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PATRIOTS UNITE TO UPHOLD FREEDOM IN MIDWAY’S HELICOPTER-ACTION VIDEOGAME FIREBLADE™

 

Nonstop Action and Thundering Weaponry Delivered in Deadly Military Helicopter-Action Game for Next-Generation Consoles

 

CHICAGO – June 17, 2002 – Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading software industry publisher and developer, announced today that Fireblade, an all-new military helicopter-action game, has shipped for the PlayStationâ2 computer entertainment system and is scheduled to ship in fall 2002 for the Nintendo GameCube and the Xbox video game system from Microsoft.

            Players experience the deadly impact of war firsthand in Midway’s all-new military chopper-action videogame, Fireblade.  Dropping players behind the throttle of deadly military attack choppers, Fireblade challenges gamers to complete dozens of intense combat missions, with day and night objectives, in real world locales.

“Fireblade delivers an original take on the helicopter combat game genre with intense, fiery missions that combine visceral combat and warlike strategic plots that will challenge the finest action gamers around,” said Helene Sheeler, vice president of marketing, Midway. 

Blasting through 18 missions in four campaigns, players navigate their lethal military chopper through whizzing gunfire and thundering explosions.  Fireblade military choppers are loaded with all of the state-of-the-art weapons needed to save the world: Sniper Cannons, Swarm Missiles, EMP Weapons, Rail Guns and Laser-Guided Homing Missiles.  Multiple camera angles let players zoom in and out of the frenzied action, which takes place over treacherous environments such as the Swiss Alps, Arizona Desert, Amazon Jungle and the Arctic Circle.  In order to conquer terrorist enemies, Fireblade pilots can run silent in stealth mode, evade enemies with thermal imaging sensors and prevent raising alarms by remaining undetected with EMP weapons. 

To add even more action to the Fireblade experience, the game DVD contains content featuring a mini-documentary titled “The Roar of War,” created from actual combat helicopter footage.

 

Fireblade PlayStation 2 Key Features:

·         Eighteen Missions in four campaigns in an amazing variety of lush environments including the Swiss Alps, Arizona Desert, Amazon Jungle and the Arctic Circle.

·         Take the helm of two distinct choppers - fly a carrier chopper for transport and rescue missions or pilot the Vendetta attack helicopter for assault missions.  Each features a unique flight dynamic.

·         Multiple deadly, hi-tech weapons including Sniper Cannons, Swarm Missiles, EMP Weapons, Rail Guns and Laser-Guided Homing Missiles.

·         Feel the rush of turbo upgrades as the helicopter partially transforms and exhibits its blinding jet aircraft speed.

·         Run silent in stealth mode, evade enemies with thermal imaging sensors and use the EMP weapon to disable mechanical equipment while remaining undetected.

·         DVD content featuring a mini-documentary titled “The Roar of War,” which was created from actual footage of combat helicopters in action.

 

Midway Games Inc. is a leading developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment software.  Midway videogames are available for play on all major videogame platforms including the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox video game system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy® Advance.  For more information about Midway Games visit www.midway.com.

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