Airline Tycoon Evolution flies onto retail shelves in North America Today!

Montreal, Quebec. September 17, 2002 – Co-publishers Strategy First and Monte Cristo and Developers Spellbound are pleased to announce the Airline Management game, Airline Tycoon Evolution, has shipped to retail stores nationwide.

“This is a great game that lets people try their luck at running a major airline,” says Steve Milburn, Director of Marketing for Strategy First. “The original Airline Tycoon was a big hit and we expect this sequel will do just as well.”

Airline Tycoon Evolution gives players the chance to manage all aspects of this exciting industry, most importantly all the security measures, using sophisticated technology and the latest security tools. Players can also build and customize their own fleet of planes, use them to jet through 10 new missions or the 16 original Airline Tycoon missions, trade them over the Internet with other players and plan detailed itineraries, menus and in-flight entertainment.

Airline Tycoon Evolution will be exclusively distributed in North America by Infogrames.

For more information about the game, log onto http://www.strategyfirst.com.

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.