SPYRO A HERO’S TAIL™
HAS GONE GOLD
The popular purple dragon
returns this November in his greatest adventure ever!
LOS ANGELES (October 4, 2004) – Vivendi Universal
Games (VU Games) announced today that Spyro A Hero’s Tail™,
the next installment in the popular video game franchise, has gone gold. The
fiery purple dragon will land on retail shelves nationwide this November in
his biggest adventure yet for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system,
the Xbox®
video game system from Microsoft and
Nintendo GameCube™.
Developed by UK-based Eurocom Entertainment Software, the new 3D action
platformer will feature five fully-playable characters and brand-new Spyro
breath attacks, power-ups and moves.
“Without a doubt, A Hero’s Tail is the
biggest, boldest and greatest Spyro adventure to date,” said Michael
Pole, EVP of Worldwide Studios, VU Games. “Everyone’s favorite purple dragon
has allied himself with old friends and recruited new ones in a humorous
adventure spanning lush dragon realms that gamers of all ages will certainly
enjoy. Spyro is definitely back – and he’s back in a big way!”
Spyro must save the Dragon Realms from the Evil Red Dragon who has planted
light-sapping Dark Gems all over the Dragon Realms in an attempt to capture
and control the world. With the help of his allies, Spyro must seek out and
destroy all of the Dark Gems to return the lands back to normal and to save
the Dragon Realms from the evil dragon’s tyrannical control. Full of brand
new dragon powers and abilities, gadgets, lush environments and playable
characters, Spyro A Hero’s Tail is the greatest Spyro adventure
ever!
Spyro A Hero’s Tail will be
available in November 2004 on PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube for a
suggested retail price of $49.99, with an ESRB “E” rating. For more
information, customers can visit
www.spyrothedragon.com.
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 Entertainment®;
Crash Bandicoot®, Spyro The Dragon™,
Ground Control®, Empire Earth®, Tribes®
and
Leisure Suit Larry™.
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“Spyro A Hero’s Tail” interactive game 2004 Universal Interactive, Inc.
Spyro and related characters are ™ and Universal Interactive, Inc. All
rights reserved.
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Xbox is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States
and/or other countries.
TM, (R) and Nintendo GameCube are
trademarks of Nintendo. (C) 2001 Nintendo.
