines, hairpin turns, and mud. . A unique motocross aspect is that tracks are narrower and are designed for high contact racing and for players to perform spectacular tricks. On both track styles, racers can knock opponents into obstacles or off the course. The combining of both the strategic and competitive aspects of racing helps dial up the "win at all costs attitude" of this game. Speed, style and aggression are what it takes to win at Sled Storm. Players can hit jumps and pull big air tricks for points to upgrade and customize their sleds. Over 50 tricks and combinations from motocross are featured in Sled Storm. A player can pull off anything ranging from a One Footed Can Can to the always impressive Superman. The more difficult the trick, the more points rewarded for a successful landing. Sled Storm features a unique five-point physics model for the snowmobiles. As a result, the model allows the sled sled, vehicle that moves by sliding. A sledge is typically a heavier, load-carrying sled drawn by a horse or dog, while a sleigh is a partially enclosed horse-drawn vehicle with runners that has seats for passengers. to behave and react as it would in real life. For instance, if a racer comes to rest on the side of a hill, gravity will pull the sled downhill. Players who land a jump too far forward or too far back will find themselves tossed from the sled upon impact or left barely clinging on. Acceleration and deceleration deceleration /de·cel·er·a·tion/ (de-sel?er-a´shun) decrease in rate or speed. early deceleration are sudden and swift, just as on a real snowmobile. Handling characteristics also change drastically in Sled Storm when the sled traverses across the changing terrain. Turning on ice, for example, becomes much slower and more difficult. Variable weather conditions including night with different colored headlights to identify each racer, snow, fog and rain add to Sled Storm's challenge. These become available as the racer progresses through the game. Sled Storm allows the player to choose from six different characters, each with their own racing style, skill sets and verbal taunts. Two additional characters are revealed during the game. Adding to the attitude of Sled Storm is a slammin' soundtrack featuring songs from Rob 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. , Econoline Crush, Uberzone, E-Z Rollers and Dom & Roland. The game extends the standard PlayStation multi-player feature by offering support for up to four players via the PlayStation multi-tap. Single and traditional two-player (via split screen) racing is available. In addition, Sled Storm supports Dual Shock(TM) analog controllers. Sled Storm was developed by Electronic Arts Canada and is being published by Electronic Arts in North America. The game carries an "E" (Everyone) ESRB ESRB Entertainment Software Rating Board ESRB Estrogen Receptor Beta ESRB Explosive Safety Review Board rating and has a MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) of US$39.95. More information on Sled Storm for the PlayStation can be found on the EA product web site: http://www.sledstorm.com. Electronic Arts, headquartered in Redwood City, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of more than $1.2 billion for fiscal 1999. The company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for personal computers and video game systems. Electronic Arts markets its products under seven brand names: Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS(TM), Maxis(TM), ORIGIN(TM), Bullfrog bullfrog, common name of the largest North American frog, Rana catesbeiana. Native to the E United States, this species has been successfully introduced in the West and in other parts of the world. The body length is 4 to 8 in. (TM) Productions, Westwood Studios(TM) and Jane's(R) Combat Simulations. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.ea.com. 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