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Ubi Soft® Ships Salt Lake 2002 for the Game Boy® Advance
Catch the Olympic Spirit in the Palm of your Hand
San Francisco, CA - February 1, 2002 - Ubi Soft Entertainment, one of the world's largest video game publishers, today announced that it has shipped Salt Lake 2002*, the official video game of the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games on Game Boy Advance. Salt Lake 2002 is available now at retail stores with an MSRP of $34.99.
Salt Lake 2002 Features:
Salt Lake 2002 allows one to four players to compete against the world's best
athletes in six official events from the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games,
including:
o Alpine Skiing Downhill: Race at daredevil speeds reaching 80 mph and take insane drops stretching 1100 meters down. The fastest to hit the bottom wins.
o Alpine Skiing Slalom: Finesse your way through the winding course and hit each gate. The gold goes to the athlete with the lowest combined time from 2 runs.
o Two-man Bobsleigh: Be number one with a bobsleigh bullet at 90mph. The team with the lowest combined time over 4 runs wins the gold.
o Ski Jumping K120 Individual: Build up massive speed and launch off a ramp in a challenge to get the biggest air. The gold goes to the skier with the farthest launch and the most style.
o Snowboard Parallel Giant Slalom: Race head-to-head against another boarder in a double-elimination, round-robin tournament-style competition.
o Curling: The age-old contest of curling pits two teams against each other on ice as they heave a 42-pound stone toward a series of circles. Points are scored for the stone closest to the center.
Salt Lake 2002 also features four Gameplay Modes:
o Olympic: Experience the full grandeur of the Olympic Winter Games as you compete in all 7 events.
o Classic: Your dreams of Olympic gold are tested against increasing levels of difficulty through all 7 events of this single-player mode.
o Tournament: Challenge your friends to a single-elimination, 4-player tournament to decide who is the greatest Olympian.
o Time Trial: Go head-to-head against the clock in all 7 events and battle for the best time.
About Ubi Soft 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 20 different countries including the United States, 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. To learn more, visit
<http://www.ubi.com/>.©2001 Ubi Soft, Inc. Ubi Soft and the Ubi Soft Entertainment logo are registered trademarks of Ubi Soft, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Game Boy Advance is a trademark of Nintendo. *2001 Nintendo. The use of Olympic-related marks and terminology is authorized by the United States Olympic Committee pursuant to Title 36 U.S. Code Section 380. Copyright *2002 International Olympic Committee ("IOC"). All rights reserved.
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