SEGA OF
AMERICA
ANNOUNCES
NEW UPCOMING
TITLES
Japan
Developed
SEGA Titles
Destined for
North
American
Release
SAN
FRANCISCO
(September
20, 2007) -
SEGA® of
America,
Inc. today
announced
three titles
to be
released in
North
America that
will be
added to its
release
roster
coming out
in 2008.
These titles
are:
Yakuza 2
(PlayStation®2
computer
entertainment
system): The
sequel to
the
critically
acclaimed
Yakuza,
released in
North
America in
2006,
continues
the twisting
storyline
one year
later.
Kazuma is
named Fourth
Chairman of
the Tojo
Clan and
retires from
the yakuza
life the
same day.
The person
he entrusts
the future
of the Tojo
clan is
assassinated
by a former
allied gang
called the
Omi. These
events set
in motion a
chain of
events that
see Kazuma
traveling
back and
forth
between
Kamuro-cho
and Western
Japan in a
desperate
effort to
stave off an
all-out war
between the
Tojo and Omi
clans.
Kazuma will
find himself
alternately
dealing with
the police,
meeting the
ladies, and
punching
hundreds if
not
thousands of
people
really,
really hard
in this
fully
upgraded
sequel to
the
critically
acclaimed
Yakuza game.
Dinosaur
King
(Nintendo
DS(tm)): As
Max or Rex,
otherwise
known as the
D-Team,
players will
collect over
100
dinosaurs,
each with
its own
special
moves
totaling
over 240 in
all.
Traveling to
five
different
territories
around the
globe,
players will
dig for
fossils that
are
indigenous
to that
region. Once
the player
has
collected
their
dinosaurs,
exciting
battles can
begin with
the evil Dr.
Z, a greedy
scientist
bent on
destruction
and world
domination.
Mystery
Dungeon:
Shiren the
Wanderer
(Nintendo
DS(tm)): The
game, from
the creators
of Pokemon
Mystery
Dungeon,
takes place
in a
fantastical
version of
feudal Japan
and stars a
Ronin (a
masterless
samurai)
named Shiren
who travels
with a
weasel named
Koppa.
Together
they are on
a quest to
discover the
mystical
Land of the
Golden
Condor, said
to be the
home of the
legendary
city of gold
known as El
Dorado.
Mystery
Dungeon:
Shiren the
Wanderer
features a
turn-based
control
scheme and
an inventory
system that
harkens to
the days of
classic
16-bit RPGs.
The game
will also
feature
three new
areas not
found in the
original
SNES version
as well as
new
monsters,
updated
graphics and
sounds, and
a tutorial
mode.
"SEGA's
product
development
strategy in
North
America and
Europe is to
create great
games for
Western
audiences
using
Western
developers,"
said Simon
Jeffery,
President
and COO,
SEGA of
America,
Inc. "In
addition, we
have the
unique
advantage of
being able
to tap into
content
streams from
SEGA's
talented
Japanese
studios. We
work closely
with Japan
to identify
compelling
games, such
as these
three
titles, that
we know
Western
audiences
will enjoy."
North
American
titles
showcased at
Tokyo Game
Show 2007
include:
Nights:
Journey of
Dreams (Wii)
Sonic Rush
Adventure
(Nintendo
DS)
The Golden
Compass
(Wii,
PlayStation
2,
PLAYSTATION®
3 system,
PSP, Xbox
360, and PC)
Virtua
Fighter 5
(Xbox 360)
SEGA Rally
Revo
(PLAYSTATION
3 system,
PSP, Xbox
360, and PC)
Tokyo Game
Show 2007
will take
place from
September
20th through
the 23rd.
Assets for
all SEGA of
America's
titles in
this
announcement
or on
display at
TGS can be
found in the
events
folder on
the SEGA
press ftp
site at
http://segapr.segaamerica.com
About SEGA
of America
SEGA of
America,
Inc. is the
American arm
of Tokyo,
Japan-based
SEGA
Corporation,
a worldwide
leader in
interactive
entertainment
both inside
and outside
the home.
The company
develops,
publishes
and
distributes
interactive
entertainment
software
products for
a variety of
hardware
platforms
including
PC, wireless
devices, and
those
manufactured
by Nintendo,
Microsoft
and Sony
Computer
Entertainment
Inc. SEGA of
America's
Web site is
located at
www.sega.com