SEGA
ANNOUNCES
SONIC
RIDERS: ZERO
GRAVITY
SPEEDING
ONTO Wii(
and
PLAYSTATIONŽ2
SAN
FRANCISCO &
LONDON
(August 22,
2007) -
SEGAŽ of
America,
Inc. and
SEGAŽ of
Europe Ltd.
today
announced
Sonic
Riders(tm):
Zero
Gravity, a
fast-paced
new Sonic
racing game
for the
Wii(tm) home
video game
system from
Nintendo and
the
PlayStationŽ2
computer
entertainment
system. The
game,
created by
Sonic team,
hits stores
in February
2008 and
takes Sonic
into
never-before
seen worlds
with
edge-of-your-seat
racing
intensity
and all-new
gravity
controlling
moves.
In Sonic
Riders: Zero
Gravity,
Sonic takes
on to
futuristic-inspired
tracks and
travels as
far as outer
space to
push the
limits of
speed even
further. Two
new unique
gravity
control
moves will
allow
players to
outrace
opponents
while
navigating
walls,
drops, and
hairpin
turns.
Innovative
new tracks
take full
advantage of
Sonic's new
moves and
offer
heart-stopping
racing
action
enhanced by
high-intensity
speed
boosts.
"Speed and
agility is
what built
the Sonic
franchise,"
said Scott
A.
Steinberg,
Vice
President of
Marketing,
SEGAŽ of
America,
Inc. "Sonic
Riders: Zero
Gravity
offers
long-time
Sonic fans,
and
newcomers
alike, the
adrenaline-pumping
gameplay and
moves that
made the
blue
hedgehog
famous,
while adding
a plethora
of
completely
new elements
to the Sonic
world.
Packed with
new and
innovative
features,
Sonic
Riders: Zero
Gravity
delivers a
rush that
gamers can't
resist."
Sonic
Riders: Zero
Gravity also
features a
series of
high-speed
vehicles
that evolve
through the
gamplay to
offer the
ultimate
unrivaled
racing
machine.
Complete
with
irresistible
multiplayer
modes and
all-new
playable
characters,
Sonic
Riders: Zero
Gravity
brings the
action,
speed, and
addictive
gameplay
that only
Sonic can
deliver.
Sonic
Riders: Zero
Gravity is
set for
release on
Wii and the
PlayStationŽ2
computer
entertainment
system in
February
2008. For
all SEGA
assets
including
the first
screens from
Sonic
Riders: Zero
Gravity,
please visit
http://segapr.segaamerica.com
About SEGA
of America
Inc.:
SEGAŽ 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
Limited:
SEGAŽ Europe
Limited is
the European
Distribution
arm of
Tokyo,
Japan-based
SEGA
Corporation,
and a
worldwide
leader in
interactive
entertainment
both inside
and outside
the home.
The company
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. SEGA
Europe's web
site is
located at
www.sega-europe.com