THE DARK KNIGHT HAS ARRIVED
Kemco Ships Batman: Dark Tomorrow To Retail Outlets
Nationwide
Seattle –
March 18, 2003 –
Kemco U.S.A. INC. has shipped the highly anticipated Batman: Dark Tomorrow for
the Xbox videogame system from Microsoft and Nintendo GameCube to retail outlets
nationwide. Developed internally by Kemco, Batman: Dark Tomorrow is rated T
(Teen) and has an SRP of $49.99.
Batman: Dark
Tomorrow is the first modern Batman videogame to date that is based on the DC
Comics comic book license, and not on the feature films or animated television
series. Batman comic book writer, Scott Peterson, and writer Kenji Terada,
known for his work on the Final Fantasy videogame franchise, created the
original storyline for the game. Kemco has stayed loyal to the world famous
comic book character’s roots by exploring a darker, grittier Batman.
Batman: Dark
Tomorrow will feature an all-star cast including some of Batman’s most infamous
foes: Black Mask; Killer Croc; Scarface and the Ventriloquist; Poison Ivy and
Mr. Freeze; as well as fellow super heroes such as Batgirl, Robin, Oracle and
others. With music performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, over 25 hours
of gameplay and 60 minutes of FMV and soundtrack music, Batman: Dark Tomorrow is
the ultimate videogame for Batman fans.
Kemco and DC
Comics have also created a limited edition, two-part comic book that will serve
as a prequel to the storyline in the game. The first of two collectible comic
books will be included as a pack-in within top-tier platform-specific gaming
enthusiast publications, distributing over 1.4 million comic books nationwide.
The second, digest-size comic book will be included in the retail game package
and limited to the first production run of the game.
About Batman: Dark Tomorrow
Explosions echo
throughout the mean streets of Gotham as rival gangs battle for control of the
city. Anarchy reigns supreme with the sudden disappearance of Police
Commissioner James Gordon and the lockdown of Arkham Asylum, home for the
criminally insane. By using all of his skills, both mental and physical, as
well as a variety of gadgets, Batman must stop the gang war, infiltrate Arkham
Asylum and rescue the Commissioner. During this time, Batman must also piece
together clues to discover the mastermind behind these seemingly unrelated
events and stop an evil plan that threatens the fate of the entire world!
About Kemco Since 1984, Kemc has produced over
100 titles including the popular Top Gear racing games and Bugs Bunny Crazy
Castle series for a wide variety of video game platforms. An original Nintendo
licensee, Kemco works closely with DC Comics, Warner Bros. and Universal Studios
on ongoing video game projects. Currently Kemco’s development teams are
creating games for Nintendo’s next generation platforms, as well as Sony
PlayStation®2 and Microsoft’s Xbox.
About DC Comics DC Comics, a division of Warner
Bros. an AOL Time Warner Company, is the largest English-language publisher of
comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman,
Wonder Woman and the Sandman. These DC super heroes and others have starred in
comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and
cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations. DC Comics’ Web
site is located at http://www.dccomics.com.
