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Time Warner Interactive PR
'Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars(TM)' Previews at the Winter
Consumer Electronics Show
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6 -- Today at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show,
Time Warner Interactive, Inc., Games Division announced the preview of
"Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars(TM)" on the Sega(TM) Genesis at
the St. Tropez hotel in suite 2903. Time Warner Interactive has an
exclusive three-year, multi-platform license with Wayne Gretzky,
all-time NHL scoring leader and four time Stanley Cup winner.
Additionally, a license was signed with The National Hockey League
Players' Association (NHLPA) to provide the games with real player
names, profiles and statistics. "Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA
All-Stars" captures the realism of hockey by using advanced 3D imaging
of real players' motions, by building the gaming engine on
professional hockey players' profiles and statistics, and by using the
talents of sports game specialists to design the game. The first
product in the line will be developed for the Sega Genesis and is
expected to ship in April 1995 for an estimated street price of
$54.95.
"We're putting together a powerhouse hockey game with the competitive
features that will please veteran hockey fans and will have new
initiates in the game immediately," commented Mark Beaumont, Senior
Vice President Product Development and Marketing at Time Warner
Interactive, Games Division. "We have a lot of experience creating
sports titles such as the all-time best selling baseball video game,
'R.B.I. Baseball, ' and creation of the unprecedented 3D rotating
court in 'Dick Vitale's "Awesome Baby" College Hoops.' The sports
market is very competitive -- we're going for winners, by pulling
together the best technology, licenses, and talent."
"Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars" features actual NHLPA players
from 26 North American teams and 6 International All-Star teams. Real
player statistics and profiles are supplied by the NHLPA and updated
annually. With over 600 professional hockey players and all their
stats you have the talent at your disposal to compete and go for the
cup. The battery back-up feature tracks your wins, stats, penalties,
and injuries and lets you trade players, edit team line-ups and names,
from game to game so you can play a full 84 game season with playoffs.
"Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars" looks and plays realistically
because professional gameplay was captured on video and in 3D rendered
animations. The title features film footage of NHLPA players in
critical moments like face-offs, blocks and goal scoring. To capture
the real movements and character of Wayne Gretzky, Gretzky himself is
filmed for CD versions while wearing a special suit inlaid with light
sensors. Gretzky's actions are recorded with the light sensors and
then used to create a basic character outline or animated "skeleton"
on the computer. A graphics art package is used to then render the
animated hockey player; skating, passing, blocking, and scoring just
like the "Great One."
"Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars" puts the player on the ice and
in the action. With only three pushes of a button you can be playing
hockey! You have two styles of play: "Simulation," which operates
under real rules, or "Arcade" mode, a more rough and tumble version in
which "street" rules are the name of the game.
Draft some buddies with a four-player accessory to the Genesis or mix
in professional muscle with real player profiles and teams to play a
game of hockey that will get your heart pumping and puck flying.
Check out the action in "Practice" mode where you can play a regular
game, shoot-out, or team of choice without the pressure of winning for
tournament ranking. If you've got the stuff -- go for "Tournament"
play and compete with the pros, playing through a season, a
professional best of 7, an All-Star tournament or All-Team tournament.
Have it your way with the "Just Play" mode. It's an intelligent
"no-brainer" function that automatically customizes the game, set-up,
options and competition based on your history of preferences,
abilities, and hockey style.
The look of the game has a lot of thought and detail. The player
animations are 20% larger than images in competitive hockey games.
The user can get right into the game because of the unique
close-to-the-action perspective -- your view is at center rink, right
on the edge of the ice -- so you'll be right there for full screen
face-offs and all the plays. Referees appear in video with digitized
audio announcing penalties and goals. Details such as backwards
skating action and the sounds of puck slaps and stadium music add to
the realism.
Availability
The licenses with Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA provide that Time Warner
Interactive develop and distribute a line of interactive hockey
products for arcade and consumer systems. The first product will be
available for the Sega Genesis and is expected in the Spring of 1995.
Versions for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, PC CD-ROM, Atari
Jaguar(TM) and a powerful 3D arcade version are expected in Fall 1995.
Time Warner Interactive's growing line of sports games includes: the
"RBI(TM) Baseball Series," the most popular series in baseball video
games; "Payne Stewart Pro Golf(TM)," a true vision 3-D golf game;
"Dick Vitale's 'Awesome, Baby!' College Hoops(TM)" featuring a 3-D
scaling and rotating court; and "Kawasaki SuperBike Challenge(TM)"
using digitized Kawasaki motorcycle racing at its fastest in 15
circuits.
Time Warner Interactive, Inc., a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:
TWX), develops and publishes interactive consumer entertainment
products that span across platforms from location-based and video
arcade games, to video game cartridges and computer platforms
including: Sega(TM) Genesis(TM), Sega(TM) 32X(TM), Sega(TM) Game
Gear(TM), Super Nintendo Entertainment System(R), Game Boy(TM), CD-ROM
for IBM(R) and compatible computers, Macintosh(R), Sega(TM) CD, and
Atari(TM) Jaguar(TM), and interactive TV applications for
entertainment and gaming markets. All product names are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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