November 15, 2007
SouthPeak Games Announces Iridium
Runners on PS2 system
Original Racing Game Features
"On-Foot" Races in Futuristic Tracks with Special Powers and Weapons; Set to
Release in February 2008
SouthPeak Games, emerging publisher
and distributor of entertainment software, today announced it will release
Iridium Runners on Playstation®2 computer entertainment system in February 2008.
The new racing title is an original IP developed by Italian game studio Playstos
Entertainment. Iridium Runners, rated "E" for Everyone by the ESRB, gives gamers
a futuristic world of on-foot races that requires special powers and weapons to
compete.
"Iridium Runners is a racing game
from the future with crazy twists and turns that all gamers can get into,"
Melanie Mroz, executive vice president at SouthPeak Games. "Playstos developed a
captivating game that SouthPeak is really happy to bring to market because we
know there are a ton of PlayStation 2 system fans looking for fun, new titles."
Set in the year 2050, Iridium
Runners puts players in pursuit of the Iridium Championship, a series of
athletic on-foot races hosted on wildly inventive tracks and sponsored by
futuristic mega corporations. The game combines speed with collectable power-ups
and weapons which add to a frenetic pace of the game and many unexpected
challenges along the way.
"We created an imaginative racing
game experience with Iridium Runners," said Luca Da Rios, CEO and executive
producer, Playstos Entertainment. "It’s an ideal addition to the PlayStation 2
system’s catalog of racing games and now SouthPeak gives us the opportunity to
bring it to consumers across the globe."
Iridium Runners will feature several
game modes, from full-championship to single-race, with the highlight being
split-screen multiplayer. The multiplayer function is split into traditional
free-for-all racing and a tactically rich team mode that allows for CPU players
to fill space where human adversaries aren’t available. The team mode features
teams of two players each, with each team racing for the finish line while also
attempting to hamper the efforts of their opponents with the available
collectables. The game is rendered in a cartoon-style format with visuals that
underline the futuristic nature of the overall concept.
For more information about Iridium
Runners please visit
www.iridiumrunners.com or to learn more about SouthPeak Games go to
www.southpeakgames.com.
