LEGO INTERACTIVE AND EA RELEASE
BIONICLE: MATORAN ADVENTURES AND GALIDOR: DEFENDERS OF THE OUTER DIMENSION FOR
THE GAME BOY ADVANCE
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., October 28,
2002 – In preparation for holiday travel, LEGO Interactive and Electronic Arts
(NASDAQ: ERTS) announce the North American release of two adventure titles for
the Game Boy® Advance. Based on two successful LEGO toy ranges, BIONICLE:
Matoran Adventures shipped last week and GALIDOR: Defenders of the Outer
Dimension will be released on October 29. Both titles offer perfect travel time
entertainment for kids of all ages.
About GALIDOR: Defenders of the
Outer Dimension
Players take on the role of hero Nick Bluetooth — straight out of the hit ABC
Family TV series — and find themselves in an Outer Dimension on an
action-packed quest to free friends who have fallen into the clutches of the
evil tyrant, Gorm. With the ultimate goal of finding the portal to GALIDOR and
ridding the Outer Dimension of its wicked ruler, Nick encounters many challenges
and menacing foes along the way. Armed with the awe-inspiring ability to "glinch"
or absorb the attributes of enemies he defeats, Nick can fly, jump, grapple and
navigate through his adventures. GALIDOR: Defenders of the Outer Dimension has
both 2D and 3D environments to explore across 21 levels.
About BIONICLE: Matoran Adventures
The game is set around the elementally themed regions of the island of Mata Nui
– a tropical paradise, with rugged mountains, great lakes and mighty volcanoes.
Players of this fun hand-held platform game will guide Matoran and Turaga
characters (the brave villagers and elders of Mata Nui) on an incredible
adventure facing many obstacles and enemies and finally defeating the Bahrag,
the great enemy of Mata Nui and its inhabitants. In the game, players must
avoid and overcome the mighty Rahi beasts and the ravenous bug-like Bohrok, as
they solve puzzles, avoid traps, open doors and activate switches to reveal
hidden chambers in each of the environments. BIONICLE: Matoran Adventures is
based on the most successful toy range in LEGO company history, BIONICLE.
BIONICLE: Matoran Adventures was
developed by UK-based Argonaut Games plc and GALIDOR: Defenders of the Outer
Dimension was developed by Tiertex Design Studios, also based in the UK. Each
game is rated "E" for Everyone and carries an MSRP price of $29.95. For more
information about GALIDOR: Defenders of the Outer Dimension visit
www.GALIDOR.com and for BIONICLE: Matoran Adventures, go to
www.BIONICLE.com.
About LEGO Interactive
The interactive division was established in 1996 and has its worldwide
headquarters near London. Our mission is to create world-class interactive
entertainment for young gamers aged 6-12, based on LEGO intellectual property
and brand values. As part of the LEGO Group, we have access to unique brand
recognition as well as formidable marketing power within our target market. The
interactive division is led by a strong senior management team of talented
interactive media industry professionals. For more information, please visit
www.LEGO.com/interactive.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world’s
leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic
Arts posted revenues of more than $1.7 billion for fiscal 2002. The company is
the leading software developer for video game systems including the PlayStation
2 computer entertainment system, the PlayStation , Nintendo GameCube™, Xbox™
video game system from Microsoft, personal computers and the Internet. The
company publishes and distributes software worldwide. Electronic Arts markets
its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA SPORTS BIG™, EA GAMES™ and
EA.COMSM.
Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS, EA
SPORTS BIG and EA GAMES are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic
Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. EA.COM is a service mark of EA.com
Inc. LEGO, the LEGO logo and BIONICLE are trademarks of the LEGO Group. GALIDOR
is a trademark. 2002 CinéGroupe and the LEGO Group. Game Boy Advance is a
trademark of Nintendo.
