PEPPER RONI’S BACK AS EA AND LEGO
INTERACTIVE SHIP ISLAND XTREME STUNTS FOR MULTIPLE PLATFORMS
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., November 27,
2002 – Quiet on the set… and action! Join the excitement and take on the role
of stuntman extraordinaire, Pepper Roni, in Island Xtreme Stunts from LEGO
Interactive and Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS). The game, geared toward young
gamers, has been shipped for the Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance and the
PlayStation 2 entertainment system. The PC version will ship on December 3.
On a high energy movie set, players
can drive, fly, jet ski, motorbike and sky surf through five extreme stunt
action sub-games taking them all over LEGO® Island. A skate park allows Pepper
to hone his skateboarding skills with eight basic grabs plus spins, fakies and
grinds. Players can explore by foot, skateboard or (with the right driving
license) in any of the LEGO vehicles available to drive or fly. All of the
vehicles are based on the popular LEGO Island Xtreme Stunts toy line.
If all the stunt action gets to be
too much there are plenty of things to do just by exploring the Island itself.
For starters, talking to the friendly Islanders will lead players to discover
more than 20 quests. Also, hidden around the Island are collectible character
trading cards not to mention all of the LEGO bricks, which are the basic
building blocks for "Brickimals" – cool LEGO animals. In addition, a favorite
feature with younger fans is "toying"- the ability to change LEGO Island objects
at the touch of a button!
The Game Boy Advance version focuses
on four of the five stunt action games combined with four additional puzzle
games, including Pizza Overload and Trouble in Store. There also is a
multiplayer option in four of the mini-games with two of them accommodating up
to four players.
The PlayStation 2, PC and Game Boy
Advance versions of Island Xtreme Stunts were developed by UK-based Silicon
Dreams Ltd. and are rated "E" for Everyone. The PlayStation 2 console version
carries an MSRP price of $39.95, the PC MSRP is $19.95 and the GameBoy Advance
MSRP is $29.95. For more information about Island Xtreme Stunts visit:
http://info.ea.com/internal.php?id=201.
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. For
more information, please visit www.LEGO.com/interactive
.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, 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
develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for the Internet,
personal computers and video game systems. EA markets its products under four
brand names: EA SPORTS , EA GAMES , EA SPORTS BIG and EA.COMSM. More
information about EA’s products and full text of press releases can be found on
the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure
and the brick configuration are trademarks of the LEGO Group. 2002 The LEGO
Group. 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. PlayStation is a registered
trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Game Boy Advance is a trademark
of Nintendo.
