CRASH
FRANCHISE
RETURNS THIS
HOLIDAY IN
SIERRA
ENTERTAINMENT’S
CRASH
BANDICOOT:
MIND OVER
MUTANT
Crash is
Back with
New
Abilities
and his
Signature
Bandicoot
Hilarity;
Sidekick
Coco Fully
Playable for
the First
Time
LOS ANGELES
(April 28,
2008) –
Sierra
Entertainment,
a division
of Vivendi
Games, today
announced
the upcoming
return of
everyone’s
favorite
marsupial
hero, Crash
Bandicoot,
in Crash
Bandicoot:®
Mind over
Mutant, the
latest
installment
of the
best-selling
Crash
Bandicoot®
video game
franchise.
Developed by
Radical
Entertainment,
a Sierra
Entertainment
studio,
Crash
Bandicoot:
Mind over
Mutant is
scheduled
for release
this fall on
the Wii™
home video
game system,
Xbox 360®
video game
and
entertainment
system,
PlayStation®2
computer
entertainment
system,
Nintendo DS™
and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)
system.
In Crash
Bandicoot:
Mind over
Mutant, a
rejuvenated
Neo Cortex
is taking
over the
world one
brain at a
time! Cortex
and N. Brio
devise a new
kind of evil
– a
text-messaging,
do-anything
device which
controls
both mutant
and
bandicoot
minds. Armed
with his
quick-wits
and
lightening
agility,
Crash must
free his
friends, the
titans and
save the
day!
“The Crash
Bandicoot
franchise
has built a
wide
audience of
loyal fans,
appealing to
both male
and female
gamers of
all ages,”
said Al
Simone,
senior vice
president,
Global
Marketing
for Sierra
Entertainment.
“The Crash
series
remains one
of the most
recognizable
franchises
in our
industry and
we’re
excited to
make this
year’s
family-friendly
title appear
at the top
of every
gamer’s wish
list this
holiday.”
Key features
in Crash
Bandicoot:
Mind over
Mutant
include:
• Mutant in
your Pocket!
- Not only
does Crash
gain the
ability to
control his
enemies when
he jacks
them – now
he can store
his favorite
monsters in
his pocket,
upgrade them
and utilize
their powers
when they
are most
advantageous
•
“Free-Romping”
World Design
- Wumpa
Island
becomes a
“free-romping”
environment,
allowing
players to
travel and
explore
through
intersecting
worlds, with
different
gameplay
options
available
depending on
what
creature
you've
brought
along for
the ride
• Girl
Power! -
Your co-op
partner is
Crash’s
sister,
Coco,
playable for
the first
time in the
cooperative
mode. Not
only does
Coco make
the game
that much
more
inviting for
girls to
pick up and
play, she
also brings
with her a
new tactile
“treasure
hunt”
ability
• New
Abilities
o Roll and
Counter
Combat
System -
Crash will
have a fun,
agile dodge
move and
“counter”
move which
will inflict
extra damage
on his
enemies
o Digging -
Crash can
now dig
underground
as real-life
bandicoots
really do;
this will
allow for
Crash to
unlock bonus
items
o Climbing -
Crash can
climb
vertical
surfaces and
jump
side-to-side
to connected
areas and
dodge
hazards
Crash
Bandicoot:
Mind over
Mutant is
being
developed by
Radical
Entertainment
and will be
available
this fall at
retail
stores
worldwide on
Wii™,
Nintendo
DS™, Xbox
360®,
PlayStation
2 system and
PSP system.
For more
information,
please visit
www.crashbandicoot.com.
About Sierra
Entertainment
Sierra
Entertainment
(www.sierra.com),
a division
of Vivendi
Games,
creates and
publishes
innovative,
high-quality
interactive
entertainment
for personal
computers,
videogame
systems and
handheld
gaming
devices.
Sierra
features a
strong
portfolio of
titles based
on original
IP and
popular
licenses
from
industry-leading
content
partners.
Sierra has
four
integrated
internal
studios
providing
top-notch
creative
talents,
development
capabilities
across
multiple
genres and a
global
perspective:
High Moon
Studios in
San Diego,
CA; Massive
Entertainment
in Malmo,
Sweden;
Radical
Entertainment
in
Vancouver,
B.C.; and
Swordfish
Studios in
Birmingham
and
Manchester,
England.
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