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X Marks the Spot for Crash Bandicoot
First Character-Based Game Franchise Hits Xbox With Enhanced
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex Shipping in First Quarter 2002
Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Interactive,
Inc. announced today that it will release an enhanced version of Crash
Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex(TM) for the Xbox(TM) video game system from
Microsoft in first quarter 2002.
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex for Xbox follows the same high-energy storyline as Universal Interactive's popular holiday 2001 release of Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system. In a nonstop action-adventure, Crash must travel by land, sea and air to restore order to the world and defeat his arch-nemesis and creator, the evil Dr. Neo Cortex. "Universal Interactive's decision to ship Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex for Xbox was determined by Crash's consistent and overwhelming popularity worldwide," said Jim Wilson, president of Universal Interactive. "Now a new generation of gamers will have the chance to play Crash on a brand new, powerful system that shows him off to his best advantage." The new version of the title utilizes the enhanced graphical capabilities of Xbox to produce the most realistic special effects ever seen in a Crash game including a new fur coat for the orange marsupial. "It's exciting for the Xbox gaming community to see the legendary Crash Bandicoot appear on Xbox as our first well-established, character-based franchise of 2002," said J Allard, General Manager, Xbox Platform. Consumer feedback has been incorporated to improve the playability of the game. Level load times have been significantly reduced and hints are provided to the player at strategic points throughout the game. Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex offers exceptional replayability with more than 40 hours of gameplay, multiple play modes, time trial sequences, and five bosses in more than 30 levels. The Crash Bandicoot franchise has sold more than 24 million units worldwide, with more than 10 million units sold in North America alone. Developed by U.K.-based Traveller's Tales, Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex is rated E for Everyone (MSRP $49.99). About Universal Interactive, Inc. Universal Interactive, Inc. develops and publishes innovative interactive entertainment for next generation game consoles and PC platforms based on original content and Universal Studios character, movie, and television franchises. About Vivendi Universal Publishing Vivendi Universal Publishing (VU Publishing), the publishing division of the world's second largest communications group (Vivendi Universal), is an international leader in multi-platform publishing and content distribution. As one of the top three players in the global publishing market and the only publisher with an international reach, the Company's key content areas include literature, reference, education, games and consumer press. VU Publishing publishes content in four major languages, including English, French, Spanish and Portuguese, and has strong local publishing brands, including Anaya, Atica, Houghton Mifflin, Knowledge Adventure, Larousse, Nathan and Scipione. In the games category, VU Publishing is a leading publisher of online, PC and console-based games. Its studios include Blizzard Entertainment, Sierra Entertainment and Universal Interactive. About Xbox Xbox is Microsoft's future-generation video game system that delivers the most powerful games experiences ever. Xbox empowers game artists by giving them the technology to fulfill their creative visions as never before, creating games that blur the lines between fantasy and reality. Xbox is now available in North American at the estimated retail price of $299.99.* * Actual retail price may vary. MAKE YOUR OPINION COUNT - Click Here SOURCE Universal Interactive, Inc. [] 
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