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Banjo saves Kazooie from the clutches of the wicked witch

IN-FUSIO has adapted the adventure game “Banjo-Kazooie® - Grunty’s Revenge” for mobile phones

Meerbusch, July 11 2005 - A bear fights to liberate his feathered friend: IN-FUSIO, the leading mobile games' publisher and game service provider, has announced the well-known Game Boy Advanced game "Banjo-Kazooie® - Grunty's Revenge" for the mobile phone. The game runs on JAVA US, BREW, EGE, Java, and Windows Mobile and can be downloaded starting now from 02. The mobile adventure game from IN-FUSIO is based on the popular video game developed by Rare Limited and offers gamers the option of slipping into the role of Banjo, the cute bear.

The wicked witch Gruntilda has captured Banjo's faithful, feathered sidekick Kazooie and cursed her. Banjo's mission is to cross magical, colourful worlds to free his long-lost friend. He must battle his way through 5 different worlds and 15 levels on his journey, meeting on his way weird and wonderful figures that either help him to find his buddy or put obstacles in his path. His mission is to collect magic pieces of a puzzle - called Jiggys in the game - which he needs to break the curse that keeps Kazooie behind bars. Banjo can acquire certain skills from the characters he meets along the way, such as swimming, climbing and fighting, which he can use to complete the mission. If a gamer gets lost there is always the mole to point them in the right direction.

"IN-FUSIO's goal is to adapt million-selling console games for mobile phones," said Richard Moureaud, Senior Product Manager at IN-FUSIO. "With 'Banjo-Kazooie® - Grunty's Revenge' we have made a giant leap in bringing the console gaming experience to the cell phone. Our aim is to speed up technological and creative developments in mobile phone games in this area."

Banjo-Kazooie® - Grunty's Revenge is available from 02 on the following handsets:

Motorola E1000, V300, V500, V525, V550, V600

Nokia 6230i, 6600, 6630, 6680, 7610

Panasonic X700

Sharp 802, 902, GX25, GX30

Siemens C65, CX65, M65, S65

SE F500i, K300i, K500i, K700i, S700i, V800, Z500i, Z1010

About Rare

United Kingdom-based Rare, one of the world's leading video game developers, was founded in 1985 by Chris and Tim Stamper. Rare has been the mastermind behind some of the most popular video games in history, including such global multimillion sellers as "GoldenEye 007" and "Perfect Dark."

About IN-FUSIO

IN-FUSIO is a leading international mobile entertainment company, publishing games and applications for cell phones and delivering players' community management services.

IN-FUSIO applications are enjoyed and available through 130 operators and portals worldwide. IN-FUSIO's games portfolio includes licensed properties such as Microsoft's Midtown Madness® 3 Mobile and Zoo Tycoon® 2 Mobile, Comedy Central's South Park®, Twentieth Century Fox's I-Robot and Die Hard, Canal Studio Image's The TerminatorTM, Suzuki® Motocross Challenge, Tennis by Wilson®, Jeep® Off-road Jam, Etch-A-Sketch®, Golden TeeTM as well as original titles such as Shado Fighter and the IF Racing series.

For more information, please visit the IN-FUSIO website at www.in-fusio.com.

Microsoft, Banjo-Kazooie, Midtown Madness, Rare, the Rare logo, Windows Mobile, and Zoo Tycoon are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation or Rare Limited in the United States and/or other countries. Rare Limited is a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation.

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

For further IN-FUSIO press inquiries, please contact:

Yann Mondon,

IN-FUSIO

Tel: +33 557 773 800

email: yann.mondon@in-fusio.com

Sarah Bedwell

MUSTARD PR

Tel : +44 (0)1753 889100

email : sarah@mustardpr.com

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