THQ® SHIPS TOXIC GRIND
EXCLUSIVELY FOR XBOX
First Story-Driven, Mission Based
BMX Game
CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.
– October 21, 2002 – THQ® Inc. (NASDAQ NMS: THQI) today announced that Toxic
Grind, the first story-driven, mission-based BMX game has shipped exclusively
for the Xbox™ video game system from Microsoft. Toxic Grind immerses players in
a completely unique, story-driven experience, where they must “ride for their
life” as fictional BMX rider Jason Hayes. Toxic Grind is now available at major
retail outlets nationwide.
“Toxic
Grind brings something different to the
extreme sports videogame genre,” said Peter Dille, Vice President of Marketing,
THQ. “Toxic Grind is more
than just learning how to pull off tricks. Mission and story-based gameplay adds
another level of interactivity rarely seen in actions sports games.”
About
Toxic Grind
Toxic Grind
is a mission-based game set in a
dark futuristic world, where contestants are snatched from the past to compete
in the future’s deadly new television program. Jason Hayes, a pro rider from the
year 2002 and other rogue riders have been injected with a deadly toxin by Von
Blass. With poison in their veins, Hayes and the other riders are forced to
compete as contestants on a show where death equals ratings. The only way to
survive is to avoid deadly obstacles like spike pits and furious lightning
bolts, pull off insane tricks and avoid Dixon’s evil henchmen.
Toxic Grind
features 10 diverse worlds, each with different themes set to locations from the
past, present and future. Areas include a futuristic New York City, the ancient
Greek Pools and the mysterious Sherwood Forest. A dynamic playfield enables
gamers to launch off ramps, traverse moving platforms and grind rails that
change shape to expose hidden areas. The storyline unfolds through comic
book-style cinematics that maintain the feel of a twisted and futuristic world.
Two-player competition will allow riders to compete head-to-head through seven
levels of action and adventure.
About THQ
THQ Inc. is a leading, worldwide developer and publisher of
interactive entertainment software for a variety of hardware platforms including
PC CD-ROM, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Sony Computer
Entertainment America Inc., Nintendo and Microsoft. The THQ web site is located
at www.thq.com. The THQ Wireless site is
located at www.thqwireless.com.
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