September 19, 2006

The Fast & The Furious Burns Rubber to Gold

Hot on the Heels of the Major Motion Picture Speeds the Cool New Racing Game from NAMCO BANDAI

Leading video games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. announced today that The Fast & The Furious™ has gone gold for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system. Inspired by the exciting film from Universal Pictures, The Fast & The Furious allows fans to race in their own highly customizable cars. Players will have more than 100 cars with over 300 body kits to choose from! The Fast & The Furious will be released on September 26, 2006.

Inspired by the events of Universal Pictures' recent film, The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift, this game immerses players in the underground world of drift racing. Set in a world related to, yet separate from the movie, the game features a ground breaking drift mechanic that makes drifting accessible to both beginning and veteran racing game drivers alike. Gameplay features revolutionary new systems like the Drift Indicator that make The Fast & The Furious the most accessible yet realistic drift game on the market.

As the first title to create an authentic, drift model system that is fun and approachable for players of all skill levels, this game has assists that the player can turn on and feel like a pro, or turn them off and hone their drift skills. Focusing on the “next big thing” in underground street racing, this video game utilizes Universal’s extensive sound library, an incredible context based camera code and a revolutionary context based rumble system that gives players the feeling of driving city streets at break neck speeds like no other. The immersive world of the game offers 10,000+ polygon model cars, cinematic camera angles straight from the movie, unique boss challenges, stunning visuals and over 100 JDM Tuner, Classic Muscle and Concept cars and over 300 body kits from real JDM companies. Enhance the feeling of being part of the underground street racing world by tuning your ride with 100 licensed wheels, Rides will be tuned like never before from performance to appearance and for the first time on the PlayStation 2; engines can be swapped to truly push the vehicle’s limits.

“We are extremely excited to bring this game to the PlayStation 2,” said Makoto Iwai, Senior Vice President of the Development Group at NAMCO BANDAI, “The exotic locale and the endless customizable options combined with the addictive drift mechanics make this a must-have racing game this fall.”

For more information on The Fast & The Furious, visit www.namcobandaigames.com.

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