LucasArts' Star Wars Demolition for PlayStation: No-Holds-Barred Vehicular Combat in That Galaxy Far, Far Away.Business Editors/Entertainment Writers SAN RAFAEL San Rafael (săn rəfĕl`), residential city (1990 pop. 48,404), seat of Marin co., W Calif., a suburb of San Francisco on the northern shore of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1913. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2000 LucasArts Teams with Activision and Luxoflux to Develop Demolition-Style Star Wars Game Smash em! Crash em! and Blast em! into a galaxy far, far away in Star Wars Demolition, a death-defying vehicular combat game Vehicular combat (also known as car combat) games are typically video or computer games where the primary focus of play concerns automobiles or other motor vehicles, normally armed with guns or other weaponry, attempting to destroy vehicles controlled by the CPU or by for PlayStation from LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , in partnership with Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI ATVI Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute ), and Luxoflux Entertainment, creators of the Vigilante vigilante n. someone who takes the law into his/her own hands by trying and/or punishing another person without any legal authority. In the 1800s groups of vigilantes dispensed "frontier justice" by holding trials of accused horse-thieves, rustlers and shooters, and 8(TM) series. Star Wars Demolition challenges players to compete against the worst scum and villainy Villainy See also Evil, Wickedness. Vindictiveness (See VENGEANCE.) Violence (See BRUTALITY, CRUELTY.) d’Acunha, Teresa portrait of devilish Spanish servant and kidnapper. [Br. Lit. in the universe to take on a never-ending riot of characters and vehicles from classic Star Wars and Episode I. Star Wars Demolition is expected for release in fall 2000. Luxoflux will develop Star Wars(R) Demolition(TM) and LucasArts will publish and distribute the title in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Activision will co-publish the game with LucasArts and distribute it in all European territories. Star Wars Demolition, set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, dares players to compete in a series of brutal vehicular destruction contests organized by crime boss Jabba the Hutt. Contestants vehicles are equipped with basic blasters, plus a unique and powerful weapon. To keep things interesting, prior to each competition Jabba scatters various weapons, combat droids, and power-ups throughout each battle arena. Challengers are then pitted against each other in an all-or-nothing fight for victory. "With Star Wars Demolition, LucasArts and Activision take Star Wars into a new and dynamic game genre," says Simon Jeffery Simon Jeffery is the current president of Sega of America. He was president of LucasArts between 2000 and 2003, and a director at the company for three years prior. , president of LucasArts. "This game is going to be an absolute blast for players, who'll battle with Star Wars vehicles and characters in ways they've never done before." "We are excited to collaborate on the production of a new game based on Star Wars," states Mitch Lasky, executive vice president of Activision Studios. "This will be the first game ever to unite elements from all four Star Wars films into one single entertainment property." Star Wars Demolition's dynamic single and multiplayer modes thrust competitors into the heat of battle where its destroy or be destroyed. Players will face an onslaught of enemies, including a cannon-equipped rancor, a heavily armed battle tank, and a swift and deadly STAP STAP Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel STAP Space-Time Adaptive Processing STAP Short Term Action Plan (for Infrastructure) STAP Single Trooper Aerial Platform (Star Wars) , to name just a few. Among the characters and vehicles from which players may choose is the notorious Boba Fett, one of the competition's wiliest contestants. He is equipped with a powerful disintegrator, capable of draining the shields of rival vehicles. Another well-armed participant is Aurra Sing, introduced to fans in the motion picture Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. Her swift and agile swoop bike is outfitted with a long-range projectile projectile something thrown forward. projectile syringe see blow dart. projectile vomiting forceful vomiting, usually without preceding retching, in which the vomitus is thrown well forward. cannon, capable of knocking out enemies more than 1,000 meters away. A newly created character, Wade Vox, competes in Luke Skywalker's former, and now heavily armed, landspeeder. Vox is a formidable competitor who is just discovering his Force powers. The games knockdown, drag-out tournaments are held in several combat arenas throughout the Star Wars galaxy Star Wars Galaxy may mean:
For other uses, see Star Wars Galaxy. . Each arena abounds in hazards, including the battle-scarred snowfields of the Rebel base on Hoth, patrolled by powerfully armed and deadly accurate AT-ATs; the Great Pit of Carkoon, where competitors not only fight each other but must avoid being snatched and eaten by the dreaded Sarlacc beast; and the dangerous surface of the second Death Star, zealously guarded by scores of laser-equipped Imperial troops. About LucasArts LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC is a leading international developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for a variety of computer and console platforms. Based in San Rafael, Calif., as well as on the Internet at http://www.lucasarts.com, LucasArts is one of five companies in the Lucas group which include Lucasfilm Ltd., Lucas Digital Ltd. LLC, Lucas Licensing Ltd., and Lucas Learning Ltd. Lucasfilm is one of the leading film and entertainment companies in the world. Lucasfilms businesses include George Lucas film and television production and distribution activities as well as the business activities of the 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 Group. Lucas Digital, which consists of Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and Skywalker Sound, provides visual effects and audio post-production services to the entertainment industry. Lucas Licensing is responsible for the merchandising of all Lucasfilm's film and television properties. Lucas Learning creates engaging interactive entertainment products that provide learning opportunities through exploration and discovery. About Activision Headquartered in Santa Monica, California For other uses, see Santa Monica (disambiguation). Santa Monica is a coastal city in western Los Angeles County, California, USA. Situated on Santa Monica Bay of the Pacific Ocean, it is surrounded by the City of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades and Brentwood on the north, , Activision, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products. Founded in 1979, Activision posted revenues of $436 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999. Activision maintains operations in the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Australia, The Netherlands and Belgium. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's World Wide Web site, which is located at http://www.activision.com . |
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