Sega Reinforces Commitment to Dreamcast With 30 Titles Launching This Fiscal Year; Sports, Standout Sequels and Sonic Lead Sega's Dreamcast Lineup.Business Editors/High-Tech/Sports & Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2001 Today at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Sega(R) of America reinforced its commitment to the Dreamcast(TM) video game console A specialized desktop computer used to play video games. The three most popular game consoles are Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3), Nintendo's GameCube and Microsoft's Xbox. Game software is available on CDs or DVDs, although earlier game machines used cartridges containing read only memory by introducing a robust lineup of innovative content set to ship by the end of March 2002. Titles include highly anticipated sequels such as "Sega Sports(TM) NFL 2K2," "Shenmue(TM) II" and well-known characters and properties such as "Sonic Adventure(TM) 2" and "Crazy Taxi(TM) 2." Sega also announced never-before-seen content for Dreamcast including "Sega Sports(TM) NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association College Football 2K2," the first online college football game, "Ooga Booga(TM)," an exciting online experience like no other and many more. Sega's dedication to delivering quality games for Dreamcast reinforces the company's commitment to its established fan base, which continues to grow. "As Sega moves forward as a leading third party publisher, we stand firm in supporting Dreamcast with more than 30 new titles this year," said Peter Moore, president and COO, Sega of America. "Dreamcast is a great offering for consumers. With an incredible library of over 200 games, an aggressive price-point and the ability to play online, we anticipate that the platform fan base will continue to grow in 2001 and beyond." Sega Dreamcast titles in development include, but are not limited to: -- "Alien Front(TM) Online" - Aliens have invaded the Earth to eradicate all human life! Join with aliens or humans online using a real time, in-game voice chat system, awesome army weapons or alien technology in all-out global warfare! -- "Bomberman(TM) Online" - The newest in the Bomberman family delivers frantic online multiplayer gameplay, new special items and a character editing system. -- "Crazy Taxi(TM) 2" - Crazy Taxi 2 invades the streets of New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. with all new drivers and cabs, groups of passengers with different destinations and a new rockin' soundtrack. -- "Floigan Brothers(TM)" - A loony tune-style adventure game in which brothers Hoigle and Moigle protect their junkyard home from evil baron Malodorous mal·o·dor·ous adj. Having a bad odor; foul. mal·o  dor·ous·ly adv.mal·o and his gang of mercenary cats. -- "Ooga Booga(TM)" - Battle it out as one of four tribal witchdoctor Kahuna (person) kahuna - /k*-hoo'n*/ (From the Hawaiian title for a shaman) An IBM synonym for wizard or guru. clans - Twitchy, Hottie, Fattie and Hoodoo - to win the heart of the goddess Ooga Booga in this humorous, action-oriented tropical island romp. -- "Phantasy Star Online Phantasy Star Online (PSO) was an online title for Sega Dreamcast released in 2000. A bugfix/upgrade edition was released the following year, entitled Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2. (TM)Ver. 2" - Includes all the original content from the smash hit "Phantasy Star Online," and adds new levels, new items, new monsters and more! -- "Propeller Arena(TM)" - Take off in renovated planes from World War II in a crazy air battle to decide who will be the winner. Propeller Arena features head-to-head battles with up to 6 people online using real-time in-game voice chat -- plus spectacular Trick, Race, and Destruction Modes! -- "Sega Bass Fishing Sega Bass Fishing is a video game published for arcade, Dreamcast, Windows and Wii. The game is fully playable with the standard Dreamcast Controller, but it is also compatible with the Sega Fishing Controller for more realistic play. (TM) 2" - The sequel to the premiere "Sega Bass Fishing" features the ability to move freely around huge, realistic environments. Jump in your powerboat, choose your fishing spot and experience the action from all angles! -- "Sega Sports(TM) NBA 2K2" - With improved AI, new street courts including Oakland's legendary Mosswood Park, and the ability to track wins and losses online, NBA 2K2 packs even more game into "the" premier roundball package. -- "Sega Sports(TM) NCAA College Football 2K2" - The first college football game for Dreamcast gives gamers the chance to take their favorite Division I squad to the conference championship, a bowl game and possibly even the 2002 Rose Bowl(R) National Championship Game. -- "Sega Sports(TM) NFL 2K2" - Third generation `NFL 2K;' features updated controls, including an enhanced passing and catching system, improved offensive and defensive moves, player-specific quarterback logic and online rankings. -- "Sega Sports(TM) NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there (R) 2K2" - With all new gameplay modes and a revamped graphics engine, the fastest game on earth gets even faster with Sega Sports NHL 2K2. -- "Sega Sports(TM) Tennis 2K2" - Sequel to hit "Virtua Tennis," features 16 internationally-ranked men's and women's professional players including endorsers Venus Williams and Serena Williams. Mixed doubles, anyone? -- "Sega Sports(TM) World Series(R) Baseball 2K2" - With a revamped user-controlled fielding system, advanced AI and new modes of play including Home Run Derby This is about the Major League Baseball contest. For the 1959 television show of the same name, see Home Run Derby (TV series). The Home Run Derby is an event played prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Mode(TM) and online mode, "World Series Baseball World Series Baseball may refer to
-- "Shenmue(TM) II" - Sequel to the epic masterpiece, "Shenmue(TM)," hero Ryo Hazuki travels to Hong Kong on a quest to solve the mystery of his father's death, meeting many people on the way. The 2nd game in a new genre - "FREE" - "Shenmue II" expands on Yu Suzuki's previous creation. -- "Sonic Adventure(TM) 2" - Join Sonic and his friends as they race in a mission of Hero vs. Villain to foil the plans of new dark enemies; with 6 playable characters, all new moves, and more than 30 stages, Sonic Adventure 2 breaks new ground -- allowing players to save the world or conquer it! About Sega Sega(R) of America is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based Sega Corporation, responsible for the development, marketing and distribution of Sega video game systems and video games in the Americas. 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