CLASSIC
Atari GAMES
ARRIVING on
XBOX LIVE®
ARCADE
NEW YORK,
November 28,
2007 –
Atari, Inc.
(Nasdaq:
ATAR), one
of the
world’s most
recognized
brands and a
third-party
video game
publisher,
today
announced
that
Asteroids®
and
Asteroids
Deluxe® is
now
available on
Xbox LIVE®
Arcade, with
three more
beloved
Atari
Classics
coming soon.
With
Asteroids®
and
Asteroids
Deluxe®,
Battlezone®,
Tempest™ and
Warlords®,
Atari will
deliver the
same gaming
sights,
sounds and
action as
the
original, as
well as a
new evolved
version of
games
featuring
enhanced
graphics,
sounds and
special
effects.
“Atari and
Stainless
are thrilled
to bring the
Atari
Classic and
Evolved
games to
Xbox LIVE
Arcade,”
said Robert
Lindsley,
Executive
Producer,
Atari, Inc.
“Players can
now get the
best of both
worlds;
nostalgic
fun with the
original
Classics and
new gaming
experiences
with the
Evolved
versions
featuring
contemporary
graphics and
music, all
while
unlocking
Achievements
and boosting
their
Gamerscores.”
Asteroids
and
Asteroids
Deluxe
offers
gamers the
chance to
rotate,
thrust,
flip, fire
and launch
into
hyperspace
as oncoming
asteroids
are blasted
to
smithereens
just like in
the 1979
original.
The evolved
version
features the
same
frenetic
gameplay
with
updated,
beautifully
rendered,
high
definition
graphics.
Following
through this
holiday
season will
be Tempest,
Battlezone,
and
Warlords.
Maintaining
the spirit
of the
original’s
linear
geometric
rendering by
using vector
graphics,
the evolved
version of
the
cult-classic
Tempest
features a
graphics
overhaul.
Using skill
and an
arsenal of
weapons,
gamers must
clear a web
of enemies
before time
runs out and
advance to
the next
stage.
The classic
Battlezone
has received
a serious
overhaul and
added
exciting new
multiplayer
modes.
Players can
use the Xbox
Live Camera
to watch
live video
of their
opponents.
Combine
these
features
with new
special
effects for
weapon
firing,
impacts and
explosions
and
Battlezone
becomes one
killer
classic.
The
multiplayer
Warlords
pits king
versus king
to resurrect
the
competitive
spirit of
arcade games
from years
gone by. Up
to four
players can
join the
action with
Xbox Live
Camera
support and
take control
of their own
castle,
allowing for
a variety of
single- or
multiplayer
experiences.
Gamers can
recall their
old-school
arcade
skills in
Emulation
mode and
experience
these
treasured
games in all
their
historical
glory.
Mature
trigger
fingers can
play the
evolved
versions of
the same
titles and
experience
the same
core
gameplay.
Gamers of
all levels
can test
their gaming
prowess out
with three
different
settings –
Easy, Medium
and Hard.
For those
who need a
refresher on
Classic
Atari games,
time-limited
trial modes
are
available
for all
titles.
These Atari
Classics on
Xbox LIVE
Arcade
support all
Xbox 360
high
definition
resolutions
up to 1080p
as well as
full-screen
anti-aliasing
and digital
surround
sound.
Players can
make the
most of the
Xbox LIVE
service with
leader
boards and
12
achievements.
For more
information
on Atari and
its entire
product
line-up
please visit
www.atari.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),
an
interactive
games
publisher in
Europe. For
more
information,
visit
http://www.atari.com.
About
Infogrames
Entertainment
and Atari:
Infogrames
Entertainment
(IESA) is
listed on
the Paris
Euronext
stock
exchange (ISIN
code:
FR-0000052573)
and has two
principal
subsidiaries:
Atari
Europe, a
privately-held
company, and
Atari, Inc.,
a United
States
corporation
listed on
NASDAQ (ATAR).
The Atari
Group is an
international
producer,
publisher
and
distributor
of
interactive
entertainment
software for
all market
segments and
in all
existing
game formats
(Microsoft,
Nintendo and
Sony) and on
CD-ROM for
PC. Its
games are
sold in more
than 60
countries.
The Atari
Group’s
extensive
catalogue of
popular
games is
based on
original
franchises
(Alone in
the Dark,
V-Rally,
Test Drive,
etc.) and
international
licenses
(Dragon Ball
Z, Dungeons
& Dragons,
etc.).
For more
information:
http://www.atari.com