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Ubi Soft
Entertainment today revealed it has been working with console and
handheld gaming experts Nintendo to bring fans of Rayman 3: Hoodlum
Havoc an innovative and truly challenging connectivity experience.
Players with GameCube and Game Boy Advance will be able to connect
the two platforms to enjoy an exciting multiplayer game and unlock
exclusive content.
Rayman 3 will include a special multiplayer game between two or four
gamers, allowing Nintendo GameCube players to test their skills in a
frantic race on roads built in real time by Game Boy Advance
players. Players will also be able to download 10 special maps as
well as a final challenge from the Game Boy Advance to the Nintendo
GameCube. The Nintendo GameCube format will also feature two bonus
maps and two exclusive videos.
Tony Kee, VP of Marketing for Ubi Soft Entertainment commented,
"By taking advantage of the unique connection between the two,
we'll be delivering extra content and an even more intense gaming
experience that rewards both cooperation and competition."
Expect to see Rayman 3 on shelves by March 2003.
Ubi Soft Press Release:
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Rayman 3 GameCube & GBA Connectivity Details
Ubi
Soft Entertainment, one of the world's largest video game
publishers, today unveiled Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance
connectivity features for the highly-anticipated title Rayman 3:
Hoodlum Havoc, to be released in March 2003. Players with Nintendo
GameCube and Game Boy Advance game systems will be able to connect
the two platforms to enjoy an exciting multiplayer game and unlock
exclusive content.
"Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc is the game to beat, on a Nintendo
GameCube or a Game Boy Advance," said Tony Kee, vice president
of marketing for Ubi Soft Entertainment. "By taking advantage
of the unique connection between the two, we'll be delivering extra
content and an even more intense gaming experience that rewards both
cooperation and competition."
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Using
a cable to connect their Game Boy Advance to their Nintendo GameCube will
allow players to enhance Rayman 3 in three exclusive ways:
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- Multiplayer Game: While the Game
Boy Advance player builds a road with Tetris-like blocks, the
Nintendo GameCube player speeds forward along the road as it
forms. Quick wits and teamwork are a must for this fast-paced
mini-game! Three gaming modes make things even more exciting:
- Great Escape: Put the pedal to
the metal to evade a dangerous pursuer
- Treasure Hunt: Collect valuable
treasures as time ticks away
- Competition: Use two Nintendo
GameCube controllers and two Game Boy Advance systems to create
a four-person face-off
- New Maps: Unlock and download
ten new maps for the Game Boy Advance from the Nintendo GameCube
using points collected from Rayman 3 for the Game Boy Advance.
- Final Challenge: Download and
tackle one final Game Boy Advance challenge after completing
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc on the Nintendo GameCube
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February
01, 2003 |
Jim - News
Contributor, GameCubicle |
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