SHREK® SMASH
N’ CRASH
RACING RIDES
ONTO RETAIL
STORE
SHELVES
NATIONWIDE
Minneapolis,
MN –
November 16,
2006 –
Gamers can
take the
ride of
their life
through the
Shrek®
universe in
Shrek® Smash
N’ Crash
Racing,
available
now from
Activision
Publishing,
Inc., a
wholly owned
subsidiary
of
Activision,
Inc. (Nasdaq:
ATVI).
Players will
take the
role of
their
favorite
Shrek
characters
and zoom,
crash and
slide their
way through
12 enchanted
locations
using racing
and combat
skills
against an
assortment
of twisted
fairy-tale
opponents.
“Shrek Smash
N’ Crash
Racing gives
gamers a
chance to
experience a
variety of
racing
challenges
including
Tournament
and Cup
Challenge,
and high
speed Time
Trials that
will have
them
smashing and
crashing
through the
colorful
Shrek
universe,”
said David
Oxford,
Activision
Publishing,
Inc. “The
game
features
Shrek’s
signature
fun and
humor and
gives kids a
chance to
interact
with their
favorite
Shrek
characters
like never
before.”
In Shrek
Smash N’
Crash
Racing,
gamers take
on the role
of Shrek,
Princess
Fiona,
Donkey, Puss
in Boots or
eight other
Shrek
universe
characters
and race
around on
comical
vehicles
such as Puss
in Boots’
bull, Humpty
Dumpty’s egg
cup and
Gingy’s
cupcake.
With a wide
variety of
tracks
featuring
log swings,
windmills,
moving
gates, draw
bridges and
other
gauntlets
that test
racing
skills,
players must
use their
melee
accessories
such as
Donkey’s
microphone
and
Pinocchio’s
nose to
battle
twisted
fairy-tale
opponents
through 12
locations
from Shrek’s
Swamp to Far
Far Away to
Fairy
Godmother’s
Factory.
Pixie dust,
ogre
strength and
swamp gas
will boost
speed and
strength, as
well as
thwart
players’
opponent’s
progress if
gamers fall
behind.
Players can
pit their
skills
against the
game’s
advanced AI
or enjoy the
challenge of
schooling
their
friends in
multi-player,
split-screen
action.
Shrek Smash
N’ Crash
Racing is
available
now for the
PlayStation®2
computer
entertainment
system for a
suggested
retail price
of $29.99
and for Game
Boy® Advance
for a
suggested
retail price
of $19.99.
The game
will also be
available
later this
holiday
season on
the PSP™
(PlayStation®
Portable)
system, the
Nintendo®
GameCube™
and Nintendo
DS™ for a
suggested
retail price
of $29.99.
The game has
been rated
“E”
(“Everyone”)
by the ESRB
for all
versions.
About
Activision,
Inc.
Headquartered
in Santa
Monica,
California,
Activision,
Inc. is a
leading
worldwide
developer,
publisher
and
distributor
of
interactive
entertainment
and leisure
products.
Founded in
1979,
Activision
posted net
revenues of
$1.47
billion for
the fiscal
year ended
March 31,
2006.
Activision
maintains
operations
in the U.S.,
Canada, the
United
Kingdom,
France,
Germany,
Italy,
Japan,
Australia,
Scandinavia,
Spain, the
Netherlands
and South
Korea. More
information
about
Activision
and its
products can
be found on
the
company's
World Wide
Web site,
which is
located at
www.activision.com.
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