INFOGRAMES,
INC. BRINGS ITS CELEBRATED ENDURANCE RACING
FORMULA TO THE SONY® PLAYSTATION®2 WITH LE MANS
24 HOURS®
On The Heels Of
Its Critically Acclaimed Sega® Dreamcast™
Game, Infogrames’ Melbourne House Brings Le
Mans 24 Hours To PlayStation2 Gamers This Summer
Infogrames, Inc.,
(Nasdaq: IFGM) a global publisher of interactive
entertainment software, announced today that it
will bring 24-hour racing to the PlayStation2
this summer with Le Mans 24 Hours. Feature
highlights for the game include racing teams from
the 2000 Le Mans race, animated pit crews and
drivers and a new track from the US Le Mans
racing series.
"If you
loved Melbourne House’s Test Drive Le Mans
for the Dreamcast, then Le Mans 24 Hours for the
PlayStation2 will blow you away," said
Laddie Ervin, director of marketing for sports
and racing at the Infogrames San Jose Label.
"As stellar as Test Drive Le Mans was,
people told us what would make it absolutely
perfect and we listened. Rear view mirrors,
real-time headlights, animated drivers and an
animated pit crew are just a few of the new
features that will accompany the awesome gameplay
of Le Mans 24 Hours."
Capturing the
true essence of Le Mans racing with its
around-the-clock, day-to-night-to-day lighting
conditions, Le Mans 24 Hours is the officially
licensed game of the 24 Heures du Mans®. Le Mans
24 Hours will have more than 70 detailed licensed
vehicles including 30 new vehicles from the Le
Mans 2000 race. Some of the new teams will
include Viper TeamOreca, Corvette Racing, Team
Cadillac and many more.
In addition, the
game will have 12 real-world tracks, including
the USRoad Atlanta from the 2000 Le Mans series
in the United States. The realistic physics and
graphical effects such as dust, smoke, sparks and
real-time shadows that Test Drive Le Mans offers
are also in Le Mans 24 Hours in addition to
highly-detailed features such as animated pit
crews, animated drivers, advanced artificial
intelligence (AI), new car settings,and real-time
headlights.
Le Mans 24 Hours
will offer five challenging game modes including
the Le Mans mode. This game mode offers players a
chance to simulate the 24-Hour Le Mans 2000 race.
Players will have the choice of competing in
time-compressed 10 minute, 30 minute, one hour or
six hour modes, or they can participate in an
actual 24-Hour race.
With up to 24
cars competing in each race at one time, players
can expect the same challenges that real Le Mans
drivers face when their tires lose traction and
gas and oil levels drop, forcing them to pit
their vehicles.
While in the
pits, players can change tires, re-fuel their
vehicle, or they can make repairs to their
vehicle.
In addition to
its recent success with Test Drive Le Mans for
Dreamcast, Infogrames’ Melbourne House
studio also developed the highly regarded Looney
Tunes Space Race for Dreamcast. Le Mans 24 Hours
will offer two-player multiplayer support via
split-screen.
About Infogrames
Based in New
York, NY, Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM) is a
majority-owned subsidiary of Infogrames
Entertainment SA (Euronext 5257) and serves as
the headquarters for the company's operations in
North America. Founded in 1983 and headquartered
in France, Infogrames Entertainment SA is a
global publisher and distributor of video games
for consoles (Sony, Sega, Nintendo, and
Microsoft), personal computers and Macintosh
systems, as well as interactive digital
television platforms, mobile smart devices (WAP,
HDML) and in-flight entertainment systems. The
company’s award-winning franchises include
Alone In The Dark, Driver, Deer Hunter, Roller
Coaster Tycoon, Test Drive, and Unreal.
Infogrames’ Humongous Entertainment division
is a leader in children’s entertainment
software and its Macintosh publishing label,
Macsoft, is the number one publisher of Macintosh
entertainment software. With Infogrames
Entertainment SA’s recent acquisition of
Hasbro Interactive, Infogrames now boasts a line
of software based on well-known licenses such as
Monopoly, Jeopardy, Tonka, and Atari.
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