Mercury Set To Rise Again

Date 13th June '06

Ignition Entertainment Ltd is today pleased to announce the sequel to the highly acclaimed PSP (PlayStation® Portable) exclusive Archer Maclean's Mercury.

Scheduled for a September 2006 European release, Mercury Meltdown will expand massively on the unique game play and look already experienced in the award-winning original (PSP innovation Award 2005 - IGN, Famitsu Magazine Gold Award).

Once again taking control of the liquid Mercury 'blob', players must avoid various obstacles and hazards to reach the end goal. The Mercury blob itself has now been given an overhaul and has 4 varying 'states' - Normal, Solid, Fast and Slow. These states allow for larger more complex levels, which in turn mean a greater challenge and more enjoyment to be had for the player.

The number of levels has more than doubled - now 160+, and with the newly added feature of Downloadable Content more levels will be made available at a later date, via Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's official www.yourpsp.com website.

Wireless 2 Player modes have also been an important addition, with 5 sub games each providing a challenge against the computer or a friend.

'For Mercury Meltdown, we have listened to the feedback received from the first title and have also added many new additional ideas', says Vijay Chadha, Managing Director, Ignition Entertainment Ltd, 'While remaining true to the first game, Mercury Meltdown has a more accessible look and feel designed to appeal to everyone.'

Mercury Meltdown Features:

• All new graphic Style
• Over 160+ new and challenging levels
• New Wireless Multiplayer games modes
• Hidden Labs and Party games to unlock
• State-of-the-art blob physics
• Free look and Replay modes
• Fairer Game progression
• Super Fast load times
• Tutorial Mode
• Downloadable content
• Game Share

More details to follow over the coming months.

Mercury Meltdown for the PSP (PlayStation® Portable) system is scheduled for release September 2006.

For more information please visit www.mercurymeltdown.co.uk

www.ignitionent.com/_Press/Mercury_Meltdown_Trailer.zip
(will need DivX to rum but is easily downloaded from the DivX site)

www.ignitionent.com/_Press/Mercury_Meltdown_Logo.zip

For more information, please contact:
Peter Rollinson or Greg Baverstock, Ignition Entertainment
01992 70 39 70
Peter@ignitionent.com Greg@ignitionent.com

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About Ignition Entertainment
Ignition Entertainment Limited is a privately owned software developer and publisher of entertainment titles for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and PSP (PlayStation® Portable) system, Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and DS, and the Microsoft Xbox. Ignition was created by a core team of gaming industry veterans with the purpose of building upon their successful track record within the international games industry, and to bring a fresh new approach to both the development and distribution of original gaming product.

You can find more information about Ignition Entertainment Limited at http://www.ignitionent.com.

About PSP

PSP is a new handheld video game system that allows users to enjoy 3D games, with high-quality full-motion video, and high-fidelity stereo audio. With graphics rendering capability comparable to that of PlayStation 2, PSP features a 4.3 inch widescreen, high-resolution TFT display. PSP also adopts a newly developed compact but high-capacity (1.8GB) optical disc, Universal Media Disc (UMDTM), as its storage medium. With a wide range of accessories and connectivity options, including Memory Stick, USB 2.0, IR port and WiFi wireless LAN, PSP is the new entertainment platform from PlayStation.

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