ACTIVISION’S STAR TREK®: BRIDGE
COMMANDER™ WARPS OUT OF DRY DOCK AND ONTO RETAIL SHELVES
Totally Games’ Highly Anticipated
Space Combat Sim Touches Down At Retail
Santa Monica, CA – February 28, 2002
– Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and Totally Games® are putting gamers on the
bridge of the most powerful ships in the Federation with the release of Star
Trek: Bridge Commander. In the game, players must take command of a Galaxy-class
starship after a massive solar eruption destroys a Federation colony and kills
the captain. Throughout the title, players will have to outwit, out maneuver and
out fight hostile aliens in ship-to-ship combat across the far reaches of space.
Star Trek: Bridge Commander is rated “E” for everyone by the ESRB and carries a
suggested retail price of $49.99.
“Totally Games has made the dream of
being a starship captain a reality for millions of fans,” states Larry Goldberg,
executive vice president, Activision Worldwide Studios. “In Star Trek: Bridge
Commander, you can control the massive firepower, maneuverability, configurable
systems and crew interaction that is the hallmark of the Star Trek franchise.”
"Totally Games is proud to release
to trekkers and gamers everywhere the first title to faithfully recreate the
experience of being a starship’s captain," states Lawrence Holland, president
and creative director, Totally Games. "Star Trek: Bridge Commander delivers the
quintessential Star Trek experience by allowing players to show if they have the
right stuff for Starfleet through diplomacy as well as blistering ship to ship
combat."
Featuring more than 25 missions with
dialog penned by famed sci-fi writer D.C. Fontana, Star Trek: Bridge Commander
features an epic campaign that propels players across the Alpha quadrant. Over
the course of the single player campaign, players will encounter classic Star
Trek antagonists such as Cardassians, Klingons, Romulans and Ferengi, and
explore many of Star Trek’s fundamental elements – exploration, diplomacy,
combat, rescue, and scientific discovery. Once in command, players can choose
the style of play that suits them best, issuing orders to their bridge crew or
jumping right into the action by personally taking the helm.
After mastering the single player
campaign, players can continue to explore the final frontier in the Quick Battle
instant action mode, or warp online for interstellar multiplayer mayhem. Players
can control any ship in the game from the tactical view in four different
gameplay modes including Deathmatch, Team deathmatch, Federation vs.
non-Federation, and Defend the Starbase with up to four-players over the
Internet or eight-players over a LAN.
Fans can learn more about Star Trek:
Bridge Commander by visiting
www.bridgecommander.com or, for all of the latest Star Trek news and
information, visit the official Internet home of Star Trek at
www.startrek.com.
About Totally Games
Lawrence Holland and Totally Games
previously developed a line of four award-winning Star Wars® space combat
simulations and three WWII air combat simulations, including Secret Weapons of
the Luftwaffe® and the famed Star Wars®: X-Wing® and TIE Fighter® series, in
conjunction with LucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC. Totally Games is
currently developing Star Trek Bridge Commander for Activision. Based in San
Rafael, Calif., Totally Games continues to create totally involving games in an
expanding set of genres and platforms. More information about Totally Games and
its development projects can be found on the company’s World Wide Web site:
http://www.totallygames.com.
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About Activision, Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica,
California, Activision, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and
distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products. Founded in 1979,
Activision posted revenues of $620 million for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2001.
Activision maintains operations in
the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Australia, and the
Netherlands. More information about Activision and its products can be found on
the company’s World Wide Web site, which is located at
www.activision.com.
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