Arcade-Fighter 'Super DBZ' Smashes Its Way On To PlayStation 2
Awesome DBZ Arcade Action Heads to Europe for PlayStation 2
LYON, FRANCE - 24 April 2006 - Atari today
announced Bandai's brand new Dragon Ball Z® title, Super
DBZ®, set for release on PlayStation®2 computer entertainment
system throughout Europe in June 2006. Super DBZ is a new,
highly intense DBZ® fighting experience unlike any previous
DBZ game, featuring an all new arcade-style fighting system.
Developed by former Street Fighter II producer Noritaka
Funamizu's new studio, Crafts & Meister, Super DBZ
promises fans and gamers incredible on-screen damage and an
abundance of intense combos.
"Super DBZ takes the DBZ franchise into authentic arcade
fighter territory," said Cyril Voiron, Marketing Director,
Atari Europe. "This is something new and different for the
DBZ series and will mesmerize gamers with its intense
gameplay and technical combo systems. Bandai are working with
an excellent new studio to develop this impressive title, and
Crafts & Meister's hand-to-hand combat pedigree radiates
throughout Super DBZ."
With unique fighting moves and styles for every character,
including Goku, Gohan and Vegeta, Super DBZ gives gamers
super-fast combination moves and battle scenes sure to
satisfy any DBZ buff. In the air or on the ground, Super DBZ
will give players a hardcore 3D arcade-fighting DBZ
experience.
Dragon Ball Z is the gold standard of anime-based video
games, with more than 25 different games and ten million
units sold since May 2002. For additional information about
Super DBZ please visit www.dbz-videogames.com
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® 1989 Bird Studio/Shueisha, Toei Animation ® BANDAI
2006
About Bandai:
Bandai Co., Ltd. is Japan's leading toy maker and is engaged
in all aspects of the branded-character business, including
models, apparel, products for vending machines, candy toys,
processed foods, toiletries, stationeries, game machines and
software, and amusement equipment. Since, 1950 Bandai has had
hundreds of hit toy products including characters such as
Power Rangers, Digimon, and Mobile Suit Gundam, and products
such as Tamagotchi, Primo Puel. For more information, please
see the company home-page at http://www.bandaieurope.com/europe/index.php
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Atari:
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Atari Group, is listed on the Paris Euronext stock exchange
(ISIN code: FR-0000052573) and has two principal
subsidiaries: Atari Europe, a privately-held company, and
Atari, Inc., a United States corporation listed on NASDAQ
(ATAR).
The Atari Group is a major international producer, publisher
and distributor of interactive entertainment software for all
market segments and in all existing game formats (Microsoft,
Nintendo and Sony) and on CD-ROM for PC. Its games are sold
in more than 60 countries.
The Atari Group's extensive catalogue of popular games is
based on original franchises (Driver, Alone in the Dark,
V-Rally, Test Drive, Roller Coaster Tycoon, etc.) and
international licenses (Matrix, Dragon Ball Z, Dungeons &
Dragons, etc.).
For more information: http://www.atari.com
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