Maximo: Ghosts to Glory Now Available

CAPCOM'S NEW HERO MAXIMO LAUNCHES IN MAXIMO™: GHOSTS TO GLORY WITH A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR MARKETING CAMPAIGN

SUNNYVALE, Calif. - February 12, 2002 - Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of console video games, today announced the release of Maximo: Ghosts to Glory, an all new 3-D action adventure game for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment. An original creation and collaborative effort between Capcom Digital Studios and Capcom Japan, Maximo: Ghosts to Glory is inspired by Capcom's immortal Ghosts'N Goblins series. Maximo players will delight in reliving many classic features from the series and relish the humorous gameplay of five challenging worlds. The launch of Maximo: Ghosts to Glory is backed with a multi-million dollar marketing campaign that includes television advertising, a nationwide radio promotion, print advertising, public relations, point-of-purchase support and demo disk program reaching more than 3.5 million consumers. Total impact of the campaign is well over a billion impressions. Maximo carries a "T" rating from the Entertainment Software Rating Board.

"Maximo: Ghosts to Glory is a fun game with massive consumer appeal," said Todd Thorson, director of marketing, Capcom Entertainment. "Maximo is the result of a unique combination of amazing development talent: a brilliant musical score, incredible graphics and artwork design from one of Japan's most popular artists. However, the real essence and success of the game is the emphasis on gameplay first and foremost. The game has already received critical acclaim from the trade, press and consumer communities. We are thrilled to have another hit on our hands."

Capcom's marketing campaign includesa national television campaign on network prime, syndication and cable that kicks off at February launch. A nationwide radio promotion in the top 30 markets runs from February 18 to March 1. A multi-tiered print advertising campaign runs in dedicated video game publications and consumer magazines such as Mad magazine and D.C. Comics. The point-of-purchase materials created include standees, posters, register wraps, counter cards and in-store videos. Custom-made Maximo T-shirts, action figure and Ghost'N Goblins inspired boxer shorts act as pre-sell incentives. A line of strategy guides will be available at launch.

In Maximo: Ghosts to Glory, players control the fate of the gallant hero Maximo who returns home to find his kingdom in shambles. Notonly is the countryside filled with hordes of the roaming undead, thanks to his once trusted advisor Achille, but the scoundrel has imprisoned four beautiful sorceresses and forced Maximo's beloved, Sophia, to marry him. Maximo must also confront the GrimReaper himself as Achille's actions create havoc resounding throughout the underworld. Presented in a playful setting, Maximo must rescue the four sorceresses, restore good to the kingdom, kick Achille's butt and get back his girl.

Players in Maximo: Ghosts to Glory will enjoy:
· More than 40 special abilities, moves and power-ups to discover!
· Dynamic Changing Environments - With Achille's drill breaking up the land, the game playfields rise, fall, and collapse creating skill based challenges and obstacles.
· Progressive Character Customization - Each player can customize his character with new skills, abilities and weapons based on player preferences. A wide variety of skill and weapon upgrades are available as Maximo progresses through the game.
· Unique Continue System - Players must collect spirits to earn 'death coins' that can be used to pay off the Grim Reaper and gain continues.
· Full 3D Worlds - Maximo lives and fights in an expansive, fully realized 3D polygonal world. Level design allows for true 3D movement and interaction.
· Art Developed by Famed Artist - All of the game characters were designed by Susumu Matsushita, one of Japan's leading artists.
· Classic Game Play - Maximo is a return to the classic thinking in game play design. It's simple, fun and highly addictive and can be enjoyed by players of all ages.
· Challenge Stages - Advanced players can gain additional challenge stages, rewarding the player with new game play and added abilities.
· Tutorial System -The action doesn't stop in order to teach new players how to play. Players will be instructed as the game progresses.
· All powerful and resourceful shield - Maximo's shield can be used to defend Maximo, thrown like a weapon or powered up in many ways including attracting lightning to creating tornadoes, calling a meteor storm from the sky, or transforming the shield into a flaming blade to slice through enemies.
· Maximo's appearance changes as the game progresses - At different times, Maximo maybe outfitted to wear a helmet or earn new armor, be magically transformed into "old man Maximo," "baby Maximo," or even find himself stripped down to his underwear after losing his armor.

Capcom Entertainment, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, isa wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom Co., Ltd. A leading force in the multi-billion dollar interactive entertainment industry, Capcom's legacy spans 22 years of entertaining video gamers. Capcom develops, markets, and distributes home video games forthe PlayStation® game console, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, and Nintendo® GameCube, and Xbox™ video game systems, Game Boy® Color and Game Boy® Advance Systems, and coin-operated games. Worldwide recognizable product lines include the Resident Evil, Street Fighter, Mega Man, Breath of Fire and Onimusha series. Headquartered in Osaka, Japan, the company also has offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong, London, and Sunnyvale, California. The company is publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange codenumber 9697.
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