Atari
Announces
the Ultimate
Chapter in
the Dragon
Ball Z®:
Budokai
Tenkaichi
Series
Budokai
Tenkaichi 3
Game Set for
Wii and
PlayStation®2
NEW YORK,
May 21 -
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
TenkaichiTM
3 is in
development
for WiiTM
and
PlayStation®2
computer
entertainment
system.
Dragon Ball
Z: Budokai
Tenkaichi 3
combines the
lightning
fast
fighting and
action that
have made
Budokai
Tenkaichi 1
and Budokai
Tenkaichi 2
the #1
fighting
games of
2005 and
2006.
Developed by
NAMCO BANDAI
Games Inc. /
Spike,
Dragon Ball
Z: Budokai
Tenkaichi 3
is slated to
release
during the
2007 holiday
season.
Dragon Ball
Z: Budokai
Tenkaichi 3
delivers an
extreme 3D
fighting
experience,
improving
upon last
year's game
with over
150 playable
characters,
enhanced
fighting
techniques,
beautifully
refined
effects and
shading
techniques,
making each
character's
effects more
realistic,
and over 20
battle
stages. In
addition, an
improved
control
system for
the Wii will
allow
players to
easily mimic
signature
moves and
execute
devastating
energy
attacks as
they are
performed in
the Dragon
Ball Z
animated
series.
"Atari is
incredibly
excited to
offer the
ultimate
chapter in
the Budokai
Tenkaichi
series with
over 20 new
characters
that have
never been
seen in any
other DBZ
video games
such as
Nail, King
Cold and
King Vegeta
and battle
stages that
fans will
love," said
Emily Anadu,
Senior
Product
Manager,
Atari, Inc.
"Each year,
the
developers
refine the
game to
bring fans
closer to
feeling like
they are
actually
playing the
show."
In addition
to the
unprecedented
number of
characters
and improved
Wii control
system, the
environments
have also
been
enhanced to
feature day
and night
stages. The
power of the
moon in the
night stages
gives
players
additional
ways to
transform
their
characters
and lets
fans
recreate
some of
their
favorite
memories
from the
show.
The
immensely
popular
Dragon Ball
Z® series is
the gold
standard of
anime-based
video games,
with more
than 25
different
games and
over 10
million
units sold
since May
2002.
Dragon Ball
Z: Budokai
Tenkaichi 3
is set for
release this
holiday
season. 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.
The
company's
most recent
initiative
is the
FUNimation
Channel,
which is a
24/7 digital
channel
programmed
with
top-rated
anime series
from Japan.
The
FUNimation
Channel is
now
available to
over 34
million
households
throughout
the United
States. For
images, or
more
information
on
FUNimation
or any of
its
properties,
contact Jeff
Dronen at
pr@funimation.com.
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.
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NAMCO BANDAI
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