Video Gaming News - October 2002
Westlake Village, CA (October 16, 2002) - TDK Mediactive Inc.
announced that its Robotech games have shipped for the Nintendo
entertainment systems. Robotech: Battlecry for the GameCube and Robotech: The
Macross Saga for the GameBoy Advance are on their way to store shelves. Robotech:
Battlecry is also available for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
We are very excited to bring these Robotech action-adventure titles to the
Nintendo platforms, said Stefan Serwe, vice president of marketing, TDK
Mediactive. We are confident that the many Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy
Advance owners will have an equally enjoyable gaming experience as will the
legion of loyal Robotech fans.
From TDK Mediactive:
The titles are based on Robotech, the animated television series from Harmony
Gold, which first aired in 1985. The popular show combined giant transforming
robots with compelling sci-fi narratives and was the first major exposure to
Japanese animation for many in the United States. After 17 years, Robotech
maintains global fan support and continues to be broadcast in numerous countries
worldwide.
While supplies last, a special Collectors Edition of Robotech: Battlecry is
available exclusively through Electronics Boutique and GameStop. The limited
edition box set is packed with extra features, including the games soundtrack,
an exclusive t-shirt, art and more.
About Robotech: Battlecry
Robotech: Battlecry, developed by Vicious Cycle, is a fast paced,
third-person action shooter based on the extremely popular animated TV series.
Players assume the role of a new character Jack Archer, a fighter pilot in the
Robotech Defense Force. As the intense storyline unfolds, Jack battles it out
with the invading Zentraedi alien armada utilizing his versatile Veritech
Fighter, a giant transformable mechanized robot that can convert into a
high-flying jet fighter, a 40-foot tall humanoid robot, or a hybrid unit that
combines elements of both. With a plot set in parallel to the original TV show,
Jack encounters classic Robotech characters including, Rick Hunter, Lynn Minmei,
Lisa Hayes and even old foes such as Khyron. The stylized, cel shaded animation
game spans more than 45 missions set in city ruins, canyons, the skies above
Macross City, space, foreign planets and the rings of Saturn.
About Robotech: The Macross Saga
Robotech: The Macross Saga, developed by Lucky Chicken, is a classic shooter
that artfully mixes side-scrolling and forced perspective gameplay, where
players control one of the characters from the Robotech series, as they try to
save Earth. Players battle it out against Zentraedi forces in the transformable
Veritech or armored Destroids with up to two people taking on the alien armada
in co-op play. A multiplayer option allows up to four players to go head to head
via a cable link.
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