Strategy First and Monte Cristo announce 4 of their titles have gone gold!

Montreal, Quebec, August 16, 2002 – Strategy First and Monte Cristo are pleased to announce that the first four titles in their multiple title co- publishing agreement, Airline Tycoon Evolution, Dino Island, The Partners and Micro Commandos have gone gold this week.

“We are very excited to be bringing the first group of Monte Cristo titles to the PC community,” said Ryan Bastien, Product Manager at Strategy First. “These are four fun-filled games that are sure to appeal to gamers of all ages.”

Airline Tycoon Evolution, an airline management game, is the follow up to the hugely popular Airline Tycoon and puts players in charge of a major airline, overseeing, among other things, all the security measures.

Dino Island is another simulation title, but this time the excitement takes place on land. Players control the reins of the world’s newest theme park, creating their own dinosaur residents, managing all the entertainment and business matters and keeping the crowds coming in.

The Partners is a life simulation game that brings a Sims style touch to an exciting law office where the daily ups and downs are anything but mundane. Control 20 different lawyers as they try to survive office politics and win cases at the same time. All the excitement of a TV series in a video game!

Micro Commandos puts gamers in a big role as part of a small group of aliens who are stuck in a human basement and need to take down enemy aliens and the life-size family cat to gain control of The Ultimate Weapon as they try to conquer the human race.

All four Monte Cristo titles will be on retail shelves in September 2002. For more information on Airline Tycoon Evolution¸ Dino Island¸ The Partners and/or Micro Commandos¸ please visit www.strategyfirst.com.  Infogrames will be exclusively distributing all four titles in North America.

MONTE CRISTO has established itself as a leading French developer and publisher of PC games. Founded in 1995, the organization has grown consistently over the last seven years and currently has a large portfolio of PC titles distributed worldwide : Start Up, Economic War/Political Tycoon, Crazy Factory/Factory Mogul, Casino Tycoon/Casino Mogul, Dino Island, The Partners…Monte Cristo is continuing to consolidate its existing catalogue of economic and management simulations, while expanding its portfolio of life-simulation and strategy games, to address a broader market. http://www.montecristogames.com

Strategy First Inc. is a leading developer and worldwide publisher of entertainment software for the PC.  Founded in 1990, the company has grown rapidly, publishing major games in the industry and simultaneously developing its own in-house titles such as O.R.B., Disciples II, Nexagon: The Pit and Zero-G Marines.  After winning numerous awards for games such as Disciples: Sacred Lands, Europa Universalis, Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns and Steel Beasts, Strategy First continues to push the gaming envelope with its own groundbreaking titles, while maintaining its reputation as a unique alternative for independent developers seeking to market their games to a worldwide audience.