Ubi Soft® Ships Deathrow - Xbox Exclusive, Team Combat Game
Posted by benadmin on Wednesday, October 23 2002

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - October 23, 2002 - Ubi Soft Entertainment, one of the world's largest video game publishers, today announced that it shipped its fast-paced, brutal team combat game, Deathrow, to U.S. retail stores. Deathrow is an exclusive title for the Xbox(tm) video game system from Microsoft, combining the lightning-fast gameplay of third-person action games, adrenaline rush of fighting games and the cooperative team play and gritty roughness of rugby to offer a unique gameplay experience. Deathrow is rated "M" for mature and has an MSRP of $49.99.

"Deathrow is the perfect blend of fighting and sports game, delivering the adrenaline rush action gamers want, in large, quick doses," said Matthieu Boulard, producer for Ubi Soft Entertainment. "Deathrow is extremely addictive thanks to its pure unbridled gameplay, highly-polished artificial intelligence, badass characters and breathtaking arenas that include what many are calling the best textures since Halo."

About Deathrow
Deathrow is a brutal fighting sport where the fastest, toughest players are victorious and the slow and weak are defeated. The object of the game is to win matches however you can, either by scoring as many points as possible before time runs out, or by severely injuring your opponents and removing them from the field of combat.

" Feel the rush as you beat the pulp out of your opponents using back-breaking holds, blood-splattering punches and fast sliding kicks that knock the competition to the floor.


" Team up with a friend and go for a team K.O. as you electrify the crowd, stomping your enemies and scoring.

" Earn money by winning matches, injuring your opponents and exciting the audience, to attract star players and train your current team making them stronger by any means necessary.

" Engage in fierce hand-to-hand combat against your friends, enemies, or highly-intelligent AI opponents that don't just get mad, they get even!



Deathrow Features:
" Multiplayer support for up to 8 players
" Realistic mature language
" More than 150 unique characters and 18 playable teams,
" 140 fighting + shooting moves
" Highly detailed characters, using more than 55 bones and 7000 polygons for realistic character shape and lifelike movement

" Facial animation capable of blinking, talking, expressing pain, anger, happiness and more
" The ability for users to import their own music
" More than 15 combat arenas, all with unique architecture and gameplay elements
" Team management component allowing you to customize your own team
" Build players' statistics from match to match while gaining speed and power bonuses




About Xbox
Xbox (http://www.xbox.com/) is Microsoft's future-generation video game system that delivers the most powerful games experiences ever. Xbox empowers game artists by giving them the technology to fulfill their creative visions as never before, creating games that blur the lines between fantasy and reality. Xbox is now available in North America, Japan, Europe and Australia.

About SouthEnd Interactive
SouthEnd Interactive is a Swedish game developer founded in 1998. SouthEnd Interactive is dedicated to deliver exceptional computer games aimed at the serious gamer demanding high performance, cutting edge graphics and game play to match. Their mission is to create the most visually stunning games ever seen with new innovative ways of delivering excellent playability. To aid this, SouthEnd Interactive is developing a highly advanced 3D engine and character animation system to suit today's as well as tomorrow's demands for visually compelling games. For more information about SouthEnd, visit http://www.southend-interactive.com

About Ubi Soft Entertainment
Ubi Soft Entertainment is an international producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products. A leading company in the multimedia industry, Ubi Soft's strong and diversified line-up has grown considerably, as has Ubi Soft itself. As well as steadfastly continuing to partner with several high-profile companies, Ubi Soft has also confirmed its presence on the global market by developing its own exceptional properties. Founded in 1986 in France, Ubi Soft is now present on every continent, both through offices in 22 different countries including the United States, Brazil, Morocco, Germany and China and through sales of products in over 50 countries. The group is dedicated to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers around the world. To learn more, visit www.ubi.com.

Xbox is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. ©2002 Ubi Soft, Inc. All rights reserved. Ubi Soft Entertainment and the Ubi Soft logo are registered trademarks and Deathrow is a trademark of Ubi Soft, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.