Majesco Ships Advent Rising for Xbox

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MAJESCO
ENTERTAINMENT LAUNCHES  INTERGALACTIC ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME AS ‘ADVENT
RISING’ SHIPS TODAY FOR XBOX®

 

Six-Week ‘Race to Save Humanity’ Million Dollar
Play-and-Win Contest Starts June 9

 

EDISON, N.J., May 31, 2005 – An epic saga begins
as Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ:


COOL), an innovative provider of digital entertainment
products and content, today announced
Advent Rising, the first in a blockbuster trilogy of sci-fi action
video games, has shipped to retail outlets nationwide.  Available now for the
Xbox® video
game system from Microsoft, and for personal computer on June 30,
Advent Rising thrusts players into
an intergalactic tale punctuated with innovative game play, stunning visuals,
and a gripping storyline created in collaboration with award-winning sci-fi
novelist, Orson Scott Card.

 

Majesco is supporting the launch of
Advent Rising with its “Race to
Save Humanity” Million Dollar Play-and-Win contest beginning on June 9.  Made
possible only through Xbox™ Live
and running only for six weeks, the contest offers the first 500,000 eligible
consumers who find hidden ‘A’
icons within the Xbox game a chance to win hundreds of weekly prizes and one
grand prize of $1,000,000. 

 

“With Advent
Rising we not only wanted to create an innovative experience, but
develop an entire universe in which players could completely immerse
themselves,” said Ken Gold, vice president of Marketing for Majesco.  “Advent
Rising’s masterful approach to graphics and game play mechanics
coupled with the tremendous literary vision of Orson Scott Card will captivate
the mind and emotions of the player, while pushing the boundaries of gaming to
an exciting new level.”

 

“What I found most interesting about collaborating
with Majesco and GlyphX Games on Advent
Rising was their sincere desire to create a game in which the story
served as the springboard for all the other elements,” added Orson Scott
Card.  “Creating an engrossing story is paramount in establishing credibility
with players and allows them to connect with what’s happening on screen for a
much more meaningful experience.”

In Advent
Rising, a common legend pervades the galaxy – that of a powerful,
ancient race that will one day unite the universe.  Millions of cultures from
vastly distant worlds revere and hallow these mythological beings known as
Humans.  One race, the Seekers, know Humans actually exist and are threatened
by their potential power.  Under the guise of benevolent explorers, the
Seekers travel throughout the galaxy in a desperate attempt to eradicate any
Human society they unearth.

 

Players assume the role of Gideon Wyeth, a remnant
of the last human outpost, on the brink of discovering the incredible powers
that lay dormant within him.  It is these powers the Seekers are so desperate
to suppress.

 

Exciting features in
Advent Rising include:

  • Unprecedented single-player action which allows
    gamers to continue playing through the thrilling cut-scenes rather than just
    watch them thus keeping them completely immersed in the world;

  • Revolutionary Flick-Targeting control scheme
    allows for acrobatic movement and precise targeting of enemies while quickly
    switching between weapons and powers;

  • Innovative game design allows players to make
    decisions that effect the outcome of their individual game play experience;

  • Wield an arsenal of awesome weapons, all with
    unique alternate fire abilities, and develop amazing superhuman powers
    including energy blasts, levitation and energy shields;

  • Intense vehicular combat allows players to fly,
    drive and battle with a variety of vehicles;

  • Players can easily switch from third to
    first-person point-of-view;

  • Originally composed soundtrack performed by
    award-winning 70-piece Hollywood orchestra and members of a legendary
    tabernacle choir.  Live orchestral and vocal elements are utilized to create
    a variety of musical themes played throughout the game;

  • Built using next-generation Unreal technology,
    integrated with the Karma physics engine;

  • Unique cut-scene management feature allows
    players to pause, skip, or replay cinematic sequences;

  • Downloadable content from Xbox Live and PC
    online;

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 support.



 

Additional
information about Advent Rising
and the “Race to Save Humanity” contest can be found at:

www.adventtrilogy.com.


 


About Majesco Entertainment Company


Headquartered in Edison, NJ, Majesco Entertainment Company
(NASDAQ:

COOL)
is an innovative provider of digital entertainment products and
content.  The Company’s three product lines include Games, which includes
highly anticipated titles such as Advent
Rising and JAWS™ Unleashed;
Videos, which highlights the Company’s platform-independent video compression
technology; and Gadgets, which includes innovative digital entertainment
products like Frogger®
TV Arcade.  More information about
the Company can be found online at

www.majescoentertainment.com. 


 

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