Ubisoft Ships Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(tm) Video Game to Stores Nationwide

Highly Anticipated Adventure Captures Martial Arts Magic of Academy Award ®-Winning Movie

San Francisco, CA - October 9, 2003 - Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, today announced that the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon action/adventure game is now available on the PlayStationÒ2 computer entertainment system for a suggest retail price of $39.99, and on the Nintendo Game BoyÒ Advance for a suggest retail price of $29.99. Developed by Genki Co., Ltd. under license from Sony Pictures Consumer Products and based on Sony Pictures Classics' Academy Award-winning movie, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is rated "T-Teen."

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is one of the most innovative and exciting movies in recent years, and we've dedicated ourselves to capturing the incredible look and feel that made the film such an amazing hit," said Tony Kee, vice president of marketing for Ubisoft. "With compelling characters, action-packed fighting sequences and stunning environments, the game will feature the martial arts magic of this classic film."

About Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Set in 19th Century China, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a martial arts fighting game based on the classic teachings and techniques of the Wudan style. Combining adventure and intense, dynamic combat with the ability to explore lush, interactive environments, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon suspends the laws of space, gravity and the human body. Players represent one of four characters: Li Mu Bai, Yu Shu Lien, Jen Yu or Lo.

Each character possesses specific moves, talents, and deadly weapons; players must work to improve their fighting skills as they compete against intelligent foes and seek revenge against the sinister Jade Fox (killer of Li Mu Bai's master and Yu Shu Lien's fiancé). The gameplay experience effectively captures the martial arts magic and fluidity of movement that made the film a worldwide success.

Game features include:

· Fully Licensed: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is the only videogame featuring the characters, story and locations from the Academy Award-winning film.

· Woo-Ping Yuen-Inspired Choreography: Faithfully recreates the grace and style of Woo-Ping's fight choreography (action choreographer for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Matrix, Kill Bill).

· Superhuman Martial Arts: Master all the whirling acrobatics, dizzying combos, impossible dodges and kung-fu fury from the film.

· Relive the Adventures: Embark on the personal quests of Li Mu Bai, Yu Shu Lien, Jen Yu and "Dark Cloud" Lo.

· Exclusive Moves: Each playable character has his/her own unique style of combat and special abilities for action-packed brawls, chases and duels.

· Award Winning Soundtrack: Features the Academy and Grammy Award winning music composed by Tan Dun with solos by internationally acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

· Bonuses: Special stages, new game modes, extra costumes and other secrets to unlock.

About Genki Company

Genki Co., Ltd. is a software development company based in Tokoyo, Japan. Established in October 1990, the company is well known for the highly recognized videogame "Shutokou Battle." With an impressive product lineup, Genki is continuing to build a reputation for high quality and high performance around the world. With great emphasis on the development process, Genki has based development on thorough research of each hardware platform, in order to create high quality software responsive to the platform's special features. Creating the system people will need in order to share their enjoyment of games is Genki's mission in the 21st century. Since its founding, Genki continues to grow in stature, from a games software company to an entertainment services company that crafts dreams.

About Ubisoft(tm): Ubisoft is an international producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products. A leading company in the multimedia industry, Ubisoft's strong and diversified line-up has grown considerably, as has Ubisoft itself. As well as steadfastly continuing to partner with several high-profile companies, Ubisoft has also confirmed its presence on the global market by developing its own exceptional properties. Founded in 1986 in France, Ubisoft is now present on every continent, both through offices in 22 different countries including the United States, Brazil, Morocco, Germany and China and through sales of products in over 50 countries. The group is dedicated to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers around the world. Ubisoft generated a turnover of 453 million euros for the 2002/2003 fiscal year, up 23% over the previous fiscal year. To learn more, visit www.ubi.com 

Sony Pictures Consumer Products

Sony Pictures Consumer Products (SPCP), based in Los Angeles, handles the merchandising and branding efforts for some of the most recognized properties in film and television. This includes theatrical properties such as Spider-Man(tm), Men in Black 2(tm) and Stuart Little 2(tm), as well as television properties, like as "Jackie Chan Adventures(tm)," "Harold and the Purple Crayon" and "Max Steel(tm)." SPCP is a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), whose global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution, television production and distribution, worldwide channel investments, home entertainment acquisition and distribution, operation of studio facilities, development of new entertainment products, services and technologies, and distribution of filmed entertainment in 67 countries.

© 2003 Ubisoft. All Rights Reserved. Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft in the US and/or other countrie. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon:TM & © 2002 UCV, LLC and United China Visions Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. "PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc . TM, ®, and Game Boy Advance is a trademark of Nintendo.

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