Grabbed by the Ghoulies Now on Store Shelves

October 21, 2003

Grabbed by the Ghoulies Now on
Store Shelves

Put down the candy and pick up your
controller, because Microsoft Game Studios and Rare today announced that Grabbed
by the Ghoulies for Xbox® has shipped to stores in North America for an
estimated retail price of $39.99 (U.S.). This first Xbox game from legendary
game developer Rare is coming just in time for Halloween! It’s time to duke it
out against more than 25 types of dirty fightin’ ghoulies, including vampires,
zombies, mummies, haunted furniture and more. Watch out or you could be
electrocuted, kicked, tossed around… or burned!

Rated E for all audiences, Grabbed
by the Ghoulies is a humorous beat-’em-up action-adventure game that takes place
in a haunted house full of crazed ghoulies. Gamers take the role of Cooper, a
kid on a mission to rescue his girlfriend, who has been "grabbed by the ghoulies.”
Players will venture through more than 50 rooms and 100 levels within haunted
and ominous Ghoulhaven Hall, battling it out with a variety of monsters while
trying to escape the many tricks, traps and shocks awaiting them along the way.
Grabbed by the Ghoulies features an ensemble of outrageous characters,
super-scary surprises and tons of hilarious weapons to keep the baddies at bay,
and is certain to provide gamers with hours of frightfully addictive gameplay.
For more information, please visit
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/ghoulies

United Kingdom-based Rare Ltd., one
of the world’s leading video game developers, was founded in 1985 by Chris and
Tim Stamper. Rare has been the mastermind behind some of the most popular video
games in history, including such global, multimillion sellers as GoldenEye 007,
Perfect Dark, Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country.

Microsoft Game Studios is a leading
worldwide publisher and developer of games for Windows, Xbox video game system
and online platforms. Comprising a network of top developers, Microsoft Game
Studios is committed to creating innovative and diverse games for Windows
(http://www.microsoft.com/games/), including such franchises as Age of Empires®,
Flight Simulator and Zoo Tycoon®; Xbox (
http://www.xbox.com/
), including such franchises as Halo®, Project Gotham
Racing® and NFL Fever; and Zone.com (
http://www.zone.com/
), the official games channel for the MSN® network and
home to such hits as Bejeweled and OutSmart™.

Xbox (
http://www.xbox.com
) is the video game system from Microsoft that brings
people together for the most exhilarating game and entertainment experiences.
Xbox delivers an expansive collection of breakthrough games, powerful hardware
and the unified Xbox Live online service. The new tagline, “it’s good to play
together,” captures the spirit of Xbox as the social hub of the new digital
entertainment lifestyle. Xbox is now available in North America, Asia, Europe
and Australia.