Video Gaming News - October 2003
Los Angeles, CA (October 27, 2003) - Vivendi Universal Games today
announced that Battlestar Galactica has gone gold and will ship to North
American retailers on November 18th for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
From VU Games:
Set 40 years before the events of the classic TV series, Battlestar Galactica
follows the adventures of fledgling Viper pilot, Ensign William Adama on his
fist assignment onboard the Galactica. As Adama, players will engage in awesome
arcade action as they take control of the hottest fighters in the galaxy, and
tangle with dozens of swarming Cylon fighters in massive space battles.
Additionally, players will get a chance to pilot a wide array of ships, from
sleek vipers to heavy bombers and take command of an elite cadre of wingmen that
increase in experience and skill as the game unfolds. The title has been rated
"T" by the ESRB and carries descriptors for mild violence.
"For the first time ever, fans of the classic series as well as action gamers
alike can take control of the celebrated Colonial Viper and engage in the
frenetic dogfights that helped make the show a hit," said Michael Pole, VU
Games' Senior Vice President of Product Development. "With cinematic quality
visuals, intuitive controls and a mythological storyline, Battlestar Galactica
is the next epic saga in the franchise's history."
Developed by Warthog Studios in conjunction with Vivendi Universal Games,
Battlestar Galactica takes players to the furthest reaches of space in a
desperate attempt to stop the evil machinations of the Cylon Imperious Leader.
The game's mythic storyline will unfold over a series of Hollywood-style
cinematic cut-scenes as well as an in-game story driven missions including
search and destroy sorties in the legendary Colonial Viper, bombing runs over an
alien water world and an escape from a Cylon stronghold in an enemy Raider. Each
ship will feature their own unique flight characteristics, and players will be
able to customize their weapons loadouts on the fly to suite their style of
play. Additionally, as players successfully complete missions they will be
assigned wingmen to aid them in the fight.
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