| Contact: Laura
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338-9551 or
Laura@highwatergroup.com MAJESCO,
INC. PROVIDES FAST-PACED PUZZLE ACTION WITH FORTRES FOR GAME BOY ADVANCE Multi-Player
Strategy Game Available at Launch of Nintendo’s New Handheld Gaming System EDISON,
NJ, February 01, 2001 – Melding fast-paced addictive puzzle action with combat
strategy, Majesco, Inc. announces Fortres for Nintendo’s forthcoming Game
Boy Advance system. Slated for release this summer and developed by Pipe Dream
Interactive, Majesco’s internal development studio, Fortres offers both
single and multi-player action in which players are challenged to build
castle-like structures while simultaneously attacking and ultimately
destroying their opponents’ edifice. “Fortres’
unique combination of puzzle-action and combat strategy delivers a completely
addictive and compelling game play experience that’s well positioned to take
advantage of the diverse demographic in the hand held market,” said Dan
Kitchen, Vice President of Handheld Development for Majesco. “We’re
confident that the hardcore gamer will wholeheartedly embrace the awesome
multi-player dynamics, while the more casual gamer will appreciate the
short-learning curve and user-friendly interface.” In
Fortres, each level is unique and set in different time periods from the Stone
Age and Medieval Era, to swashbuckling Pirates and the last frontier of space.
Using a variety of building components reminiscent of each particular time
period, players must first build their castles as each building block falls
from the top of the screen onto the playing field. Once the structures are
complete, players strategically position weapons onto their ‘fortres’ to
begin the battle, in addition to utilizing certain block combinations to bring
monsters to life to support their conquest. As
full-scale assaults ensue on each ‘fortres’, players may choose from an
array of Twerp Characters to aid in the repair of their own structure, or help
advance the destruction of their opponent’s castle. The battle continues
until one player has completely destroyed their opponent’s structure. By
utilizing the Game Boy Advance link feature, Fortres allows gamers intense
multi-player competition, playing head-to-head against the computer or other
opponents. In
addition to Fortres, Majesco has announced plans to release an impressive 10
titles for the Game Boy Advance system in 2001. These include Iridion 3D,
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, Aerial Aces, Jelly belly, and Earthworm Jim. About
Majesco Founded in 1986 and based in Edison, NJ, Majesco, Inc. is a leading
developer, publisher and distributor of software for interactive entertainment
platforms including Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment and Sega hardware
systems. Most recently, Majesco’s internal development studio, Pipe Dream
Interactive, released Rogue Spear for the Dreamcast, the sequel to their
best-seller, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six and Frogger 2 for Game Boy Color.
Additional information about Majesco, Inc and Pipe Dream Interactive can be
found on the World Wide Web at <http://www.majescosales.com/>. #
# # # Laura
Heeb Sr.
Account Manager HighWater
Group PR 305
Madison Ave. Suite
#4500 New
York, NY 10165 (212)
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