SEGA AND
MARVEL
ANNOUNCE THE
SUPER-POWERED
VOICE CAST
FOR THE IRON
MAN VIDEO
GAME
SAN
FRANCISCO &
LONDON
(March 20,
2008) –SEGA®
of America,
Inc., SEGA
Europe Ltd.,
and Marvel
Entertainment,
Inc.
announced
today that
the Iron
Man™ video
game, based
on the
successful
Marvel comic
book series
and the
upcoming
film by
Marvel
Studios,
will feature
the voice
talents of
Robert
Downey Jr.,
Terence
Howard and
Shaun Toub.
All three
actors will
reprise
their
onscreen
roles of
Tony Stark
(Downey),
Lt. Col.
James
“Rhodey”
Rhodes
(Howard),
and Yinsen (Toub).
The Iron Man
video game
launches day
and date
with the
blockbuster
movie on May
2, 2008.
Iron Man, an
explosive
third-person
action
shooter game
that pits
one of the
world’s most
renowned
Super Heroes
against
unspeakable
odds, draws
its story
from the
upcoming
movie while
also
incorporating
story
elements
from
original
Iron Man
comic books.
Using the
advanced
technology
in Iron
Man’s suits
of armor,
gamers can
take
advantage of
the wide
array of
high-impact
weapons to
strategically
annihilate
any enemy
force
standing in
their way.
Before
tackling
stunning and
immense open
battlefields,
players can
customize
their armor
suit as they
encounter
progressively
more vicious
enemies, and
fight in
epic battles
that could
challenge
even the
toughest
Super
Heroes.
Iron Man is
the story of
Tony Stark,
a
billionaire
industrialist
and inventor
who had it
all. But
during a
routine
weapons test
in the
Middle East,
Stark was
captured and
forced to
construct
the ultimate
weapon.
Instead of
following
his captors’
demands,
Tony built
his own
devastating
weapon – a
powerful
suit of
armor that
provided the
key to his
heroic
escape. From
this point
forward,
Tony Stark
became more
than a man.
He became
Iron Man.
Iron Man
will be
available
this spring
for the Xbox
360® video
game and
entertainment
system from
Microsoft,
the Wii™
home video
game system,
the
PLAYSTATION®3
computer
entertainment
system, the
PlayStation®2
computer
entertainment
system, the
Nintendo
DS™, the
PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)
system and
Windows-based
PC. For more
information
please go to
www.sega.com.
For
screenshots,
art and
trailers ,
please visit
the SEGA FTP
site at
http://segapr.segaamerica.com.
About SEGA
of America
Inc.:
SEGA® 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 Ltd.:
SEGA® Europe
Ltd. 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
develops 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
Europe. SEGA
Europe’s web
site is
located at
www.sega-europe.com.
About Marvel
Entertainment,
Inc.
With a
library of
over 5,000
high-profile
characters
built over
more than
sixty years
of comic
book
publishing,
Marvel
Entertainment,
Inc. is one
of the
world's most
prominent
character-based
entertainment
companies.
Marvel
utilizes its
character
franchises
in
licensing,
entertainment
(via Marvel
Studios),
publishing
(via Marvel
Comics) and
toys, with
emphasis on
feature
films, home
DVD,
consumer
products,
video games,
action
figures and
role-playing
toys,
television
and
promotions.
Marvel's
strategy is
to leverage
its
franchises
in a growing
array of
opportunities
around the
world. For
more
information
visit
www.marvel.com.