2K Sports
Puts Fans in
Touch with
the Action
in Major
League
Baseball®
2K8 Fantasy
All-Stars
for Nintendo
DS
Never before
has a
baseball
video game
been so fun
and
addictively
interactive
New York, NY
– February
26, 2008 –
2K Sports,
the sports
publishing
label of
Take-Two
Interactive
Software,
Inc.
(NASDAQ:
TTWO), in
partnership
with Deep
Fried
Entertainment,
today
officially
announced
Major League
Baseball®
2K8 Fantasy
All-Stars,
an exciting
new baseball
title that
will put
fans into
the action
like never
before.
Available
exclusively
for Nintendo
DS, Major
League
Baseball 2K8
Fantasy
All-Stars
will offer
fans of all
ages a
wildly fun
experience
featuring
starting
lineups from
all 30 Major
League
Baseball
clubs, a
variety of
exhibition
and
tournament
modes,
All-Star
training
mini-games,
along with
fantasy-themed
baseball
stadiums.
Utilizing
the
functionality
of the
Nintendo DS
touch
screen,
Major League
Baseball 2K8
Fantasy
All-Stars
will provide
fans the
unique
opportunity
to control
the power
and
technique of
their swings
and the
speed and
accuracy of
their pitch
by
performing
specific
gestures and
intuitive
usage of the
stylus.
Fielding,
baserunning
and other
controls
will also
utilize the
DS touch
screen, as
players drag
and trace
lines to
execute
these
specific
baseball
actions.
Adding to
the
addictive
gameplay
experience,
players will
also have
the ability
to obtain
special
“power ups”
to complete
incredible
batting,
pitching,
and fielding
performances.
Players can
force their
opponents to
chase after
the “chicken
ball” that
runs away
from
fielders
once it’s on
the ground,
or confuse
them with a
“crazy ball”
that takes
an
unpredictable
flight path.
Pitchers can
throw
amazing new
pitches such
as a “super
splitter”
that splits
the ball
into two
pieces to
confuse the
batter or a
“fireball”
that screams
over the
plate at
rocket
speeds while
engulfed in
flames.
Fielders can
join in the
power up fun
with the
“brick wall”
that causes
a wall to
instantly
rise out of
the ground
to stop the
ball in its
tracks or
the “super
jump” that
allows them
to jump
incredibly
high toward
the ball in
flight.
“It’s
exciting to
continue
expanding
our wide
number of
baseball
offerings
with Major
League
Baseball 2K8
Fantasy
All-Stars,”
said
Christoph
Hartmann,
president of
2K. “With
all new fun
and
innovative
gameplay
features,
fans will
now have the
great
opportunity
to step up
to the plate
and enjoy
playing
baseball
like never
before.“
“We’re proud
to offer
fans a
unique and
interactive
baseball
experience
on Nintendo
DS that is
both fun and
appealing
for all
ages,” said
Brenda
Bailey,
chief
operating
officer of
Deep Fried
Entertainment.
“With Spring
Training™
right around
the corner,
Major League
Baseball 2K8
Fantasy
All-Stars
comes at the
perfect time
to put
players in
touch with
the action
on a new
level.”
Some of the
fun and
exciting
features
included in
Major League
Baseball 2K8
Fantasy
All-Stars
include:
Unique
Interactive
Experience -
All aspects
of the game
will be
controlled
on the
Nintendo DS
touch
screen,
including
batting,
pitching,
fielding and
baserunning.
Exciting
Gameplay
Modes -
Exhibition
mode will
allow
players to
quickly
choose their
favorite
teams so
they can
immediately
jump into
the intense
baseball
action,
while
Fantasy
Pennant mode
will offer
various
tournaments
to compete
in. All-Star
Training
will assist
players in
learning the
fundamental
DS control
functions
wrapped up
in a variety
of fun and
challenging
mini-games.
All-Star
Lineups -
Players can
create their
own unique
baseball
teams by
choosing
from the
different
starting
lineups and
putting
together
their
favorite
All-Stars.
Uniquely
Themed
Stadiums -
Set in
extreme
environments
that portray
the diverse
North
American
environment,
uniquely
themed
stadiums are
in locations
ranging from
the
Everglades
in Florida
to the
Frozen
North,
locations
that can
only be
mastered by
the best.
Multi-player
- Supports
two-player
DS Wireless
and Nintendo
Wi-Fi
Connection.
For added
competitiveness,
Major League
Baseball 2K8
Fantasy
All-Stars
will utilize
DS Wireless
and Nintendo
Wi-Fi
Connections
so players
can go
head-to-head
in intense
worldwide
multi-player
gaming.
Major League
Baseball 2K8
Fantasy
All-Stars,
developed by
Deep Fried
Entertainment
and
published by
2K Sports,
will be
available
exclusively
for Nintendo
DS™ this
April and is
rated E for
Everyone by
the ESRB.
For more
information
about this
title,
please
visit:
www.2Ksports.com.
About
Take-Two
Interactive
Software:
Headquartered
in New York
City,
Take-Two
Interactive
Software,
Inc. is a
global
developer,
marketer,
distributor
and
publisher of
interactive
entertainment
software
games for
the PC,
PLAYSTATION®3
and
PlayStation®2
computer
entertainment
systems,
PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)
system, Xbox
360® and
Xbox® video
game and
entertainment
systems from
Microsoft,
Wii™,
Nintendo
GameCube™,
Nintendo DS™
and Game
Boy®
Advance. The
Company
publishes
and develops
products
through its
wholly owned
labels
Rockstar
Games, 2K
Games, 2K
Sports and
2K Play, and
distributes
software,
hardware and
accessories
in North
America
through its
Jack of All
Games
subsidiary.
Take-Two's
common stock
is publicly
traded on
NASDAQ under
the symbol
TTWO. For
more
corporate
and product
information
please visit
our website
at
www.take2games.com.
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