This Summer, You Are the Shark as Majesco Entertainment Ships 'Jaws(TM) Unleashed'
This Summer, You Are the Shark as Majesco Entertainment Ships 'Jaws(TM) Unleashed'
Video Game Adaptation of Classic Movie Makes Waves on PlayStation(R)2, Xbox(R) and PC
EDISON, N.J., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ:COOL), an innovative provider of digital entertainment products and content, today announced it has shipped JAWS Unleashed for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, Xbox(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and the personal computer. The video game is developed through a licensing agreement with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group.
"More than thirty years after its theatrical release, JAWS lives on in popular culture as one of the most memorable and truly terrifying movies of all time," said Ken Gold, vice president of marketing, Majesco Entertainment. "We're proud to adapt this landmark film into a unique interactive experience that lets you play as one of Nature's most powerful and fearsome creatures, the Great White Shark."
Amity Island is growing, making corporate connections with prestigious companies like Environplus to improve the Island's economy. Unfortunately the increased population around the Island and recent industrial activity has also attracted one of Earth's most fearsome creatures -- YOU, a Great White Shark.
JAWS Unleashed delivers a free-roaming experience in an underwater environment teaming with life. As JAWS, players will connect with the primal instinct to continually feed or risk starvation. JAWS can perform a variety of underwater, surface and air attacks to terrorize the island community and destroy everything in its path. In addition, gamers can enjoy the thrill of the hunt to the instantly recognizable John Williams score from the original film.
Other exciting game features include:
* Authentic themes and locations from the JAWS film universe;
* More than 10 meticulously detailed, destructible environments in both
indoor and outdoor locations;
* Sneak, chase, escape and destruction missions in free-roaming
environments around the island and out in the open ocean;
* The ability to unleash real-time damage on intelligent enemies, vehicles
and structures;
* A variety of stunning underwater, surface and air attacks via a user-
friendly combat system;
* Advanced dismemberment engine provides multiple points of disconnection;
* Multiple side challenges where players can master specific tasks that
enable them to upgrade JAWS' abilities;
* Fearsome arena bosses like killer whales, giant squid, powerful boats
and more;
* Shark Vision which enables players to see and lock on their victims from
afar.
Developed by Appaloosa Interactive for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC, JAWS Unleashed is currently available nationwide for a suggested retail price of $29.99 for consoles and $19.99 for PC. To view the latest trailer or additional game information, visit www.Jawsthegame.com.
About Jaws
Based on the popular bestseller by Peter Benchley, directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Richard Zanuck and David Brown, Jaws both fascinated and terrified audiences, breaking box office records upon its release in 1975. Filled with heart-stopping tension and stunning power, the powerful film launched director Steven Spielberg's phenomenal commercial success and won three Academy Awards(R): Best Sound, Best Original Score and Best Film Editing. In addition, the memorable score by John Williams won a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Score' and was named one of the Top 100 Films by the American Film Institute.
Jaws also introduced the predatory shark as a new cinematic icon and struck a primal chord with audiences who connected overwhelmingly with the film's mixture of action adventure, terror, and moments of hilarity. The impact was so enduring that audiences never looked at the water the same way again in this suspenseful story of an eastern seaboard community terrorized by a giant white shark.
About Universal Studios Consumer Products Group
Universal Studios Consumer Products Group (USCPG) is responsible for global licensing and retail strategies as well as building brand recognition of the extensive catalogue of NBC Universal properties. Universal Studios Consumer Products Group is a unit of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80% owned by General Electric and 20% owned by Vivendi.
About Majesco Entertainment Company
Headquartered in Edison, NJ, Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ:COOL) is an innovative provider of digital entertainment products and content, with a focus on publishing videogames for leading portable systems such as the PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R)Portable) system, Nintendo DS(TM) and Game Boy(R) Advance. Current product line highlights include Age of Empires: The Age of Kings(R) for the Nintendo DS(TM), Guilty Gear Judgment for the PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R)Portable) system and JAWS(TM) Unleashed, as well as digital entertainment products like Frogger(R) TV Arcade. Majesco now offers Game Boy(R) Advance Video versions of the beloved DreamWorks Animation movies Shrek, Shrek 2 and Shark Tale. More information about Majesco can be found online at www.majescoentertainment.com.
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Jaws is rated PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned -- Some Material May Be Inappropriate For Children Under 13). Please consult www.filmratings.com or www.parentalguide.org for more information.
Source: Majesco Entertainment Company
CONTACT: Rachel Tannenbaum, for Majesco Entertainment Company,
+1-212-338-0077 x.309 or rachel@highwatergroup.com
Web site: http://www.majescogames.com/
http://www.jawsthegame.com/
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