THQ Ships “Disney’s Atlantis:
The Lost Empire” for Game Boy Advance
CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.–Sept. 28,
2001–THQ Inc. (Nasdaq:THQI) announced the release of "Disney’s Atlantis: The
Lost Empire" for Game Boy(R) Advance.
Previously released on the Game Boy
Color system, "Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire" is making its debuting on the
all-new 32-bit Game Boy Advance system. The game is available at major retail
outlets nationwide.
"We are delighted that `Disney’s
Atlantis: The Lost Empire’ is among our 16 Game Boy Advance titles scheduled to
release this year," said Peter Dille, vice president-marketing, THQ.
"Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire"
for Game Boy Advance features 10 different levels filled with a variety of
challenging puzzles and exciting game play action. As Milo, players will explore
caves, giant ships and large underwater cities with the help of familiar
characters from the movie. This adventure-based game hinges on searching and
collecting crystals before an epic battle against Rourke, the evil mercenary
captain.
For more information on THQ’s
holiday 2001 line-up, visit www.thq.com.
Disney Interactive, part of the
Disney Consumer Products division of The Walt Disney Company, develops, markets
and globally distributes a wide variety of interactive entertainment,
educational and sports CD-ROMs and video games. For more information on Disney
Interactive’s products, visit
www.disneyinteractive.com.
THQ Inc. develops and publishes
interactive entertainment software worldwide for a variety of hardware platforms
including PC CD-ROM, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Sony, Nintendo
and Microsoft. The THQ Web site is located at
www.thq.com.
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Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current
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