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SAMMY STUDIOS SHIPS LETHAL SKIES II FOR SONY PLAYSTATION®2 TO NORTH AMERICAN STORES
Fast-Paced Action Title Blending Jet Combat with a Science-Fiction Premise Debuts at $39.99
Carlsbad, CA – September 9,
2003 – Sammy Studios, Inc., a developer, publisher and
global distributor of interactive entertainment content, today announced that it
has shipped Lethal Skies II to retail outlets in North America.
Exclusive to Sony PlayStation®2, the sequel in the arcade-style jet combat
series is a fast-paced, explosive action game that combines realistic graphics
and settings with a science fiction premise. The title brings players seven
brand-new jet fighters, giving them 19 playable modern-day and experimental
“black ops” planes, and puts them in the midst of an epic war to fight through
20 missions to destroy a vicious new enemy. Lethal Skies II is
rated T for Teen and will debut at $39.99.
“Lethal Skies II is filling a big need for PS2 gamers this year, giving
them an all-new flight shooter that delivers beautiful graphics, fast-paced
action, varied missions and environments, and game play that’s explosive
minute-by-minute,” said Tim Pivnicny, Senior VP of Sales & Marketing at Sammy
Studios.
The title is the new sequel in the popular arcade-style jet combat series
developed by Asmik Ace. Lethal Skies II is set on a future Earth
devastated by environmental disaster and now coping with wars among remaining
nations. Players in the game fight against the greatest array of enemy war
machines ever amassed, taking on conventional combat crafts along with
futuristic vehicles such as VTOLs, hover-tanks, battle mechs, giant helicopters,
mobile fortresses and attack satellites. Lethal Skies II has more than
20 missions, including unlockable bonus missions where players can reverse roles
to become the enemy. Additional new features to the sequel include split-screen
and i.link 2-player mode, interactive 3D battle maps, movie galleries, five
different 1st and 3rd person POVs, customizable background music and an all-new
ability to issue commands to wingmen mid-mission.
©Sammy. Game & Software ©2003 Asmik Ace Entertainment, Inc.
"Lethal Skies II" is a trademark of Asmik Ace Entertainment, Inc.
Published by Sammy Studios, Inc. F/A-22 Raptor, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and
F-16 Fighting Falcon are trademarks of Lockheed Martin Corporation used under
license to Asmik Ace Entertainment, Inc. Produced under a license from Northrop
Grumman Systems Corporation.
"PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony
Computer Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are the
properties of their respective owners.
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About Sammy Studios, Inc.
Established in 2002 and headed by leading
professionals from the interactive and traditional entertainment industries,
Sammy Studios creates and distributes interactive entertainment content for a
variety of channels, including video game titles for Sony PlayStation® 2,
Microsoft Xbox , Nintendo Game Cube® and Game Boy® Advance, PC and Macintosh.
The company has offices in the US and Europe, with headquarters, as well as a
state-of-the-art development studio currently under construction, in Carlsbad,
California, and a second office and video game studio complex located in Los
Angeles, California. Sammy Studios is currently publishing third-party titles
from leading developers and cultivating innovative licensable properties while
creating original, franchise-worthy content for global distribution. Sammy
Studios is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sammy Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, an
entertainment and amusement conglomerate with over a billion dollars in annual
revenue and one of the top-rated companies traded on the First Section of the
Tokyo Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit
www.sammystudios.com.
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