LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8, 2005 -- Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) today announced its September line-up of interactive games based on the latest additions to Mattel's successful Barbie™ and My Scene™ entertainment franchises. Inspired by the animated movie releases "Barbie™ and the Magic of Pegasus" and "My Scene Goes Hollywood™" arriving on DVD/VHS this fall, Barbie™ and the Magic of Pegasus CD-ROM, Barbie™ and the Magic of Pegasus for the Game Boy® Advance video game system and My Scene Goes Hollywood™ CD-ROM extend the fun of the films with imaginative interactive adventures.
Barbie™ and the Magic of Pegasus CD-ROM
Girls let their dreams take flight in a magical fairy tale adventure to stop the evil wizard Wenlock, who has cast a spell turning the kingdom to stone. Girls join Barbie™ as Princess Annika™, her pet polar bear cub, Shiver™, and Brietta™, a magnificent winged horse, on a fantastic journey to search for the magical Wand of Light -- the only thing that can break the spell. Along the way, girls play fun games and solve challenging puzzles to avoid obstacles and uncover special items throughout four enchanting lands. Then it's off to find Wenlock and save the kingdom from his evil spell!
Availability: September 2005
Estimated Retail Price: $29.99
Platform: Windows®
Ages: 5+
Barbie™ and the Magic of Pegasus for Game Boy® Advance
In this magical adventure for Game Boy® Advance, the evil Wenlock has turned everyone in the kingdom to stone and girls must help Barbie™ as Princess Annika™ and Brietta™, her magnificent flying horse, on a quest to break the wizard's spell. Girls play exciting mini-games, solve puzzles and avoid obstacles -- throughout 20 fantastic levels and five charming locations of play -- all in search of magical jewels to give the Wand of Light special powers to restore the villagers. In order to reverse the wicked spell and save the kingdom, it's up to Barbie™ as Princess Annika™ and Brietta™ to face the ultimate challenge -- travel to Wenlock's Palace and defeat him once and for all!
Availability: September 2005
Estimated Retail Price: $29.99
Platform: Game Boy® Advance
Ages: 5+
My Scene Goes Hollywood™ CD-ROM
It's Lights, Glamour, Fashion!™ for the My Scene™ girls -- Barbie™, Madison™, Chelsea™, Nolee™, and Delancey™ -- as they work on their very own My Scene™ movie! The Girls sign on as production assistants for a movie studio. They'll help finish the script, design totally amazing sets and even create cool hair styles and fashions for the big production. Now it's time for ultra-fabulous fun as girls attend the premiere of the movie they helped create!
Availability: September 2005
Estimated Retail Price: $29.99
Platform: Windows
Ages: 6+
For more information, visit www.barbie.com and www.myscene.com.
About Mattel
Mattel, Inc., (NYSE: MAT), (www.mattel.com) is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys and family products, including Barbie®, the most popular fashion doll ever introduced. The Mattel family is comprised of such best-selling brands as Hot Wheels®, Matchbox®, American Girl® and Tyco® R/C, as well as Fisher-Price® brands (www.fisher-price.com), including Little People®, Rescue Heroes®, Power Wheels® and a wide array of entertainment-inspired toy lines. With worldwide headquarters in El Segundo, Calif., Mattel employs more than 25,000 people in 42 countries and sells products in more than 150 nations throughout the world. The Mattel vision is to be the world's premier toy brands -- today and tomorrow.
About Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games)
Vivendi Universal Games (www.vugames.com) is a global developer, publisher and distributor of multi-platform interactive entertainment. The company is a leader in the subscription-based massively multi-player online (MMO) games category, and also holds leading positions in the PC, console and handheld games markets. Its development studios and publishing labels include Blizzard® Entertainment, Sierra® Entertainment, Radical Entertainment™, Massive Entertainment™ and Swordfish Studios. VU Games' library of over 700 titles features owned intellectual properties including Warcraft®, StarCraft®, Diablo® and World of Warcraft™ from Blizzard; Crash Bandicoot®, Spyro The Dragon®, Empire Earth®, Leisure Suit Larry™, Ground Control® and Tribes®. VU Games also maintains strategic relationships with industry leading content partners, including Universal Music Group, NBC Universal and Twentieth Century Fox.
BARBIE, MY SCENE and associated trademarks and trade dress are owned by, and used under license from, Mattel, Inc. � 2005 Mattel, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nintendo, Game Boy, and Game Boy Advance are trademarks of Nintendo. � 2004 Nintendo. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
