Sega Delivers an
Unprecedented Artificial Intelligence System With
Floigan Brothers for Sega Dreamcast
New Characters
Blur the Line Between Cartoons and Video Games in
This Highly Interactive Episodic Adventure
Whoever
thought having a brother could be so much fun?
Sega(R) of America announced today the release of
Visual Concepts' "Floigan Bros.(TM):
Moigle's Secret Project" for the 128-bit,
Internet-ready Sega Dreamcast(TM) video game
console. By entering the madcap and cartoony
world of Hoigle and Moigle Floigan, gamers can
play more than a dozen exciting mini-games and
challenging puzzles to help Moigle complete his
secret project and ultimately save the brothers'
junkyard from the evil Baron Malodorous.
State-of-the-art animation techniques and
ground-breaking artificial intelligence (AI)
technology deliver an innovative gameplay
experience by challenging players to control
Moigle's emotions.
In
"Floigan Bros.," players become the
quick-witted Hoigle Floigan to help
large-and-lovable brother, Moigle Floigan
accomplish a variety of tasks key to completing
his secret project. Moigle's AI gives him a full
range of human emotions which allows him to
express anger, sadness, happiness and fear. As
Hoigle, players manipulate Moigle's emotions in a
series of cause-and-effect scenarios. For
example, Hoigle may provoke Moigle to "cry a
river" -- literally! -- to raise a floating
bridge, allowing the brothers to successfully
cross and obtain one of the secret project's
missing pieces.
"Sega's
development teams continue to set new standards
for game creation, this time with the combination
of ground-breaking AI technology and entertaining
animation that makes Floigan Brothers stand out
from the pack," said John Golden, director
of product marketing, Sega of America.
Within
the 13 areas of the brothers' junkyard, Hoigle
and Moigle must work both cooperatively and
competitively in more than a dozen mini-games
such as playing "High Five" or
"Hide and Seek." Also, as Hoigle,
players "teach" Moigle quirky abilities
such as playing "tag" or performing
tricks on his yo-yo. Everything Moigle learns
makes him unique and Moigles with different
"characteristics" may then be traded
over the Internet, extending the overall gaming
experience.
The
Floigan brothers' world is highly interactive and
designed in the same surreal, whimsical fashion
you'd expect from a Saturday morning cartoon.
Bright images and attention to detail make Hoigle
and Moigle's world truly come to life.
Sega
will keep the adventure fresh and exciting by
offering monthly downloadable game elements, such
as cool holiday costumes and special mini-games.
Visual
Concepts is one of Sega's many excellent
exclusive development studios. Aside from
"Floigan Bros.," they are also the
creative talent behind the best-selling and
award-winning Dreamcast titles "Sega
Sports(TM) NFL 2K1" and "Sega
Sports(TM) NBA 2K1."
"Floigan
Brothers" is rated "E" for
"Everyone" and is now available at
retail stores nationwide.
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