SEGA Rolls Out Super Monkey Ball 2 Exclusively for the Nintendo GameCube; The Ultimate Multiplayer Game Returns with 150 New Levels and 12 Addictive Party Games.Entertainment Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 2002 SEGA (company, games) SEGA - manufacturer of video game hardware and software. Usenet newsgroup: news:rec.games.video.sega. (R) of America, Inc. today announced the release of "Super Monkey Ball This article is about the first game in the series. For information on the series as a whole, see Super Monkey Ball (series). Super Monkey Ball is an arcade platform game developed by Amusement Vision and distributed by Sega featuring a cast of humorous monkey (TM) 2," exclusively for 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). Marking the return of one of SEGA's most popular new franchises, "Super Monkey Ball 2" features 150 new levels, an all-new story mode, 12 addictive Party Games and endless multiplayer fun for up to four players. "Super Monkey Ball 2" challenges gamers to maneuver a cute monkey inside a transparent ball through a series of 150 increasingly complex mazes spanning more than 10 lush environments. In the game's all-new Story Mode, the evil scientist Dr. Bad-Boon has stolen all the bananas from Jungle Island, and it's up to everyone's favorite simians AiAi, GonGon, MeeMee and Baby to save the day. Players can collect bananas while racing through outrageous terrains in an effort to reach the goal without falling off the edge. The game also includes 12 full-featured Party Games, delivering multiplayer fun for up to four players, for nearly endless replayability. "Super Monkey Ball 2" features six all-new Party Games (Monkey Boat Race, Monkey Shot, Monkey Baseball, Monkey Dog Fight, Monkey Soccer and Monkey Tennis) and six revamped classics from the original title (Monkey Race, Monkey Fight, Monkey Target, Monkey Billiards billiards, any one of a number of games played with a tapered, leather-tipped stick called a cue and various numbers of balls on a rectangular, cloth-covered slate table with raised and cushioned edges. , Monkey Bowling and Monkey Golf). "If you're only going to own one multiplayer game for the Nintendo GameCube, `Super Monkey Ball 2' should be it," said Mike Fischer, vice president, entertainment marketing, SEGA of America, Inc. "Fans of the original `Super Monkey Ball' will love the challenging new mazes and awesome new Party Games, and players new to the franchise will be thrilled with the game's addictive gameplay and trademark humor." "Super Monkey Ball 2" is rated "E" for Everyone and is available at retailers nationwide for an 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 $49.99. For screenshots and artwork visit the SEGA FTP site at: ftp FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to ://segapr.segaamerica.com/Sega_Games/SEGA_ENTERTAINMENT/ Super_Monkey_Ball_2/ (Due to the length of this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. , it may be necessary to copy and paste To copy files from one location to another or to copy text and images from one document to another. All modern operating systems and applications have a copy and paste capability that is typically selected from an Edit menu. See cut and paste and Win Copy between windows. this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address field.) About SEGA SEGA(R) of America, Inc. is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA Corp., a $3.5 billion corporation by market capitalization Market Capitalization A measure of a public company's size. Market capitalization is the total dollar value of all outstanding shares. It's calculated by multiplying the number of shares times the current market price. This term is often referred to as market cap. , recognized as a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. SEGA of America's Web site is located at www.sega.com. About Nintendo As the worldwide leader and innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co. Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home video game systems. The systems include Game Boy(R), Nintendo(R) 64, Game Boy(R) Advance and NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM). Since the release of its first home video game system in 1983, Nintendo has sold more than 1.4 billion video games worldwide, creating enduring industry icons such as Mario(TM) and Donkey Kong(R) and launching such franchises as Zelda(TM) and Pokemon(R). As a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , Nintendo of America, Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operation in the Western Hemisphere. |
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