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Konami Teams Up With World-Renowned Action Figure Creator/Artist Todd Mcfarlane To Summon Mcfarlane’s Evil Prophecy
Gamers Combat Legendary Monsters In New Action Title For Playstation® 2
Electronic Entertainment Expo Booth #900– May 14, 2003 – Los Angeles, CA – Konami of America, Inc., a subsidiary of Konami Corporation (NYSE: KNM), today offered game fans a first look at McFarlane’s Evil Prophecy for the Sony PlayStation® 2. Scheduled to ship in November 2003, this action-fighting game is inspired by the unique McFarlane’s Monsters line of action figures from McFarlane Toys.
"We are thrilled to bring the McFarlane Monsters to life in McFarlane’s Evil Prophecy. Only in this videogame will players experience McFarlane’s creepy, dark world in real time," said Wilson Cheng, Product Manager at Konami of America, Inc. "Todd McFarlane has a unique take on these classic monsters and he has infused his vision of them with unprecedented detail. His vision translates perfectly into a top-notch action game."
McFarlane’s Evil Prophecy is set in the early 19th Century, during a time when six evil forces have awakened. Controlling four McFarlane-designed monster hunters with magical powers, gamers must destroy the evil forces and their minions before they overtake the world. Gamers step into this environment and face off against more than 150 monsters, including six beasts from McFarlane’s Monsters line of action figures: Dracula, Mummy, Werewolf, Frankenstein, Sea Creature and Voodoo Queen.
The monster hunters come equipped with their own special attacks, as well as specific strengths and weaknesses. Armed with an arsenal of deadly moves, making the decision of which attack to use in a situation becomes a challenge. The hunting troupe will also face intelligent monsters equipped with their own fighting strategies as they work their way through the adventure. As a result, combat with the monsters becomes an intuitive, intense party-based melee that is as action packed as it is fun.
Featuring more than six challenging areas, McFarlane’s Evil Prophecy also includes hidden bonus elements, as well as a non-linear game structure that allows players to experience the title’s 40 stages in any order they wish, guaranteeing a unique experience every time the game is played.
Along with first-rate fighting skills and quick-thinking strategy, players will have to manage their health and solve puzzles in order to succeed in McFarlane’s Evil Prophecy. PlayStation® 2 fans can choose to go it alone or use the multi-player mode for cooperative play with up to three other gamers using the PlayStation® 2 Multitap Adapter.
To learn more about McFarlane’s Evil Prophecy as well as other Konami titles, please visit the Konami booth #900 in the Los Angeles Convention Center between May 14 – May 16, or go online to: http://www.konami.com/usa.
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About KONAMI CORPORATION
Konami Corporation is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties, specializing in the home video game market. Konami Corporation’s action and adventure titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill and Castlevania, among other top sellers. The latest information about Konami can be found on the Web at www.konami.com. Konami Corporation is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiary offices, Konami of America, Inc. in the US and Konami of Europe in Frankfurt, Germany. Konami Corporation, the parent company of Konami of America, Inc. is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products distributed by Konami of America, Inc. can be found at www.konami.com/usa.
ABOUT MCFARLANE TOYS
Grammy- and Emmy-winning Producer/Director Todd McFarlane, best known as the creator of Spawn and the founder of spawn.com, is the creative force behind McFarlane Toys. The international award winning company is one of America’s top action figure manufacturers with several successful gaming and movie-licensing tie-ins, including Konami’s Metal Gear Solid franchise, Capcom’s Onimusha II and Namco’s Soul Calibur II projects. Movie tie-ins including Warner Brother’s The Matrix trilogy, Shrek; X-Files; Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow; the first two Austin Powers films; the Beatle’s Yellow Submarine; Akira and the company’s seminal Movie Maniacs series featuring horror icons from such films as Terminator and Terminator 2, Alien, Predator, Texas Chainsaw Massacre; Friday the 13th; The Thing; Army of Darkness; The Fly; Blair Witch; Scream; A Nightmare on Elm Street; Halloween and more. The company also makes official league-licensed figures for baseball, football, basketball and hockey under its Sports Picks™ line, as well as rock music icons, electronic gaming and McFarlane’s signature creation, Spawn. Check out www.spawn.com for more information.
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