VU Games Ships Thunderbirds for Game Boy AdvancePosted on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 @ 12:54:01 am E.S.T
Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) announced today that Thunderbirds™ for the Game Boy® Advance video game system is shipping to retail stores nationwide August 4th. Kids ages six and older take command of the Thunderbirds fleet on a heroic mission to save members of International Rescue … and the world! This exciting handheld game is based upon Universal Pictures’ and Working Title Films’ live-action feature film, Thunderbirds. Directed by Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: First Contact, Clockstoppers), the film adaptation of the classic 1960s TV series stars Bill Paxton and Sir Ben Kingsley and is scheduled for release July 30, 2004.
“We’re pleased to collaborate once again with Universal Consumer Products Group on our latest theatrical-based game,” said Philip O’Neil, President, Vivendi Universal Games. “This summer we’re delivering the excitement of the Thunderbirds movie experience into young gamers’ hands for more action-packed fun.”
Kids join aspiring International Rescue member Alan Tracy, and his friends Fermat and Tin Tin, on a quest to capture renegade master criminal, The Hood, in this new action/adventure game. Players take control of the Thunderbirds fleet of highly-advanced vehicles to travel across the globe and into outer space. Kids must also test their rescue skills by completing thrilling missions and solving puzzles to undo the havoc created by The Hood.
Key product features include:
- Play as three different characters.
- Visit International Rescue’s secret island base, battle an oil well fire in Alaska, blast off to the Thunderbirds space station, explore the bottom of the sea, and more.
- Race through dangerous terrain in Flight mode and complete missions and solve puzzles in Adventure mode.
- Complete nine challenging levels packed with obstacles and enemies.
Availability and Pricing
Thunderbirds will be available in August 2004 on the Game Boy® Advance for a suggested retail price of $29.99, with an ESRB “E” rating. For sales and ordering information, customers can visit http://www.vugames.com .
About the Film
When dangerous situations exceed the limitations or ordinary military and international security forces, the world calls upon the high-tech assistance of International Rescue - a mysterious band of fearless adventurers and their fleet of awesome, imaginatively engineered vehicles known as: Thunderbirds!
Hidden from the world, Tracy Island, a lush patch of land situated in the remote waters of the South Pacific, is home to brilliant entrepreneur and former astronaut Jeff Tracy (Bill Paxton) and his five sons. It is also the headquarters of Tracy's top-secret organization, International Rescue - and it is under siege. Master criminal The Hood (Sir Ben Kingsley) has breached island security, intent on commandeering International Rescue's fleet of five highly advanced rescue vehicles, each designed to accomplish a specific task. Deploying Jeff and his four eldest sons on a mission, The Hood finds his plans obstructed by Jeff's youngest son, Alan (Brady Corbet), who will do anything to save the Tracy family and the Thunderbirds.
From Working Title Films, Thunderbirds is a live-action feature film based on the hit British television series of the 1960s, which followed the perilous exploits of the Tracy family. Directed by Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: First Contact, Clockstoppers) from a script by William Osborne (The Scorpion King) and Michael McCullers (Austin Powers in Goldmember, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me), Thunderbirds was shot on location in the Seychelles and the UK.
This film is rated PG for intense action sequences and language. Please consult http://www.filmratings.com or http://www.parentalguide.org for more information.
About Universal Studios Consumer Products Group
Universal Studios Consumer Products Group is responsible for global licensing and retail strategies as well as building brand recognition of the extensive catalogue of NBC Universal properties.
Universal Studios Consumer Products Group is a unit of NBC Universal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates the No. 1 television network, the fastest-growing Spanish-language network, a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80%-owned by General Electric, with 20% controlled by Vivendi Universal.
About Vivendi Universal Games
Headquartered in Los Angeles, VU Games is a leading global developer, publisher and distributor of multi-platform interactive entertainment. Its development studios and publishing labels include Blizzard Entertainment, Sierra Entertainment, Fox Interactive and Massive Entertainment. VU Games’ library of over 700 titles features multi-million unit selling properties such as Warcraft®, StarCraft® and Diablo® from Blizzard; Crash Bandicoot®, Spyro The Dragon™, Ground Control®, Tribes® and Leisure Suit Larry™. Posted By: Adam Paoli - 158 Reads
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