EA Injects Zany Medical Mayhem with OPERATION Mania

July 23, 2008

EA Injects Zany Medical Mayhem
with OPERATION Mania

Hasbro Family Favorite Goes
Digital on Pogo.com and at Retail

What do you do when you are the
doctor and someone comes into your hospital with butterflies in their stomach,
water on the knee, and a frog in the throat? Operate of course! From EA’s casual
games site Pogo.com comes OPERATION Mania – a new twist on the classic OPERATION
board game from Hasbro. Become an expert surgeon as you admit, diagnose and
treat patients with the zaniest ailments in healthcare history. Play as Dr.
Humerus who is an up and coming surgeon as he builds his reputation and is
called in to save the day at five different hospitals in fun and wacky
locations.

Race against the clock to send a
variety of patients including well-known and beloved Cavity Sam through a series
of treatment stations. Perform surgery and become an expert surgeon by
completing micro-games reminiscent of the board game. Be quick and effective
with treatment before the patient’s nose starts flashing and time is up!
OPERATION Mania will be available online at Pogo.com in North America and the
U.K. in August and at retail in North America in September for $19.95.

Key features of OPERATION Mania
include:

  • Hospital management: Diagnose and
    treat both standard and emergency patients, and run them through a gauntlet of
    medical procedures including admissions, x-ray and of course operations!

  • Unique hospital settings: Advance
    through 35 levels and five hospitals in different regions on a wacky
    continent.

  • Two game modes: Rise through the
    ranks in Story Mode or go for a challenge in Marathon Mode to care for
    patients as long as possible and experiment with endless upgrade combinations.

  • Micro-games: Show surgical finesse
    by completing micro-games with a steady hand. The bite sized challenges are
    reminiscent of the board game that people have come to know and love.

  • Upgrade the hospital: Spend money
    earned curing patients to buy upgrades for the hospital, including better
    equipment, faster service and additional staff.

  • Multiplayer: Overcrowded waiting
    rooms can be alleviated by referring patients to friends and family online.

Pogo General Manager Andrew Pedersen
said, “We are delighted to bring Hasbro’s OPERATION to the digital medium for
the first time ever. Our goal was to stay true to a game loved by so many while
giving it its own unique heart beat. By blending the urgency of time management
with fun OPERATION micro-games inspired by the board game, we’re giving people a
new way to play and enjoy a timeless classic.”

“OPERATION Mania challenges virtual
doctors of all ages to scrub in and test their operating room skills,” said Mark
Blecher, General Manager of Hasbro Digital Media and Gaming. “The Pogo.com team
has done a fantastic job of taking the popular 40-year old brand and digitally
bringing it to life by animating Cavity Sam, introducing new characters and
settings, and creating more ways to play.”

For more information and to
experience some of the best online games on the Internet, visit
www.pogo.com.