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Nokia Today Unveils Atari Masterpieces Volume 2, the Latest Catalogue of Classic
Atari Arcade Games for the N-Gage Platform
ESPOO, Finland, February 7-- Atari Masterpieces Volume 2 brings eight of the
most popular original Atari arcade-games to the N-Gage world, including Asteroids
Deluxe, Crystal Castles, Centipede, Liberator, Pong, Space Duel, Tempest and Warlords.
Additional features include four bonus unlockable Atari 2600 titles, including
2600 Air-Sea Battle, 2600 Canyon Bomber, 2600 Mini-Golf and 2600 Video Checkers.
"We've teamed up with Backbone Entertainment, creators of RIFTS(R): Promise of
Power TM and Shadow-Born to create Atari Masterpieces Volume 2, the second heritage-rich
Atari games compilation compiled for the N-Gage - the gamers phone," said Gregg
Sauter, Director, Games Publishing, Nokia. "These games play virtually identically
to the originals, but with an N-Gage twist; gamers can upload their high-score
onto the N-Gage Arena for new century bragging rights and, as an added bonus,
two people can play on one N-Gage together, using the Hot Seat function."
Atari Masterpieces Volume 2 for the N-Gage will start shipping in March 2006.
About the games:
Asteroids Deluxe: The sequel to Asteroids in 1981. Asteroids Deluxe added new
enemies and a powerful shield button, when players experienced difficulties.
Centipede: Centipede pitted players against a never ending barrage of spiders,
fleas, scorpions and of course, centipedes as they tried to fill the screen with
mushrooms. The game's fast paced action made it an instant classic.
Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles was one of the most beautiful and puzzling games
ever made. Players took control of Bentley Bear as he explored mazes, trying to
collect gems without being caught by his enemies.
Liberator: Liberator is one of the rarer arcade games in the Atari line-up -
fewer than 800 arcade cabinets were produced. The game has been described as Missile
Command(R) in reverse!
Pong: The game that started it all. Legend goes that the original prototype of
the game was tested in a tavern in Sunnyvale, California, and used a bread pan
as its coin collector.
Space Duel: The only multi-player vector game ever released by Atari - Space
Duel first hit arcades in early 1982. Its mix of fast action, Asteroids style
play and bright colors quickly made it a cult hit.
Tempest: Tempest was one of the most abstract, but addictive games to ever hit
the arcade. Originally trying to build a 3D version of another common Arcade game,
it took a bad dream to deliver the idea of plummeting down into the levels instead
of the other way around.
Warlords: Warlords first hit arcades in 1980 and launched a multi-player revolution.
Warlords allowed players to catch a flaming ball and sling it at the castles of
their foes.
About N-Gage
The N-Gage game deck is an innovative mobile device that is creating an entirely
new market for the games industry. Built for active gamers, the N-Gage platform
is the first mobile and connected game deck to feature online high-quality 3D
multiplayer game play over Bluetooth wireless technology and GPRS. The N-Gage
device also offers unique online games services as well as a comprehensive and
growing games catalogue from the leading game publishers. Nokia is the world leader
in mobile communications. Nokia and N-Gage are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Nokia Corporation.
About Infogrames Entertainment
Infogrames Entertainment (IESA), the parent company of the Atari Group, is listed
on the Paris Euronext stock exchange (ISIN code: FR-0000052573) and has two principal
subsidiaries: Atari Europe, a privately-held company, and Atari, Inc., a United
States corporation listed on NASDAQ (ATAR). The Atari Group is a major international
producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment software for
all market segments and in all existing game formats (Microsoft, Nintendo and
Sony) and on CD-ROM for PC. Its games are sold in more than 60 countries. The
Atari Group's extensive catalogue of popular games is based on original franchises
(Driver, Alone in the Dark, V-Rally, Test Drive, Roller Coaster Tycoon, etc.)
and international licenses (Matrix, Dragon Ball Z, Dungeons & Dragons, etc.).
For more information: http://www.atari.com
About Nokia
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth
and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to
each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative
products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging, games, media and
businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services for network operators
and corporations.
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