REBECCA ROMIJN-STAMOS REVS UP THE TRON 2.0 GAME GRID AS THE VOICE OF LIGHT CYCLE CHAMPION MERCURY

X-Men 2 Star Brings to Life Cyber Heroine in the Highly Anticipated First-Person Action PC Game

BURBANK, Calif. ‹ (April 22, 2003) ‹ Buena Vista Games today announced the casting of Rebecca Romijn-Stamos as the voice of Mercury in TRON® 2.0, the highly anticipated first-person action PC title scheduled for nationwide release Aug. 26.  

Romijn-Stamos, star of the upcoming X-Men 2 film and supermodel who has graced numerous magazine covers, including Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, Victoria¹s Secret and Maxim, will heat up TRON 2.0¹s Game Grid as the undefeated champion light cycle racer who teams up with lead character Jet Bradley to combat corruption in the computer world.  Mercury is a fearless computer artificial intelligence or "Game Bot" who was created by an unknown user to help Jet navigate the dangers of a mysterious digital world.  As players travel through more than 30 enormous game levels, Mercury will provide invaluable support by "de-rezzing" a host of corrupt computer characters, including Datawraiths, Seekers and Z-Lots.

In development by critically acclaimed Monolith Productions, TRON 2.0 is an action-packed story-driven title inspired by TRON, the groundbreaking science-fiction motion picture.  The game takes place in present day, approximately 20 years after the events of the film.  Playing as Jet Bradley, son of ENCOM programmer Alan Bradley from the movie, gamers are digitized into cyberspace and will race on light cycles, battle corruption both inside and outside of the computer world, and explore locations including the Internet Hub, Firewall, Corrupted Server and Light Cycle Game Grid.

"Mercury plays a critical role in TRON 2.0 by helping the player, as Jet Bradley, discover his new powers as a œUser.¹  She also helps to reveal intriguing background that explains what has been happening in the digital world in the past 20 years, the last time a human was digitized in the TRON storyline," said Bob Picunko, director of marketing, Buena Vista Games.  "Rebecca¹s voice adds a new dimension to the character and provides the depth that we¹re looking for in a powerful female lead."  

For more information about TRON 2.0, visit www.tron20.net.

About Buena Vista Games
Buena Vista Games, Inc. is the interactive entertainment arm of The Walt Disney Company's Consumer Products business unit that creates, markets and distributes a broad portfolio of PC and multi-platform video games worldwide. The company also licenses properties and works directly with third-party interactive game publishers to bring products for all ages to market.  Buena Vista Games publishes its award-winning children's and family-oriented CD-ROMs and video games under the industry-leading Disney Interactive label.
 

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