7th Febuary 2006 - Nokia today unveils Atari
Masterpieces Volume 2, the latest catalogue of classic
Atari arcade games for the N-Gage platform.
Atari Masterpieces Volume 2 brings eight of the most popular
original Atari arcade-games to the N-Gage world, including
Asteroids Deluxe, Crystal Castles, Centipede, Liberator,
Pong, Space Duel, Tempest and Warlords. Additional features
include four bonus unlockable Atari 2600 titles, including
2600 Air-Sea Battle, 2600 Canyon Bomber, 2600 Mini-Golf
and 2600 Video Checkers. |
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"We've teamed up with Backbone Entertainment, creators
of RIFTS®: Promise of Power TM and Shadow-Born to create
Atari Masterpieces Volume 2, the second heritage-rich Atari
games compilation compiled for the N-Gage - the gamers phone
," said Gregg Sauter, Director, Games Publishing, Nokia.
"These games play virtually identically to the originals,
but with an N-Gage twist; gamers can upload their high-score
onto the N-Gage Arena for new century bragging rights and,
as an added bonus, two people can play on one N-Gage together,
using the Hot Seat function."
Atari Masterpieces Volume 2 for the N-Gage will start shipping
in March 2006.
About the games:
Asteroids Deluxe: The sequel to Asteroids in 1981. Asteroids
Deluxe added new enemies and a powerful shield button, when
players experienced difficulties.
Centipede: Centipede pitted players against a never ending
barrage of spiders, fleas, scorpions and of course, centipedes
as they tried to fill the screen with mushrooms. The game's
fast paced action made it an instant classic.
Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles was one of the most beautiful
and puzzling games ever made. Players took control of Bentley
Bear as he explored mazes, trying to collect gems without
being caught by his enemies.
Liberator: Liberator is one of the rarer arcade games in the
Atari line-up - fewer than 800 arcade cabinets were produced.
The game has been described as Missile Command® in reverse!
Pong: The game that started it all. Legend goes that the original
prototype of the game was tested in a tavern in Sunnyvale,
California, and used a bread pan as its coin collector.
Space Duel: The only multi-player vector game ever released
by Atari - Space Duel first hit arcades in early 1982. Its
mix of fast action, Asteroids style play and bright colors
quickly made it a cult hit.
Tempest: Tempest was one of the most abstract, but addictive
games to ever hit the arcade. Originally trying to build a
3D version of another common Arcade game, it took a bad dream
to deliver the idea of plummeting down into the levels instead
of the other way around.
Warlords: Warlords first hit arcades in 1980 and launched
a multi-player revolution. Warlords allowed players to catch
a flaming ball and sling it at the castles of their foes.
About N-Gage
The N-Gage game deck is an innovative mobile device that is
creating an entirely new market for the games industry. Built
for active gamers, the N-Gage platform is the first mobile
and connected game deck to feature online high-quality 3D
multiplayer game play over Bluetooth wireless technology and
GPRS. The N-Gage device also offers unique online games services
as well as a comprehensive and growing games catalogue from
the leading game publishers. Nokia is the world leader in
mobile communications. Nokia and N-Gage are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Nokia Corporation.
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