VIVENDI UNIVERSAL GAMES UNVEILS DEVELOPER
BEHIND THE INCREDIBLE HULK™ FOR THE GAME BOY® ADVANCE BASED ON MARVEL COMICS’
POPULAR SUPER HERO™
Pocket Studios Specializes In Creation of
Handheld Games
LOS ANGELES, CA (May 6, 2003) – Vivendi
Universal Games announced today that Kent, England-based Pocket Studios is
developing the handheld video game The Incredible Hulk for Nintendo Game Boy®
Advance. The video game is based on the enormously popular original Marvel
classic comic book series The Incredible Hulk™.
Players must guide the Hulk through six
destructible worlds including military compounds, barren deserts, subterranean
cities, underground caves, and earth’s distant future. Thirty-three intense
levels of gameplay challenge players to defeat infamous villains from the
original Hulk comics.
"Vivendi Universal Games is confident that
Pocket Studios will successfully provide the excitement of The Incredible Hulk
legacy while pushing the envelope on gameplay mechanics," said Luc Vanhal, North
American President & COO of Vivendi Universal Games. "Vivendi Universal Games is
dedicated to delivering the essential aspects of Hulk to his fans in the form of
interactive handheld entertainment."
Established in 1999, Pocket Studios has grown
to become one of the world’s premiere developers of games for Nintendo’s Game
Boy® hand-held video game system. Pocket Studios has assembled a team of more
than 25 people to work with the world’s leading publishers to create quality
handheld titles.
"The Incredible Hulk license presented a
terrific new challenge for Pocket Studios, driving the team to exploit the
capabilities/push the limits of the GBA in order to create enjoyable gameplay
that authentically recreates the Hulk’s abilities," said David Williams,
development director at Pocket Studios. "The animation system and destructible
scenery technology we created really helps bring the Hulk alive within the game,
allowing players to freely roam multiple objective environments destroying
scenery and objects in their path."
About The Incredible Hulk Video Game
The Incredible Hulk video game for the Game
Boy Advance is based on the original Marvel Comics’ classic series’ The
Incredible Hulk and Tales to Astonish comic books from Stan Lee and Jack Kirby,
among others – telling the true origin and initial tales of the world famous
green goliath. Players must guide the Hulk, smashing their way through military
compounds, barren deserts, subterranean cities, underground caves, and even
earth’s distant future in order to escape from the never-ending conflict…until
finally, the Hulk faces off with the most lethal creation of gamma radiation,
the evil Abomination!
About Marvel Enterprises, Inc.
Marvel Enterprises, Inc. is a leading global
character-based entertainment company that has developed and owns a library of
over 4,700 characters, which have entertained generations around the world for
over 60 years. Marvel’s operations are focused in entertainment and consumer
product licensing and comic book publishing. Marvel’s creative teams at its
Marvel Studios, Marvel Comics and Toy Biz divisions support the development of
feature films (and DVD/video), video games, TV series and toy lines based on its
characters. Marvel also licenses its characters for use in a broad and growing
range of consumer products and services including apparel, collectibles, foods
and promotions. Marvel Comics is a leading global comics publisher and an
invaluable source of intellectual property; Marvel Studios works with studios to
develop feature film and entertainment projects; and Toy Biz is a recognized
creative force and leader in toy design, sales and marketing that develops and
oversees both licensee and in-house toy lines. For additional information visit
http://www.marvel.com.
About Vivendi Universal Games
Headquartered in New York, Vivendi Universal
Games (www.vugames.com)
is a global leader in multi-platform interactive entertainment. A leading
publisher of PC, console and online-based interactive content, Vivendi Universal
Games’ portfolio of development studios includes Black Label Games, Blizzard
Entertainment, Coktel, Fox Interactive, Knowledge Adventure, NDA Productions,
Sierra Entertainment and Universal Interactive. Through its Partner Publishing
Group, Vivendi Universal Games also co-publishes and/or distributes interactive
products for a number of strategic partners, including Crave Entertainment,
Interplay, Majesco, Mythic Entertainment and Simon & Schuster, among others.
Marvel, The Incredible Hulk and all
related comic book characters: TM & (C) 2003 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights
reserved.
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