SIERRA
ENTERTAINMENT’S
CRASH® OF
THE TITANS
ATTACKS
MONSTERS,
RETAILER’S
SHELVES
Crash
Bandicoot®
Gives Gamers
Fantastic
New
Adventure in
the
Latest
Installment
of the
Best-Selling
Franchise
LOS ANGELES
(October 23,
2007) –
Sierra
Entertainment,
a division
of Vivendi
Games, is
unleashing
Crash for
the ultimate
encounter
against his
arch-nemeses
in Crash of
the Titans,
the latest
installment
of the
best-selling
Crash
Bandicoot
video game
franchise.
Crash of the
Titans is
now
available at
retail
stores
nationwide
for the
Wii™, Xbox
360® video
game and
entertainment
system from
Microsoft,
PlayStation®2
computer
entertainment
system,
Nintendo DS™
system, PSP®
(PlayStation®Portable)
system, Game
Boy® Advance
and mobile
phones.
In Crash of
the Titans,
Crash’s arch
nemeses, Neo
and Nina
Cortex, have
mutated the
creatures of
Whumpa
Island into
horrific
abominations.
Players must
defeat the
titanic
monsters and
put an end
to their
evil scheme.
For the
first time
ever in a
Crash game,
our heroic
bandicoot
now has a
powerful
acrobatic
fighting
system and
can even
“hijack” an
enemy to use
its immense
powers
against the
other
enemies.
“Having sold
more than 40
million
units
worldwide,
Crash
Bandicoot is
one of the
most
successful
video game
franchises
of all
time,” said
Pascal
Brochier,
president,
global
retail for
Vivendi
Games.
“Crash fans
and
retailers
have eagerly
awaited
Crash of the
Titans, the
first
multi-platform
Crash game
to be
released
since 2005’s
Crash Tag
Team
Racing.”
“Crash is a
unique and
immensely
popular
character,”
said Al
Simone,
senior vice
president of
Global
Marketing,
Sierra
Entertainment.
“We’re
thrilled to
present an
exciting new
Crash with
all new
abilities,
who still
retains the
daredevil
attitude and
striking
sense of
humor that
has made him
so popular
over the
years.”
Key Features
in Crash of
the Titans
include:
- “Jack to
Attack!” –
Control,
play and
battle as 15
outrageous,
original
enemies,
including
titanic
creatures
such as
Scorporilla,
Ratcicle,
Magamadon
and
Shellephant.
Use each
creature’s
special
attacks and
powers to
defeat Neo
and Nina
Cortex.
- Chaotic
Co-Op Action
– A feature
that will
get everyone
involved! At
any point in
the game, a
second
player can
join in the
fun and
unleash
twice the
bandicoot
action to
defeat the
nefarious
Cortex’s.
-
Hyper-Dynamic
Combat – In
addition to
Crash’s
classic
spin, he now
has the
ability to
use punches,
flying
kicks,
counter
moves and
unlockable,
upgradeable
combos.
- Up for
Adventure –
With an
amazingly
expanded
move set,
Crash can
now interact
with his
surrounding
world in
completely
new ways.
Players can
swing from
ropes,
wall-run and
cause chaos
with Crash’s
newfound
freedom.
The Crash of
the Titans
game is now
available at
retail
stores on
the Wii™ and
Xbox 360®
for a
suggested
retail price
of $49.99,
PlayStation®2
system and
PSP system
versions for
$39.99 – all
with an ESRB
“E10+”
(Everyone 10
and older)
rating. The
Crash of the
Titans game
is also
available on
the Nintendo
DS™ and Game
Boy® Advance
worldwide
for a
suggested
retail price
of $29.99
and $19.99,
with an ESRB
“E for
Everyone”
rating.
Vivendi
Games Mobile
is also
making the
Crash of the
Titans game
available
for mobile
phones
throughout
Europe and
North
America. For
more
information,
please visit
www.crashbandicoot.com.
Crash
Bandicoot is
now the
official
National
Champion of
the Leukemia
& Lymphoma
Society’s
School and
Youth
Programs.
For more
information
on the
effort to
find cures
for blood
cancers
visit
www.schoolandyouth.org.
About Sierra
Entertainment
Sierra
Entertainment
(www.sierra.com),
a division
of Vivendi
Games,
creates and
publishes
innovative,
high-quality
interactive
entertainment
for personal
computers,
videogame
systems and
handheld
gaming
devices.
Sierra
features a
strong
portfolio of
titles based
on original
IP and
popular
licenses
from
industry-leading
content
partners.
Sierra has
four
integrated
internal
studios
providing
top-notch
creative
talents,
development
capabilities
across
multiple
genres and a
global
perspective:
High Moon
Studios in
San Diego,
CA; Massive
Entertainment
in Malmo,
Sweden;
Radical
Entertainment
in
Vancouver,
B.C.; and
Swordfish
Studios in
Birmingham
and
Manchester,
England.
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