DRAGON BALL
Z®: BUDOKAI
TENKAICHI™ 2
TO RELEASE
AS “GREATEST
HITS” TITLE
Budokai
Tenkaichi 2
Joins
Top-Selling
Budokai
Tenkaichi 1
as
PlayStation®2
system
Greatest Hit
NEW YORK,
July 30,
2007 –
Atari, Inc.
(Nasdaq:
ATAR) one of
the world’s
most
recognized
brands and a
third-party
video game
publisher,
today
announced
that Dragon
Ball Z®:
Budokai
Tenkaichi™
2, the game
that IGN.com
called “one
of the most
entertaining
and fierce
anime
fighters
around,” has
now become a
“Greatest
Hits” title
for the
PlayStation®2
computer
entertainment
system. Now
both Budokai
Tenkaichi 1
and Budokai
Tenkaichi 2
titles are
available
for $19.95.
In addition,
Dragon Ball
Z: Budokai
Tenkaichi 2
for the Wii™
home video
game system
is now
available at
a reduced
price of
$29.95.
With a
roster of
more than
120 playable
characters,
tag-team
fighting,
mini-games
and exciting
scenarios
drawn from
the vast
Dragon Ball
mythology,
Dragon Ball
Z: Budokai
Tenkaichi 2
offers the
ultimate
gameplay
experience
for fans of
the hit
anime
series.
“With both
games now at
this
affordable
price point,
it’s a great
time to
stock up on
two of the
most
fast-paced
and
thrilling
fighting
games ever,”
said Emily
Anadu,
Senior
Product
Manager,
Atari, Inc.
“And with
the new
‘Disc Fusion
System,’ an
exciting
feature on
the upcoming
Dragon Ball
Z®: Budokai
Tenkaichi™ 3
for the
PlayStation
2 system,
owners of
Budokai
Tenkaichi 1
and 2 will
be able to
unlock the
Ultimate
Battle modes
from these
first two
games in
Budokai
Tenkaichi
3.”
In addition
to the huge
number of
playable
characters
and the
generous
selection of
game modes,
Dragon Ball
Z: Budokai
Tenkaichi 2
offers
destructible
environments,
in-game
transformations
and fusions.
The game
presents
stalwart
fans of the
series the
opportunity
to engage
scenarios
ripped
straight
from the TV
series.
Based on the
beloved
anime series
by creator
Akira
Toriyama,
the Dragon
Ball Z
series of
games has
enjoyed
tremendous
success,
with titles
spanning
more than 25
different
games and
over 10
million
units sold
since May
2002.
For more
information
on Dragon
Ball Z video
games,
please visit
http://www.atari.com/dragonballz.
About
FUNimation
Entertainment
FUNimation®
Entertainment
is a
wholly-owned
subsidiary
of Navarre
Corporation
and the
market share
leader for
the home
video sales
of Japanese
animation in
the United
States.
FUNimation
is known for
acquiring
top-rated
anime series
from Japan
and for
developing
some of
North
America's
most popular
anime
series. The
company has
a proven
formula for
launching
and
advancing
brands, and
manages a
full
spectrum of
rights for
most of its
brands
including
broadcasting,
licensing,
production,
internet,
and home
video sales
and
distribution.
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 Test
Drive®; and
mass-market
and
children’s
franchises
such Dragon
Ball Z®.
Atari, Inc.
is a
majority-owned
subsidiary
of
France-based
Infogrames
Entertainment
SA (Euronext
– ISIN:
FR-0000052573),
the largest
interactive
games
publisher in
Europe. For
more
information,
visit
www.atari.com.