Evolved Games announces
Powerdrome, the first console game to come with a seatbelt as standard
Evolved Games today announced the
release date of Powerdrome, the fastest racing experience for PlayStation 2 and
Xbox, as April 2004.
Set in the near future, speed heads
will be able to take control of one of a selection of bizarre characters and
pilot a ‘blade’, a jet-engined, anti-gravity bike, around tracks designed to
rattle nerves and brain alike. The ultimate goal is to master both the blade and
24 different circuits at break-neck speed across exotic locations such as a
partially terra-formed planet and a sub-tropical jungle in a distant part of the
galaxy.
It’s the sheer speed of the game
that will take the player’s breath away. Becoming adept at flying a blade will
require more than just beginner’s luck. A unique feature is the way the player
character conveys the motion of the vehicle on screen to give even more feedback
than previously achieved in any other game. Characters react to every scrape,
crash and event on the track, heightening the experience and hooking the player
into the action as if they were actually on the blade themselves.
Powerdrome is fully multiplayer
compatible and makes the most of both Xbox Live! and PS2 online play. Up to
eight speed junkies can create their own grueling races and tournaments.
Powerdrome is a game that rewards those gamers with real skill but even the
losers will be left gasping for more.
Powerdrome will be published by
Evolved Games and is due for release in April 2004 for Xbox and PS2.
About Evolved Games
Evolved Games will work closely with
leading developers to bring original titles to the market. The company is a
publisher on all major consoles PlayStation 2, Xbox and Game Cube. Malice, which
was originally slated to be an exclusive Xbox title, will now be published on
both Xbox and PS2 in March. Prior to that, the company will also publish Battle
Engine Aquila for the PC from Lost Toys in February and then following Malice,
another Argonaut title, Powerdrome, for the Xbox and PS2.
