WHO CAN IT BE NOW? I-NINJA TO THE RESCUE!

San Jose, Ca., (November 17, 2003) - Leading video games developer and publisher Namco Hometek Inc. announced today the Shuriken Challenge for I-Ninja, its popular third person action adventure character-based game.  Available at http://www.ininjagame.com/challenge,  the Shuriken Challenge invites players to get a first taste of I-Ninja in a fun, competitive format, with the winner taking home a $500 shopping spree from GameStop.  In the challenge, players use a computer mouse to move Ninja around his surrounding environment and click the mouse to throw shurikens at evil Ranx army members.  Successful elimination of the Ranx earns points for Ninja, leading toward new Ninja belts.  Also available at http://www.ininjagame.com,  readers can preview the recently released official trailer for the game or here at GameZone: http://downloads.gamezone.com/demos/d10459.htm

Additionally today, Namco Hometek Inc. announced I-Ninja has been approved for manufacturing for Nintendo GameCube and the Xbox® videogame system from Microsoft. The game is scheduled to arrive on store shelves in December.  I-Ninja will also ship for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system later this month.

I-Ninja delivers an adrenaline-charged action-adventure experience in beautifully detailed environments; each uniquely designed to challenge the rookie protagonist Ninja and his special abilities.  With a small, earthlike planet called “The World” as his stage, Ninja travels from beaches to mountains and beyond earning new Ninja belts, recovering lost relics and facing his ultimate nemesis.  Along the way, he fights a cast of challenging enemies and overcomes obstacles as he attempts to outwit guardians, masters, mini bosses and evil army henchmen.  Challenging the powers of gravity, Ninja grinds rails, hovers long distances with a sword-copter, utilizes powerful chains and grapple hooks, runs on walls and performs other smart-aleck ninja moves to navigate through any situation.  Ready to get your Ninja on?  Visit http://www.ininjagame.com  for more information.

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About Namco Hometek Inc.

Namco Hometek Inc. is the U.S. consumer division of Namco Limited, a Tokyo-based world leader in the high-tech entertainment industry. Based in San Jose, CA, Namco Hometek Inc. is an award-winning video games publisher for the next generation game consoles. Namco has created some of the industry's greatest video game franchises: Tekken®, SOULCALIBUR®, Dead to Rights®, Pac-Man World , Ridge Racer®, Time Crisis® and Ace Combat®. For more information about Namco and its products log onto www.namco.com.

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I-Ninja & © 2003 Argonaut Games PLC.  Licensed exclusively to Namco Hometek Inc.

TEKKEN®, SOULCALIBUR®, PAC-MAN WORLD , Ridge Racer®, Time Crisis® and ACECOMBAT® are the trademarks or registered trademarks of Namco Limited in the United States and/or other countries.
Dead to Rights® is the trademark or registered trademark of Namco Hometek Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

 

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