ATARI
LAUNCHES
BATTLEZONE®
FOR PLAYSTATION®PORTABLE
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Quick, Action-Based Battles Deliver Engaging Play for Gamers on the Move -
LYON, FRANCE – 9
February 2007 – Atari today announced that BattleZone for
PSPTM
(PlayStation®Portable)
is available now
at retailers across Europe. Developed by
Paradigm Entertainment, BattleZone for PSP
is a modern update to the 1980 classic arcade game, immersing players in an
interactive world with relentless onslaughts of fast-paced and addictive
action-orientated battles.
Set in a variety
of futuristic international
military environments,
BattleZone
puts players in
control of highly manoeuvrable hover tanks in close combat scenarios against
deadly rivals. BattleZone features
fast and furious gameplay, photo-realistic environments, eight unique
customizable team vehicles, and an assortment of devastating high-powered
weaponry and multiplayer battles. The four-player WiFi mode lets players go
head to head, while unlockable weapons, vehicles and upgrades add even greater
depth to the gameplay experience. In addition, extra game content will be
available through the BattleZone web
site, offering gamers news, leader boards and an exclusive online level builder
tool that allows players to customize game maps. The extra content can then be
downloaded to the players’ PSP system through a local PC-USB connection.
BattleZone provides players
with six popular game modes, including Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Team
Deathmatch, Hotzone, Knockout, and Fox and Hound. For casual gamers, the single
player mode offers an easy learning curve for pick-up and play gaming and a
tournament progression to win upgrades and enhancements.
Designed to take
advantage of the high quality PSP display, BattleZone’s crisp
environments depict military combat arenas from around the world. Locations
include abandoned cities of Russia, jungles of China, desert canyons of the United States, Antarctica’s frozen tundra and the
Canary Islands. Players can
fight their way through the compelling open play of ten worlds in BattleZone, two of
which can be customized online and transferred to their PSP.