Video Gaming News - February 2003
San Francisco, CA (February 4, 2003) - Ubi Soft Entertainment and Jive
Records today announced that the song Madder, from GRAMMY-nominated group
Groove Armada's new album Lovebox, will provide the signature music for
the upcoming game Rayman 3 Hoodlum Havoc.
"Like Rayman himself, Groove Armada has a hip, edgy feel, combined with a
healthy dose of fun - and they both get lots of love from critics and fans
alike. It's an inspired pairing," said Tony Kee, vice president of marketing for
Ubi Soft Entertainment. "'Along with voices from John Leguizamo and Billy West,
top-notch production values, an epic story, adrenaline-fueled combat and
heavy-duty superpowers, 'Madder' makes Rayman 3 a major contender this spring."
From Ubi Soft:
"Madder" will be featured in a rollicking clip that will serve as the
pre-release trailer (which hits the Internet today) and the in-game running demo
sequence. The latest installation of the 11 million-plus best-selling hit series
finds Rayman, the action hero with helicopter hair and no physical arms or legs
to hold him back, fighting heinous Hoodlums and hanging with an irreverent cast
of characters in a series of twisted, tripped-out psychedelic 3D worlds.
In the sequence, 'Madder,' a rambunctious dub-hop funk-rock tune with vocals
from MC M.A.D., thumps as a horde of Rayman's enemies gather. Though menacing,
the villains are no match for the limbless hero, who vanquishes them in the air,
on land, and in water, drawing on a host of new powers including the Heavy Metal
Fist and the Throttle Copter. Available online at http://www.rayman3.com/us, the
97-second clip provides just a hint of the breathtaking graphics, surreal
worlds, challenging gameplay, and intense strategic combat that players will
enjoy when the game hits shelves.
"Groove Armada plays sold-out shows all over the world; they've sold 1.2
million albums, and their music is in high demand for soundtracks and
commercials for the likes of Nike and Mitsubishi," said Julia Lipari, senior
vice president for special projects/marketing for Jive Records. "Videogames are
the next natural frontier for the band, and we're stoked that they're making
their debut in Rayman 3 - it's a trippy, exciting blast of fun, and it
complements the music perfectly."
Rayman® 3 Hoodlum Havoc will be available in March 2003 on all
next-generation platforms including PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system,
Nintendo GameCube(tm), Nintendo Game Boy Advance, the Xbox(tm) video game system
from Microsoft, and PC CD-ROM. Terms of the agreement between Ubi Soft
Entertainment, Jive Records and Groove Armada were not disclosed. Music
supervision and licensing was arranged by On Board Entertainment.
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