New Dukes of Hazzard Video Game
Now Available Nationwide
Ubisoft’s The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee
hits
PlayStation 2 and Xbox
San
Francisco, CA – September 28, 2004
– Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, today announced
that
The Dukes of HazzardTM:
Return of the General Lee
is now available in retails stores for the PlayStation
2 computer
entertainment system and the
Xbox(tm) video game system
from Microsoft, for a suggested retail price of $29.99. Licensed by Warner
Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developed by Ratbag Games,
The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee
is a humorous, action racing game that combines a mission-based adventure with
arena-style driving.
About
The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee
Set in Hazzard County, players step into the shoes of Bo and Luke Duke as they
race to win prize money in order to save the local orphanage from Boss Hogg’s
latest crooked scheme. With the help of the ever-popular Daisy Duke, Uncle Jesse
and Cooter, the good ol’ boys go up against the villainous Boss Hogg and, his
bumbling cohorts Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane and Deputy Enos in order to win the
Hazzard County Derby. Just like the television show,
The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee
is filled with wild off-road action, gravity-defying stunts and
adrenaline-pumping car chases.
Game
features include:
-
The Dukes
world, the way fans want it:
Players
explore a virtual Hazzard
County full of stunts, races, chases and adventures all tied together by a new
story. -
Dukes
Celebrity and Music:
Full cast represented from the show, with voice-overs and likenesses from John
Schneider (Bo Duke), Tom Wopat (Luke Duke), Catherine Bach (Daisy Duke), James
Best (Roscoe P. Coltrane), Ben Jones (Cooter) and Sonny Shroyer (Enos Strate).
Also included is Waylon Jennings’ signature theme song. -
Dukes
Vehicles:
Players can drive a variety
of vehicles including the General Lee, the Black Charger, Uncle Jesse’s
Pickup, Daisy’s Road Runner, Cooter’s Tow Truck, Rosco and Enos’s Police
Cruisers, Boss Hogg’s limousine and the infamous
"Double Zero",
the only car to ever beat the General Lee. -
Hair-Raising Chases and Stunts:
Take on Rosco and Boss Hogg
in a single-player Adventure Mode containing over 15 missions,
and an unlockable two player
split-screen mode
featuring destruction derby
battles, head-to-head competition and hot pursuit.
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About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is an international
producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products. A
leading company in the multimedia industry, Ubisoft has grown considerably,
especially through its strong and diversified lineup. In addition to steadfastly
continuing to partner with several high-profile companies, Ubisoft has also
confirmed its presence on the global market by developing its own exceptional
properties. Founded in 1986 in France, Ubisoft is now present on every
continent, both through offices in 21 different countries including the United
States, Morocco, Germany and China and through sales of products in over 50
countries. The group is dedicated to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge
videogame titles to consumers around the world. Ubisoft generated a turnover of
ç 508 million for the 2003-2004 fiscal year, up 22.5% at a constant exchange
rate over the previous fiscal year. To learn more, visit
www.ubi.com.
About Warner Bros.
Interactive Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc., a
Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is a premier licensor and a developer of
entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future
platforms, including consoles, PC-based gaming and wireless applications.
About Ratbag
Founded in 1993, RATBAG is based in Adelaide, Australia. RATBAG is privately
owned by co-founders Greg Siegele, Chief Executive Officer and Richard Harrison,
Chairman, growing from a multi-tasking band of 20 hard-core games creators to 55
highly focused games producers, designers, programmers and artists to produce
our range of niche and high performance racing and action games. RATBAG’s focus
at present is spread between PlayStation® 2, X-Box(tm) and PC and plans to
develop games for GameCube(tm) in the foreseeable future. Two distinct Action
and Racing divisions at RATBAG work with a dedicated Technology team and Test
department. To learn more, visit
www.ratbaggames.com
THE DUKES OF HAZZARD and all related characters
and elements are trademarks of and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
