Atlus U.S.A., Inc. Announces Contact™ for the Nintendo DS™
An Offbeat Action RPG Packed with Hunting, Cooking, Fishing, Training, Collecting, and Romance!
IRVINE, CA - March 3, 2006 - Atlus U.S.A., Inc., a leading publisher of interactive entertainment, today announced the acquisition of the North American publishing rights to Contact, an action role-playing game for the Nintendo DS. Developed in Japan by Marvelous Interactive Inc., Contact is scheduled for release in the summer of 2006.
"Contact is the rare breed of quirky RPG that attracts a rabid fanbase with its whacked-out story, setting, and characters," said Tomm Hulett, Project Lead for Atlus U.S.A., Inc. "I'm excited that gamers will be able to spread the fever to thousands of others with Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection."
About Contact
The klaxon alarm is shrieking! Something is wrong! The Professor wrestles his damaged spaceship to a crash landing on a mysterious planet.
In the aftermath of the crash, The Professor discovers that the power sources of his ship, known as Cells, have been scattered across the surface of this strange world. To retrieve them all, The Professor enlists the aid of a brave young man named Terry-and a brave video game player known as you! The Professor and Terry will ask for your help during the course of the adventure, using the Nintendo DS to "contact" you along the way.
Will The Professor gather the Cells and return to outer space? Will you learn the goal of the mysterious organization that seeks to gather the Cells for itself? The future of an entire world has been placed in your hands!
Contact Key Features
- Abundant gameplay activities including animal-training, item-collecting, monster-hunting, and old-school mini-games!
- Dual-screen functionality with mission maps, interior/exterior viewpoints, and more!
- Real-time combat with special abilities and powerful "Decal Attacks"!
- Character design by Atsuko Fukushima, whose credits include the PSP hit PoPoLoCrois!
Contact has not yet been rated by the ESRB.
About Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Located in Irvine, California, Atlus U.S.A., Inc. is a publisher of challenging and compelling video games for a variety of platforms, including the Microsoft Xbox®, Sony PlayStation® 2, and Nintendo DSTM. Founded in 1991, Atlus is best known for its library of classic role-playing games, including Ogre Battle, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, Magna Carta: Tears of Blood, and the Shin Megami Tensei series. For more information, visit http://www.atlus.com.
*All character and location names are tentative and subject to change.
Contacts:
Gail Salamanca
Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
949.788.0455 x110
gail@atlus.com
Zach Meston
Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
949.788.0455 x113
zach@atlus.com