Sega Rounds Up Currently Announced Titles To Be Featured At Electronic Entertainment Expo 2006
Killer Lineup on PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii Lead the Way to E3 2006 with Three More Surprises Still to Come
SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON (May 5, 2006) -
SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd. today announced
their title lineup to be featured at the Electronic
Entertainment Expo (E3) 2006. SEGA will feature a broad
variety of titles developed for next-generation consoles
including the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system,
the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from
Microsoft, and the Wii system from Nintendo. In
addition, SEGA continues its strong support of PC, current
consoles and handheld platforms including the PlayStation®2
computer entertainment system, Nintendo DS, and the
PSP (PlayStation®Portable) system. SEGA's booth will
be located in South Hall, #946, Los Angeles Convention
Center.
SEGA will feature several key titles in its E3 2006 lineup.
Sonic celebrates his 15th anniversary by blazing his way onto
the PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles with his first adventure set in
the human world in Sonic the Hedgehog. Featuring interactive
3D environments and a large cast of returning and new
characters, get ready for the reinvention of Sonic The
Hedgehog, in his most intense, high velocity escapade to
date. Full Auto 2: Battlelines is the next generation of
combat-racing, exclusively for the PLAYSTATION 3. Players
must use explosive weapons, high-speed vehicles and skillful
demolition of the environment to defeat their opponents and
claim the city in high-tempo single-player and multiplayer
modes. Virtua Tennis 3 is the return of the Virtua Tennis
series with enhanced photo-realistic graphics and advanced
player animations that perfectly match the behavior and
mannerisms of individual professional athletes. The game will
also feature a brand new host of popular mini-games
characteristic of the franchise. Medieval II: Total War is
the latest game in the award-winning and critically acclaimed
Total War series. Medieval II: Total War is the highly
anticipated follow-up to 2005's Strategy Game of the Year -
Rome: Total War. Coming to the PC, Medieval II is a visually
stunning game that spans four and half centuries of the most
turbulent and bloody era of Western history, encompassing the
golden age of chivalry, the Crusades, the proliferation of
gunpowder, the rise of professional armies, the Renaissance
and the discovery of America.
"SEGA's mission is to be a premier publisher of a diverse
array of great games for the next-generation systems," said
Scott A. Steinberg, Vice President of Marketing, SEGA of
America, Inc. "Our 2006 E3 line-up is but a glimpse of the
great products in store from SEGA."
SEGA continues to fully support handheld and
current-generation users with quality titles including Sonic
Rivals (PSP), Yakuza (PS2), and Phantasy Star Universe (PS2,
PC, Xbox 360).
SEGA's lineup of entertainment games to be featured at E3
includes, but is not limited to, the titles listed below.
SEGA continues its Road to E3 new title announcements up to
the first day of E3. For screenshots and artwork visit the
official SEGA E3 Web Site at: www.sega.com/e3.
Chromehounds (Xbox 360) - Release: Summer
2006
Chromehounds brings squad-based multiplayer mech combat
exclusively to the Xbox 360 for the first time ever. The war
of the future has begun with three superpower nations
fighting for world domination. Commanding fully customizable
giant metal war machines called "Hounds", players must manage
their tower of heavy artillery through giant war zones while
engaging in cooperative squad-based tactics, and fighting
intense battles against other real-time players via Xbox
Live.
The Club (Working title, PS3, 360) -
Release: Summer 2007
The Club is a loosely organized and highly illegal
underground entity. The Club is a meeting ground for those
seeking the ultimate in vicarious thrills, and those who want
to watch them. Players have been entered into the arena and
must fight for survival against the odds. Set in a variety of
unusual and evocative locations scattered across the globe,
players will yield high-powered weaponry in a bid to earn
their escape. The first task is to survive, but players must
kill according to specific rules - quickly, relentlessly and
with style. Kill or be killed, stand still and it's
death!
Full Auto 2: Battlelines (PS3) - Release:
November 2006
Full Auto 2: Battlelines is the next generation of
combat-racing, exclusively for the PLAYSTATION 3. The sequel
to the award-winning Full Auto, Full Auto 2: Battlelines puts
high-speed vehicles outfitted with weapons and armor into
fully realized and fully destructible urban street
environments. Strategically use destruction to win races as
well as leave massive devastation in your wake. Players can
destroy the environment to dynamically change track
conditions to block competitors, open new paths, or crush
opponents with falling debris caused by well-timed missiles.
Full Auto 2: Battlelines also introduces a new Arena Mode
featuring team play and six different levels, each
specifically designed for a unique type of multiplayer car
combat.
Medieval II: Total War (PC) - Release:
November 2006
Medieval II: Total War is the latest game in the
award-winning and critically acclaimed Total War series. A
follow-up to 2005's Strategy Game of the Year - Rome: Total
War - Medieval II: Total War is a visually stunning game that
spans four and half centuries of the most turbulent and
bloody era of Western history, encompassing the golden age of
chivalry, the Crusades, the proliferation of gunpowder, the
rise of professional armies, the Renaissance and the
discovery of America.
Phantasy Star Universe (PS2, Xbox 360, PC) -
Release: Fall 2006
Phantasy Star Universe gives players the best of both worlds
by offering the depth of single player adventure and the
thrill of online cooperative gameplay. Played offline,
Phantasy Star Universe joins real-time action gameplay with
rich character customization and an enormous solar system to
create a fast paced and emotionally engaging RPG experience.
Played online, the title gives players an opportunity to
travel with a squad of other adventurers, enter urban sprawls
teeming with hundreds of players, and build their avatars
into powerful warriors. A rich and exciting universe
awaits!
SEGA RALLY REVO (PS3, Xbox 360) - Release:
Spring 2007
With revolutionary dynamically deformable terrain,
proprietary next-generation graphics, bone-jarringly
realistic physics, and competitive bumper-to-bumper racing,
SEGA RALLY REVO will set a new benchmark in its genre with a
high-tempo driving experience that's every racing fan's
driving fantasy.
Sonic Rivals (PSP) - Release: Fall 2006
Sonic Rivals is a head-to-head competition between Sonic and
his top rivals, where the gloves are off and winner takes
all! Built from the ground-up, the engine allows gamers to
rip through tracks in some high-spirited single player and
wireless multiplayer action against friends as Sonic returns
in a whole new racing-platformer with classic 2D gameplay in
true 3D environments for gamers on the go.
Sonic The Hedgehog (PS3, Xbox 360) -
Release: Fall 2006
Sonic celebrates his 15th anniversary by blazing his way onto
the next-generation consoles, with his first adventure set in
the human world! Featuring interactive 3D environments and a
large cast of returning and new characters, get ready for the
reinvention of Sonic The Hedgehog, in his most intense, high
velocity escapade to date!
Super Monkey Ball Adventure (PS2, GC, PSP) -
Release: July 2006
Join AiAi and friends in a new game to bring harmony to the
Monkey Ball Universe kingdoms in Super Monkey Ball Adventure.
This is the first Super Monkey Ball title that offers a
narrative-driven adventure in a dynamic world in which
puzzles and quests are spread throughout. Classic Super
Monkey Ball gameplay is bolstered by a chant system that
grants new abilities to the Monkey Ball in addition to brand
new multiplayer Party Games and puzzle levels built into the
story line.
Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz (Wii) -
Release: Fall 2006
AiAi and all his friends have rolled their way onto
Nintendo's new console, with a wide range of new puzzle
levels and numerous exciting Party Games specifically
designed to exploit the innovative Wii controller. For the
first time in the Super Monkey Ball universe players will be
able to jump using an upward flick motion with the Wii
Controller. In addition, scores of Party Games - such as
Whack-a-Mole or ring toss - have been creatively designed to
take advantage of the Nintendo Wii controller.
Virtua Tennis 3 (PS3) - Release: Spring
2007
With Virtua Tennis 3, the series returns with enhanced
photo-realistic graphics and advanced player animations that
perfectly match the behavior and mannerisms of individual
professional players. Next-generation systems allow gamers to
see the most detailed expressions on the faces of their
selected players as they battle to win heated tournaments
around the world. In addition to the popular mini-games from
previous titles used to sharpen players' skills, there will
be a whole host of brand new mini-games to keep players in
top form.
World Pool Championship 2007 (PS2, PSP) - Release:
September 2006
In World Pool Championship 2007, gamers will experience the
most complete and authentic billiards game by either creating
their own pool player or playing as one of the world's top
pros in 20 officially licensed pool tournaments including the
Mosconi Cup, World Cup, and U.S. Open. In Golden Cue mode,
players test their versatility by challenging other
pro-players to games of eight and nine-ball, and other
cuesports within the same tournament. Pool sharks can also
show their true skills in the World Trickshot Championship,
where players can pull off their favorite crowd-pleasers from
a vast selection of trickshots.
Yakuza (PS2) - Release: September 2006
In a society where respect and honor holds great importance,
there is an even higher regard for these traits within one
organization most feared by all: the Yakuza. Step into the
shoes of the Yakuza and experience the underside of Tokyo,
where the city streets and illicit haunts of the city's
nightlife district are authentically re-created; cinematic CG
movies tell a gripping story, and memorable characters
deliver a rich adventure full of beautiful but deadly
fighting.
About SEGA® of America, Inc.
SEGA® of America, Inc. is the American arm of Tokyo,
Japan-based SEGA Corporation, a worldwide leader in
interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home.
The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive
entertainment software products for a variety of hardware
platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those
manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer
Entertainment Inc. SEGA of America's Web Site is located at
www.SEGA.com.
About SEGA® Europe, Ltd.
SEGA® Europe, Ltd. is the European Publishing arm of Tokyo,
Japan-based SEGA® Corporation, and a worldwide leader in
interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home.
The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive
entertainment software products for a variety of hardware
platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those
manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer
Entertainment Europe. The SEGA® Europe, Ltd. Web Site is
located at www.sega-europe.com.
Contacts:
Steve Groll
SEGA of America
(415) 701-4124
steve.groll@segaamerica.com
Denny Chiu
SEGA of America
(415) 701-4125
denny.chiu@segaamerica.com
Jennie Sue
SEGA of America
(415) 701-3675
jennie.sue@segaamerica.com
Jeane Wong/Dana Whitney
One PR Studio
(for SEGA of America)
(510) 893-3271
jeane@oneprstudio.com
dana@oneprstudio.com
Lynn Daniel
SEGA Europe Ltd.
+44 (0) 20 8995 3399
DanielL@soe.sega.co.uk
Kerry Martyn
SEGA Europe Ltd.
+44 (0) 20 8996 4554
MartynK@soe.sega.co.uk