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Ubi Soft and Sony Pictures Consumer Products Inc. Get Into the Action with Charlie's Angels.


Entertainment Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2003

Ubi Soft(R) Entertainment, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced today that under a license from Sony Pictures Consumer Products, the first ever Charlie's Angels(TM) video game is now available 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) at the suggested retail price of $29.99. The action-fighting game based on the highly successful movie Charlie's Angels and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Full Throttle can refer to:
  • Full Throttle (drink), an energy drink
  • Full Throttle (truck), a monster truck
  • Full Throttle (computer game), a graphic adventure personal computer game from LucasArts
  • Full Throttle Racing
, will feature the likenesses and voices of Dylan, Natalie and Alex, played by Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu Lucy Alexis Liu (Chinese: 劉玉玲; Pinyin: Liú Yùlíng; born December 2, 1968 in Queens, New York) is an Emmy Award-nominated American actress. , respectively.

"Charlie's Angels is a great license with a cutting-edge style," said Tony Kee, vice president of marketing for Ubi Soft Entertainment. "Our game will feature the same dynamic characters and sizzling siz·zle  
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1. To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat.

2. To seethe with anger or indignation.

3.
 action that has made the movie franchise the worldwide phenomenon it is today."

Charlie's Angels is an action-fighting game that lets players take control of each of Charlie's glamorous Angels: Dylan, Natalie or Alex. Featuring a new and unique storyline, the Angels will go undercover to unravel a worldwide mystery and foil the devious plans of a criminal mastermind threatening to steal the world's most famous monuments. Players will strike without warning, as they use clever disguises, tactical espionage and acrobatic martial arts This is a list of martial arts, broken down by region and style. African martial arts
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 to ensure a successful mission and the ultimate Charlie's Angels experience.

Game features include:

-- Featuring Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu, and Drew Barrymore: The

movie cast unites to lend their likenesses, personalities and

voices to the overall gaming experience.

-- Embody All Three Angels: Take control of all three Angels

(Dylan, Natalie and Alex) and switch between the characters

"on-the-fly" to assist each other during missions. Each

character's individual success or failure will affect the

progression of the other two Angels.

-- 32 Different Enemy Designs: Battle it out with more than 30

different enemy designs, each with their own distinctive

weapons and fighting style.

-- Worldwide Missions: Play through six huge missions that will

send you to various locations from around the world including

California, Alaska, Mexico and Scotland.

-- Movie-Style Presentation -- Taking cues from the Charlie's

Angels films, the same camera presentation puts players in the

middle of the action and even utilizes the popular "slow

motion" fighting sequences.

About Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

America's greatest secret weapon is being unleashed again as Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu reunite in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, the sequel to the blockbuster action-adventure-comedy hit Charlie's Angels, directed by McG, and inspired by the phenomenally popular television series. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle is now playing in theaters nationwide.

The Angels are ready to strike without warning and kick some serious butt as they go undercover to retrieve two missing silver bands. These are no ordinary rings. They contain valuable encrypted information that reveals the new identities of every person in the Federal Witness Protection Program.

When the witnesses start to disappear, only the Angels can stop the perpetrator A term commonly used by law enforcement officers to designate a person who actually commits a crime. , using their expertise as masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts.

About Ubi Soft(R) Entertainment:

Ubi Soft Entertainment is an international producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products. A leading company in the multimedia industry, Ubi Soft's strong and diversified lineup has grown considerably, as has Ubi Soft itself. As well as steadfastly continuing to partner with several high-profile companies, Ubi Soft has also confirmed its presence on the global market by developing its own exceptional properties. Founded in 1986 in France, Ubi Soft is now present on every continent, both through offices in 22 different countries including the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Brazil, Morocco, Germany, and China and through sales of products in over 50 countries. The group is dedicated to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers around the world. Ubi Soft generated a turnover of 453 million euros for the 2002/2003 fiscal year, up 23% over the previous fiscal year. To learn more, visit www.ubi.com.

About Sony Pictures Consumer Products:

Sony Pictures Consumer Products (SPCP SPCP Society of Permanent Cosmetics Professionals
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), based in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , handles the merchandising and branding efforts for some of the most recognized properties in film and television. This includes theatrical properties such as Charlie's Angels(TM): Full Throttle, and Underworld as well as television properties such as Astro Boy This article is about the 1950s manga and 1960s anime. For the title character, see Astro Boy (character). For other uses, see Astro Boy (disambiguation).

Astro Boy (
(TM), "Stuart Little(TM)," "Jackie Chan Jackie Chan SBS, (born April 7, 1954), also known as Sing Lung in Cantonese (Traditional Chinese: 成龍; Simplified Chinese: 成龙  Adventures(TM)," and "Pyramid(TM)." And, through a limited partnership with Marvel Enterprises, the Spider-Man(TM) motion picture, the upcoming Spider-Man(TM) sequel and the Spider-Man(TM) animated series. SPCP is a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE SPE - Software Practice and Experience ). SPE is a division of Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SCA) is the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation. It is based in Inglewood, California. It is the umbrella company under which all Sony companies operate in the United States. Subsidiaries
  • Sony Electronics Inc.
 (SCA (Single Connector Attachment) An 80-pin plug and socket used to connect peripherals. With a SCSI drive, it rolls three cables (power, data channel and ID configuration) into one connector for fast installation and removal. ), a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS.  and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of filmed entertainment in 67 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.sonypictures.com

(c) 2003 Ubi Soft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Ubi Soft and the Ubi Soft logo are trademarks of Ubi Soft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries. Charlie's Angels: TM & (c) 2003 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nintendo GameCube is a trademark of Nintendo.
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