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"CRASH BANDICOOT®: THE WRATH OF CORTEX" FOR PLAYSTATION®2 COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM TO BE RE-PUBLISHED AS PART OF "GREATEST HITS" PROGRAM
Title Tops 500,000 Units Sold in North America
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., October 15, 2002– Universal Interactive, Inc., a studio of the Games division of Vivendi Universal Publishing, announced today that "Crash Bandicoot®: The Wrath of Cortex" for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, has been recognized as a "Greatest Hits" release. To date, the game, which was co-published with Konami CORPORATION and developed by U.K.-based Travellers's Tales, has sold more than 500,000 units in North America.
The re-release of "Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex" will feature reduced level load times, an improvement to the original release. In addition, the game will have a new suggested retail price of $19.99. The release of the Greatest Hits title will be supported by an extensive re-launch of the marketing campaign for the holiday season.
In "Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex," the orange marsupial is once again pitted against his arch-nemesis, the evil scientist Dr. Neo Cortex. This time around, Cortex has harnessed the Elemental Masks of Air, Earth, Water and Fire to power his latest diabolical creation, a super-bandicoot-gone-bad with one mission in his feeble mind: get rid of our hero, Crash.
Players are immersed in non-stop platform game action when the Elemental Masks unleash their power in the form of tsunami waves, volcanoes, giant balls of fire, cyclones, and stampeding herds of animals. It is up to Crash, with the help of his brainy kid sister, Coco, to thwart Cortex's sinister plans and restore order to the weather-beaten world. In a heroic effort, Crash travels by land, sea and air in all-new vehicles including an atlasphere, a helipack, a mechanized robot, a giant mosquito and more to triumph over Cortex The game features more than 40 hours of gameplay, multiple play modes, time trial sequences, and five unique bosses in more than 30 dynamic levels.
"We are very pleased that Crash's first outing on a next-generation game console was well received by consumers," said Nicholas Longano, general manager of Universal Interactive. "Now the 'Greatest Hits' label will invite a larger number of casual gamers to enjoy this action-packed game and become fans of Crash Bandicoot."
Crash Bandicoot is among the best-selling character-based game franchises in the history of the PlayStation® game console. The Crash franchise has sold more than 26 million units worldwide, with more 11 million units sold in North America alone. "Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex" is rated E for Everyone.
About Konami CORPORATION
Konami CORPORATION is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties, specializing in the home video game market Konami CORPORATION's action and adventure titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill and Castlevania, among other top sellers. The latest information about Konami CORPORATION can be found on the Web at
www.konami.com/usa. Konami Co., Ltd. Is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiary offices, Konami of America, Inc. in the US and Konami of Europe in Frankfurt, Germany.About Universal Interactive, Inc.
Universal Interactive, Inc. (
www.universalinteractive.com) is a leading global interactive entertainment company focusing on the development of world-renowned, studio-based and original franchises across multiple game platforms including handheld, next generation game consoles and the PC. The company's owned and licensed properties include Bruce Lee, Crash Bandicoot, The Scorpion King and Spyro the Dragon. Based in Universal City, Calif., Universal Interactive is a studio of the Games division of Vivendi Universal Publishing.###
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