Hot CD-ROM game ''Panic in the Park'' hits store shelves; mystery-adventure CD starring actress Erika Eleniak calls players to action to save historic amusement park from demolition.announced the nationwide availability of its new interactive mystery- adventure CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). game ``Panic in the Park,'' for PC/Windows. The title, published by WarnerActive, is available wherever software is sold, including CompUSA, Computer City and Software Etc., and is expected to sell for between $40 and $60, depending on retailer. Consumers may call 800/MY-DEALER to locate their nearest retailer. The Macintosh version of the product will be available in October. The title, created by Imagination Pilots Entertainment, calls for players to interact with eccentric park employees and play nostalgic games to try to save a historic amusement park amusement park, a commercially operated park offering various forms of entertainment, such as arcade games, carousels, roller coasters, and performers, as well as food, drink, and souvenirs. from demolition. With more than 200 different outcomes, this game offers a new challenge and experience each time it's played. ``Panic in the Park'' begins in a courtroom where good and evil twins (both played by actress Erika Eleniak Erika Maya Eleniak (born September 29, 1969) is an American Playboy Playmate and actress, perhaps best known for her role in Baywatch as Shauni McClain. Biography Early life Eleniak was born in Glendale, California. from ``A Pyromaniac's Love Story,'' ``Under Siege,'' ``Beverly Hillbillies'' and ``Chasers'') are fighting over the fate of the aging SkyView amusement park, which was operated by their father until his recent death. The judge declares that the good twin must find the park's missing deed before the next day in order to save the park and the jobs of its loyal workers. If the deed is not found, the evil twin will tear the park down and sell the land to developers. Players are called into action by the good twin to save the day and take an active role in finding the deed. Players interact with park booth vendors and employees including magicians, fortune tellers and security personnel -- who may help or hinder them -- to gain clues to the deed's whereabouts. To advance through the game, players must win tokens from park vendors by successfully playing electronic versions of popular amusement-park games such as water-gun races, bumble ball The Bumble Ball is a motorized children's toy made by Ertl toys. They were popular in the early 1990s and currently come in many different colors, including a see-through light-up one and a mini version. Some are also available in key clip form under the name Bumble Ball Jr. and fuzzy freaks. `` `Panic in the Park' is an exciting CD-ROM adventure that has something for every computer-game player,'' said David Archambault, vice president and general manager, WarnerActive. ``Game lovers will be challenged by the variety of unique puzzles with increasing skill levels, and adventure and mystery lovers will enjoy the cinematic thrill of trying to save the park while not knowing whom to trust.'' ``We wanted to give game players a chance to have a sort of `Walter Mitty' experience where they are the hero, helping a beautiful woman in distress, and saving the livelihoods of one of the last remaining groups of true amusement-park characters,'' explained Howard Tullman, chief executive officer of Imagination Pilots Entertainment and executive producer/writer of ``Panic in the Park.'' ``We feel our high production quality and talented cast, combined with the story's engaging mystery and challenging puzzles, make this one of the most entertaining CD-ROMs on the market. We believe `Panic in the Park' will have a long life in the homes of the growing audience of computer-game players.'' The CD-ROM title was developed using state-of-the-art computer animation, combined with live-action, full-screen, full-motion video Video transmission that changes the image 30 frames per second (30 fps). Motion pictures are run at 24 fps, which is the minimum frequency required to eliminate the perception of moving frames and make the images appear visually fluid to the eye. . It completes the cinematic appearance by using photo- realistic 3-D environments. Minimum system requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. for the title are 486/33 or better, 100 percent PC-compatible system, 8 MB RAM and 5 MB fixed disk space, 640 x 480 SVGA monitor (hardware, graphics) SVGA monitor - A monitor capable of displaying the output of an SVGA card. with 256 colors, double-speed CD-ROM drive A device that holds and reads CD-ROM discs. CD-ROM drives generally also play audio CD discs by sending analog sound to the sound card via a 4-pin cable. For specifications of 10x, 20x, etc. drives, see CD-ROM drives. See CD-ROM, CD-ROM changer, CD-ROM server and CD-ROM audio cable. with minimum 300 Kb/sec transfer rate, and Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 3.1 with 16-bit sound and speakers. WarnerActive is the multimedia publishing division of Warner Music Group Warner Music Group (WMG) is one of the four major record labels. Warner Music Group also has a publishing arm, Warner/Chappell Music, which dates back to 1929, when Jack Warner, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. , the world's leading music company. Its products are distributed in the United States and Canada by WEA WEA Weather WEA World Evangelical Alliance WEA Washington Education Association WEA Wilderness Education Association WEA Workers' Education Association WEA WebSphere Everyplace Access (IBM) WEA Wisconsin Education Association Visual Entertainment and published by Warner Interactive Entertainment internationally. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: WarnerActive is a trademark of Warner Music Group. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corp. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc. CONTACT: Rogers & Associates Joanne Gerson, jgerson@rogersassoc.com Kirstin Ahearn, 310/552-6922 kahearn@rogersassoc.com |
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