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ACTIVISION
GIVES SHREK® FANS AN ENTIRELY NEW CHAPTER IN THE OGRE’S TWISTED
FAIRY TALE ADVENTURES
Shrek SuperSlam Ships To Retail Outlets Nationwide
Santa Monica, CA – October
25, 2005 – Ogre sized brawling action collides with the wickedly
funny “Shrek®” universe in Activision Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Shrek®
SuperSlam. The melee game features fully destructible 3D
environments where players slam it out as any of 20 of their
well-known characters from the “Shrek” films and beloved fairy tales
in single player Story mode and Mega Challenge mode or frenzied
multiplayer Melee combat with up to three friends.
Shrek SuperSlam is available on the PlayStationÒ2 computer
entertainment system, the XboxÒ video game system from Microsoft and
Nintendo GameCubeÔ for a suggested retail price of $39.99. The Game
BoyÒ Advance and Nintendo DSÔ versions are available for a suggested
retail price of $29.99. In early November the PC version of Shrek
SuperSlam will be available for a suggested retail price of $19.99.
The game has been rated “E-10+” (“Everyone 10 and older” – cartoon
violence and crude humor.)
“Building on Shrek 2’s success as the best-selling children’s game
of 2004, we are working with DreamWorks Animation to create an
all-new ‘Shrek” experience,” said David Pokress, vice president of
global brand management, Activision, Inc. “Shrek SuperSlam will
deliver the signature humor of the ogre and his friends as well as
parody legendary fairy tales and popular culture in a twisted slam
fest that will appeal to fans old and new.”
Battling as one of 20 favorite “Shrek” and fairy tale characters,
Shrek SuperSlam lets players unleash powerful slams, taunts and
signature attacks, including Donkey’s “Donkey’s Charge,” the
swashbuckling swordplay of Puss-in-BootsÔ; Princess Fiona’sÔ
devastating “Bouquet of Blades;” and Shrek’s gaseous “Green Storm.”
Fans duke it out with the use of powerful potions, weapons and
magical items and unlock new characters, arenas and costumes.
Gameplay differs on the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS platforms.
Shrek SuperSlam was developed for the console platforms by Shaba
Games, for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS by Amaze
Entertainment/Griptonite Games and for the PC by Lti Gray Matter.
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 $1.4 billion for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2005.
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