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Namco's Hot Import Racer Crosses the Finish Line...Street Racing Syndicate Now Available!; Authentic Street Racing Title Begins Shipping To Retail Outlets Nationwide Today.


SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States
San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850.
, Calif. -- Get ready to trick out your ride and lay it all on the line... Leading video games See video game console.  developer and publisher Namco Hometek Inc. announced today that Street Racing Syndicate Street Racing Syndicate (SRS) is a multiplatform computer and video game produced by Eutechnyx, and released by Namco on August 31, 2004 for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox and Windows-based personal computers. (TM) (SRS SRS, SRS-A

see slow-reacting substance.
(TM)), one of the most realistic, high-speed multiplayer street racing games to date, has shipped to retail outlets nationwide for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox(R) videogame system from Microsoft and the 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).

Fast cars. Hot cities. Hotter women. With 50 officially licensed damageable vehicles, hundreds of after market parts, roaming police cruisers, an in-game dyno that measures actual peak torque and horsepower in real-time and 18 of the import scene's hottest female models, SRS pushes the street racing scene to the limit.

"We're in this because we love driving, tuning, and gaming. Simple as that," said Robert Zalot, the producer of SRS. "We know the authentic street racing scene and we wanted to really deliver a game that lived it -- the cars, the girls, the music, the flavor -- the life...SRS."

SRS offers some of today's hottest import rides, including the Mitsubishi Evolution VIII, MAZDASPEED RX8, Mazda RX-7 Spirit R, Subaru Impreza S202, Toyota Supra
This article is about the automobile. For other uses, see Supra (disambiguation).


The Toyota Supra was a sports car/grand tourer produced by Toyota Motor Company from 1979 to 2002.
, VW Golf VR6, Nissan 350Z The Nissan 350Z is a sports car manufactured by Nissan Motor Co, LTD. The 350Z is the fifth (and current) generation of Nissan's Z-car line, originally introduced in 1969 (as a 1970 model year) as the Datsun 240Z. , Nissan Skyline GT-R
See also:
The Nissan Skyline GT-R is an iconic Japanese sports coupé in the Nissan Skyline range. Dubbed "Godzilla" by Wheels
, and many more!

Racers can battle head to head via split-screen, System Link, or even take it online with Xbox Live See Xbox. (TM) and risk the pink slip to their car for the chance to win their rivals' cars permanently! Day or night, gamers can tear through live traffic against rival racers in actual locations based on L.A., Miami and Philly, or explore miles of open city streets between tuning and racing!

Eighteen of the hottest models in the import scene grace the levels of SRS, including Sasha Singleton Sasha Singleton (born December 25, 1978 in Los Angeles, California) is a model and go-go dancer who worked with Playboy in the late 1990s and appeared in Hustler magazine in 2000.

Singleton was born on Christmas Day to an Irish/Scottish father and Thai/Chinese mother.
, Francine Dee, Tila Nguyen, Courtney Day, Angelica Bridges Angelica Bridges (b. November 20 1973, Harrisonville, Missouri) is an American actress, model and singer. She was discovered by the president of Elite Model Management when she was singing at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. , Flo Jalin and more. Accept Angelica's challenge and you'll find yourself trying to keep up with one of the fastest Celicas on the planet, or take on Sasha's challenge and gain some respect points by blowing the competition away and getting to the finish line first. Win a challenge and the girls will not only see you in a whole new light, but you'll unlock their special videos and they may even ride with you to the race.

SRS' driving and tuning realism has even been embraced by the automotive scene, with Import Tuner magazine recently saying, "...this game has become absolutely amazing. Simply put, it will trounce its competition."

SRS is rated T for Teen by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board and carries a suggested retail price of $49.99. For more information about the game, check out the SRS web site at www.srsgame.com.

About Namco Hometek Inc.

Namco Hometek Inc. is the U.S. consumer division of Namco Limited, a Tokyo-based world leader in the high-tech entertainment industry. Based in San Jose, Calif., Namco Hometek Inc. is an award-winning video games publisher for next generation game consoles. Namco has created some of the industry's greatest video game franchises: Tekken(R), SOULCALIBUR(R), Dead to Rights(R), Pac-Man World Pac-Man World was released on the 20th anniversary of the creation of Pac-Man. It is a 3D based free roaming platformer for the PlayStation released on September 30, 1999. It was ported over five years later for the Game Boy Advance on November 17, 2004. (TM), Ridge Racer Ridge Racer may refer to:
  • Ridge Racer (arcade game), an arcade game first released by Namco in 1993, later ported to the PlayStation
  • Ridge Racer (series), a series of sequels and spin-offs based on that first game
  • Ridge Racers
(R), Time Crisis(R) and ACECOMBAT(TM). For more information about Namco and its products, log onto www.namco.com.

About Xbox

Xbox (http://www.xbox.com) is the video game system from Microsoft that brings people together for the most exhilarating game and entertainment experiences. Xbox delivers an expansive collection of breakthrough games, powerful hardware and the unified Xbox Live online service. The new tagline, "it's good to play together," captures the spirit of Xbox as the social hub of the new digital entertainment lifestyle. Xbox is now available in North America, Asia, Europe and Australia.

About Xbox Live(TM)

Xbox Live, which launched in the United States Nov. 15, 2002, allows gamers to play multiplayer Xbox games with other gamers everywhere via a broadband connection. With a built-in hard drive and Ethernet port, the Xbox console is the only video game system built from the ground up for online gaming, negating the need to buy additional, costly peripherals or upgrades. Xbox Live enables gamers to easily find their friends; talk to other players during game play through the Xbox Communicator headset; download current statistics, new levels and characters to their Xbox hard drive; and play online -- all exclusive features to Xbox Live.

SRS(TM) and Street Racing Syndicate are trademarks of Namco Hometek Inc. (C) 2004 Namco Hometek Inc., (C)2004 Eutechnyx Limited. Licensed exclusively to Namco Hometek Inc. All rights reserved.

(TM), (R), and the Nintendo GameCube logo are trademarks of Nintendo. (C) 2001 Nintendo. All rights reserved. "PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Xbox is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

TEKKEN(R), SOULCALIBUR(R), PAC-MAN WORLD(TM), Ridge Racer(R), Time Crisis(R) and ACECOMBAT(TM) are trademarks or registered trademarks of Namco Limited in the United States and/or other countries. Dead to Rights(TM) is a trademark or registered trademark of Namco Hometek Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
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