Capcom Announces Disney's Hide and Sneak for the GameCube

Players can Control Mickey Through Action, Stealth Game

SUNNYVALE, Calif.  - July 29, 2003 - Capcom, a worldwide leading developer and publisher of video games, today announced their collaboration with Disney® Interactive to create Disney’s Hide and Sneak for the Nintendo GameCube.  Disney’s Hide and Sneak is a platform-style game that blends action and stealth gameplay elements to create an exciting adventure featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse.  As Mickey, players are challenged to rescue Minnie from mysterious flying creatures.  To do this, players must solve puzzles as they run, jump, dodge, and hide from these entities.  Players directly control Mickey as he hangs on to ropes climbs onto containers and uses stealth manoeuvres to evade foes.  Capcom plans to release Disney’s Hide and Sneak this winter.

Disney’s Hide and Sneak features:

• Two Playable Characters – Play as either Mickey or Minnie from the start.

• Exciting “stealth” based gameplay

• Three unique gaming environment stages – Warehouse, Museum, and Ruins, each divided into 10 explorable areas.

• Master the “Trick” button - ‘Trick’ points allow players to unleash special tricks and combinations.

• Directly control Mickey as he explores the maps including storage, museum, etc.

• Intermission sequences are featured to help tell the story to the player

• More than 30 animated sequences for both Mickey and Minnie to ‘hide and sneak.’ 

• Solve puzzles, run, hide and dodge from objects that hinder Mickey’s or Minnie’s objective to rescue one another.

• Various moves and animations for players to perform with very simple controls.

“We are pleased to bring Disney’s Hide and Sneak to the GameCube,” said Todd Thorson, director of marketing, Capcom Entertainment.  “This game features the beloved Disney characters, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, and lots of non-stop action and stealth gameplay.  It is the perfect game for kids of all ages.”

Capcom Entertainment, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom, Co., Ltd. of Japan.  A leading force in the multi-billion dollar interactive entertainment industry, Capcom’s legacy spans more than 22 years of entertaining video gamers.  Capcom develops, markets, and distributes home video games for the PlayStation® game console, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo® GameCube and the Xbox™ game consoles, Game Boy® Advance, Game Boy® SP and Game Boy® Color Systems, personal computers, and coin-operated games. Worldwide recognizable product lines include the Resident Evil, Street Fighter, Mega Man, Breath of Fire, and Onimusha series.  World headquarters in Osaka, Japan, the company also has offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong, London and Sunnyvale, California.  The company is publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange code number 9697.

About Disney Interactive
Disney Interactive is the award-winning children’s publishing label of Buena Vista Games, Inc.  The label produces high quality children’s and family-oriented interactive video games and CD-ROMS based on Disney properties.   Buena Vista Games, Inc. is the interactive entertainment arm of The Walt Disney Company’s Consumer Products business unit. For more information on Disney Interactive's products, visit www.disneyinteractive.com

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