Gaming News - July 2006
Los Angeles, CA (July 28, 2006) - Sierra Entertainment today announced
that it is creating Scarface: Money. Power. Respect. for the PSP.
From Sierra:
Licensed by Universal Studios Consumer Products Group and developed by
FarSight Studios, Scarface: Money. Power. Respect. will allow gamers to relive
Tony Montana’s epic rise to power in the drug-fueled world of 1983 Miami and is
expected to be available at retail stores in October 2006.
Sierra Entertainment will also release Scarface: The World Is Yours, an
open-world action game, in Fall 2006. Scarface: The World Is Yours is being
developed by Radical Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment
system, the Xbox video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows
PC.
Inspired by the epic film’s original storyline, Scarface: Money. Power. Respect.
will thrust gamers into a deep and engaging strategy game as Tony Montana, where
the goal is to battle and defeat competing drug cartels and conquer Miami
turf-by-turf, eventually becoming the one-and-only Kingpin of the city.
“Scarface: Money. Power. Respect. will challenge players to strategically direct
Tony Montana’s legendary and meteoric ascent to the biggest drug kingpin in
Miami,” said Cindy Cook, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer for Vivendi Games.
“Using the PSP platform’s advanced functionality and multiplayer capabilities,
Scarface: Money. Power. Respect. will deliver a unique and challenging strategy
experience combined with real-time combat that is fully immersed in the
authentic world of the film.”
Featuring both single- and multi-player modes, Scarface: Money. Power. Respect.
will challenge players to make critical strategic decisions to rise from humble
beginnings to directing an army of henchmen and hired gunmen through detailed
scenarios of conquest and domination.
In the story-based single-player mode, gamers will complete a series of missions
based on scenes from the original movie to conquer “turfs” in Miami. Players
will need to direct large-scale citywide strategic commands to complete their
conquest as well as direct street-level real-time combat. The game will
challenge gamers to handle larger territory, additional adversaries and new
profit-making opportunities through increased drug trafficking.
The wireless multi-player mode pits up-to-four gamers playing as criminal
cartels in a race to make money and conquer turf. The multi-player battle begins
with a “Land Grab,” where each cartel lays claim to their share of Miami.
Through turn-based strategy showdowns and real-time combat, each player will
manage the production and distribution of drugs while building up enough cartel
strength to overpower adversaries, take their turf and eventually, rule the
Miami drug scene.
Scarface: Money. Power. Respect. is scheduled to ship in October 2006 for a
suggested retail price of $39.99, with an expected ESRB “Mature” rating.
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