BEVERLY, Mass. -- April 11, 2003 -- Atari adds to the success of the Dragon Ball Z franchise by introducing an all new role playing adventure game for the Game Boy(R) Advance. Capitalizing on the success of Dragon Ball Z(R): The Legacy of Goku(TM), the best-selling role playing game for the Game Boy Advance in 2002(1), Atari today announced Dragon Ball Z(R): The Legacy of Goku II(TM). Slated to release in June 2003, Dragon Ball Z(R): The Legacy of Goku II(TM) adds a thrilling new chapter that invites players to experience even more of the Dragon Ball Z(R) story.
Dragon Ball Z(R): The Legacy of Goku II(TM) allows fans to play as any one of five DBZ(R) heroes, including Trunks(R), Vegeta(R), Piccolo(TM), Gohan(R) and Goku(R), as they journey from the Trunks Saga through the Cell Games. With more than 10 gigantic game maps to access and explore, Dragon Ball Z(R): The Legacy of Goku II(TM) spans approximately one-third of the Dragon Ball Z(R) story and allows players to train, fight and fulfill quests as they advance their way to battle the evil Cell.
"We are thrilled to continue working with the massively successful Dragon Ball Z(R) license," Paul Rinde, senior vice president of Infogrames, said. "Partnering with FUNimation has allowed us to develop fantastic and totally engrossing Dragon Ball Z(R) interactive experiences, and The Legacy of Goku II is no exception."
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FUNimation Productions president Gen Fukunaga said, "We have worked closely with Atari to ensure faithfulness to the rich DBZ(R) universe. Atari has added several gameplay and graphics enhancements that will make the player's DBZ(R) experience even more exciting. The end result is another successful DBZ title that we are sure fans are going to love."
Developed by WebFoot Technologies, Inc. Dragon Ball Z(R): The Legacy of Goku II(TM) is scheduled for a June release, and will have an ESRB rating of "E" for Everyone. For more information on this title and all Dragon Ball Z(R) titles, visit www.dbzgamer.com.
About FUNimation
Focusing on quality entertainment properties such as Dragon Ball Z(R), FUNimation Productions, Ltd, is a full-service brand management company with in-house production, licensing, Internet, home video distribution and toy divisions. With over 15 million videos sold and over 8.5 million hits per day on its web site, www.dragonballz.com, Dragon Ball Z(R) is a top rated series on Cartoon Network and was the most searched for topic on the Internet for 2002 (also #1 in 2001), becoming "the first topic to ever repeat atop the Web's Most Wanted," according to the Lycos 50 Daily Report. FUNimation also produces: Dragon Ball(R), now airing on Cartoon Network; the eagerly awaited sequel to Dragon Ball Z(R), Dragon Ball GT(R); Yu Yu Hakusho(TM), one of the top anime of all time, now airing in the USA on Carton Network's Toonami Block; Lupin the 3rd(TM), one of the longest running anime classics; Fruits Basket(TM), based on the top selling manga in Japan; and Blue Gender(TM), a sci-fi anime series. For additional information on FUNimation and its properties check out www.funimation.com.
About Infogrames
New York-based Infogrames, Inc. develops interactive games for all platforms and is one of the largest third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company's 1,000+ titles are distributed under two brand lines: ATARI, hard-core, genre-defining games such as Driver(TM), Enter the Matrix(TM), Dragon Ball Z(R) , Neverwinter Nights(TM), Stuntman(TM), Test Drive(R), Unreal(R) Tournament 2003, and Unreal(R) Championship; and INFOGRAMES, mass-market and children's games such as Backyard Sports(TM), Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues(TM) and Dora the Explorer(TM), Civilization(R), and RollerCoaster Tycoon(R). Infogrames, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext 5257), the largest interactive games publisher in Europe. For more information, visit www.infogrames.com.
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