Atari Casts
a Spell With
Bullet Witch
for the Xbox
360
Post-Apocalyptic
Action
Shooter
Ships to
Retailers
Nationwide
NEW YORK,
February 27,
2007 -
Atari, Inc.
(Nasdaq:
ATAR), one
of the
world's most
recognized
brands and a
third-party
video game
publisher,
today
announced
that Bullet
Witch for
the Xbox 360
video game
and
entertainment
system from
Microsoft
has shipped
to retailers
across North
America.
Published in
partnership
with
Japanese
publisher AQ
Interactive
Inc., Bullet
Witch is
rated M for
Mature and
is available
for a
suggested
retail price
of $49.99.
Developed by
Japan-based
Cavia,
Bullet Witch
is set on a
bleak planet
earth in the
year 2013
with human
kind on the
brink of
extinction
and hideous
demons
creating a
tidal wave
of
destruction
and havoc.
All hope of
mankind's
survival
rests with
Alicia, a
beautiful
witch
blessed with
magical
skills and a
swift
trigger
finger.
Players take
control of
Alicia in
her heroic
quest to
prevent the
decimation
of mankind
through her
fearsome
weaponry and
spectacular
powers with
which she
can
manipulate
natural
phenomena in
her
environment.
"We are
excited to
bring this
action-packed
shooter to
the Xbox
360. Bullet
Witch offers
exactly what
fans have
come to
expect from
a
next-generation
gaming
experience,"
said
Jeremiah
Cohn,
Product
Manager,
Atari, Inc.
"Cavia has
designed a
game that
offers all
the
successful
elements of
a next-gen
title
including
sophisticated
weaponry,
destructible
environments,
downloadable
bonus
content
coupled with
a
captivating
storyline
that bring
gamers an
extremely
intense and
exciting
game."
Bullet Witch
includes
numerous
features
inspired by
American
horror and
Japanese
fantasy
monsters.
Combining
shooting and
magic,
Bullet Witch
will take
advantage of
Xbox 360's
advanced
physics
engine by
showcasing
massive
environmental
damage,
explosions
and
destruction.
Cavia has
balanced and
fine tuned
gameplay
features and
made
enhancements
including
improved
camera
rotation
during
battle,
increased
shotgun
power,
increased
Will Power,
improved
enemy AI and
attack
sensitivity,
and more.
Details of
post-launch
downloadable
content via
Xbox Live
Marketplace
will be made
available
shortly. For
more
information
about
Atari's
entire
product
line-up
please visit
www.atari.com
About AQ
Interactive
Inc.
AQ
Interactive
Inc. is a
fresh,
brand-new
games
publisher
based in
Japan.
Former Sega
president,
Hayao
Nakayama is
a founder of
the
corporation.
AQ
Interactive
Inc. owns
three
outstanding
studios,
Artoon,
Cavia, and
Feel+. As
developers,
these three
studios have
produced
many
outstanding
products
such as
Blinx 1&2,
Drakkenguard,
Ghost in the
Shell,
Naruto,
Dragonball
Z, Blue
Dragon, Lost
Odyssey, and
many more.
More details
on
www.aqi.co.jp
About Atari
New
York-based
Atari, Inc.
(Nasdaq:
ATAR)
develops
interactive
games for
all
platforms
and is a
third-party
publisher of
interactive
entertainment
software in
the U.S. The
Company's
1,000+
titles
include
hard-core,
genre-defining
franchises
such as The
Matrix
(Enter The
Matrix and
The Matrix:
Path of Neo)
and Test
Drive; and
mass-market
and
children's
franchises
such as
Dragon Ball
Z. Atari,
Inc.
is a
majority-owned
subsidiary
of
France-based
Infogrames
Entertainment
SA (Euronext
- ISIN:
FR-0000052573),
one of the
largest
interactive
games
publisher in
Europe.
For more
information,
visit
www.atari.com
<http://www.atari.com/>.
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