Video Gaming News - September 2003
San Francisco, CA (September 4, 2003) - Ubi Soft Entertainment, Mattel
Inc., DC Comics and Warner Bros. Consumer Products today announced exclusive
collector's items for the upcoming videogame Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu.
From Ubi Soft:
Batman fans and toy collectors alike have a reason to celebrate! Ubi Soft
Entertainment joins with Mattel Inc., DC Comics, and Warner Bros. Consumer
Products to commemorate the launch of a new villain in the Batman universe by
creating special collector's items exclusively for the Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu
videogame. Developed and published by Ubi Soft Entertainment, 15,000 copies of
Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu Commemorative Edition will include an exclusive
Mattel(tm) Batman action figure and another 15,000 Commemorative Edition units
will include an exclusive Mattel Batgirl action figure. Both will be dressed in
classic costumes - Batman in his classic blue and grey costume and Batgirl in
classic black and yellow. These rare, Commemorative Edition products can be
purchased at GameStop and Electronics Boutique and are available now through
pre-order.
Additionally, comic book fans and gamers alike will be thrilled to learn that
an exclusive Commemorative Lithograph Edition for the Nintendo GameCube(tm) only
will include a four color, two-sided Sin Tzu lithograph designed by comics
legend and Sin Tzu co-creator Jim Lee. The Commemorative Edition lithograph
features both Sin Tzu and Batman on the front and Sin Tzu's biography on the
back, written by Sin Tzu co-creator Flint Dille. This exclusive Commemorative
Lithograph Edition for Nintendo GameCube is available now through pre-order at
and Electronics Boutique. All retailers will offer this exclusive product at
launch while supplies last.
Developed by Ubi Soft's Montreal Studios, Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu stays true
to the Batman franchise with intense, action-packed gameplay and challenging
villains. Featuring Batman's loyal allies Robin, Nightwing, and Batgirl, the
game also includes a brand new enemy unlike any Batman has ever battled, Sin Tzu,
plus three other villains never before seen in a Batman video game: Clayface,
Scarecrow, and Bane.
A master in the deadly art of war, Sin Tzu is driven by a lone desire - to
conquer. Scouring the world in search of only the worthiest adversaries, Sin Tzu
has descended upon Gotham City to defeat the Caped Crusader. Game features
include:
- Two-Player Cooperative Gameplay: Go at it alone as Batman or recruit
backup. Invite a friend into the battle as Nightwing, Robin, or Batgirl in
two-player cooperative fighting mode.
- 35 Batman Attacks: Topple Sin Tzu's soldiers of crime with more than
- 35 martial arts moves and dazzling combos.
- 12 Levels: Battle your way through the Gotham City Docks, Crime Alley,
Arkham Asylum and more.
- Play as Batman, Robin, Nightwing, or Batgirl in single-player mode:
- Each character features unique fighting moves.
- Bonus Content: 27 minute "Making of a Villain" documentary with commentary
by Sin Tzu's co-creators, comics legend Jim Lee and award-winning scriptwriter
Flint Dille.
Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu has an ESRB rating of "T" for Teen and will have a
suggested retail price of $39.99. It is scheduled to ship mid-October 2003.
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