Video Gaming News - January 2004
San Francisco, CA (January 27, 2004) - SEGA of America today announced
the launch of SEGA GT Online for the Xbox.
From SEGA:
The first simulation racer on Xbox to offer Xbox(tm) Live support, SEGA GT
Online allows up to 12 players to compete simultaneously in white knuckle,
dead-heat races guaranteed to challenge both their driving skills and their
ability to trash talk.
Developed by SEGA WOW with both car enthusiasts and casual gamers in mind, "SEGA
GT Online" is a gear head's nirvana. With more than 165 rides to choose from,
including 40 all-new vehicles, and a pulse-pounding soundtrack of hot
up-and-coming Indy bands, "SEGA GT Online" is a release gamers will be playing
for months. And at a value-priced $19.99 (MSRP), Xbox racing fans will be able
to add the title to their game library.
"'SEGA GT Online' represents an extraordinary value for racing fans who desire a
huge stable of cars combined with pulse-pounding Indy rock and intense online
competition," said Scott A. Steinberg, vice president of entertainment
marketing, SEGA of America, Inc. "SEGA WOW has gone full-throttle to leverage
Xbox(tm) Live capabilities to deliver new and innovative gameplay features such
as Navigator mode."
In addition to the new cars, "SEGA GT Online" offers up new tracks, weather
effects, and special time-triggered events. It also capitalizes on the strengths
of online play by presenting two innovative new modes never before seen in a
racer: Team Battle and Navigator. In both modes, players have to work together
to win races as teammates. XBN Magazine dubbed the nerve wracking, treacherous
Navigator mode: "The first real innovation for the genre since Gran Turismo hit
the scene."
Gamers who own a save file from "SEGA GT 2002" can select the "SEGA GT Online"
PERK function that allows them to use existing items and unlock all available
cars in Quick Battle and Chronicle modes. The "SEGA GT Online" soundtrack
features more than 40 songs from legendary punk rockers New Bomb Turks to
today's hottest up and coming Indy rock bands like Supersuckers, Ted Leo and the
Pharmacists, The Oranges Band, Lag Wagon, Swinging Utters, and The Real
McKenzies. SEGA GT Online is rated "E" for Everyone and is available at
retailers nationwide for an MSRP of $19.99.
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