Wii™ To Start The Mercury Meltdown Revolution
Mercury to tilt onto Nintendo's new gen console
Date: 14th December '06
Atari and Ignition Entertainment are today pleased to announce Mercury Meltdown Revolution, the popular franchise's first foray on Wii.
Mercury Meltdown Revolution is a brain-teasing puzzle game that challenges players to immerse themselves in a colourful world of sci-fi machines, crazy characters, and bubbling test tubes. Using the Wii Remote, Players guide a liquid mercury 'blob', around traps, door switches, spikes, moving floors and other hazardous elements in order to complete the level.
"The unique control method associated with the Wii means that Mercury Meltdown Revolution will provide the ultimate Mercury experience," said Peter Rollinson, Product Manager, Ignition Entertainment Ltd. 'The mercury series was originally developed with a tilt controller in mind - the Wii has made this possible and the outcome provides the player with unprecedented control and accuracy."
Mercury Meltdown Revolution Features:
Full interaction using the Wii Remote tilt sensor Support for the Wii Classic and Nintendo GameCube controllers Advance rendering techniques for improved graphical quality 480p support Over 150+ challenging levels Hidden Labs to unlock. State of the art blob physics. Bonus features to unlock Distributed by Atari in UK, France, Italy, Germany and the Nordic countries, Mercury Meltdown Revolution for the Wii is scheduled for release in Spring '07. For more information please visit www.igntionent.com or www.mercurymeltdown.co.uk-ends-
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 Infogrames Entertainment and Atari
Infogrames Entertainment (IESA), the parent company of the 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 (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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About Wii
Nintendo's next system, Wii, will feature a controller designed to be used with either one hand or two -- a first in the video game industry.
When picked up and pointed at the screen, the controller gives a lightning-quick element of interaction, sensing motion, depth, positioning and targeting dictated by movement of the controller itself.
NINTENDO, NINTENDO GAMECUBE AND THE NINTENDO GAMECUBE LOGO, Wii AND THE Wii LOGO ARE TRADEMARKS OF NINTENDO.
NINTENDO, NINTENDO GAMECUBE ET LE LOGO NINTENDO GAMECUBE, Wii ET LE LOGO Wii SONT DES MARQUES DE NINTENDO.