Atari Ships Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure

June 6, 2006 – Atari, Inc. today announced that Dragon Ball®: Advanced Adventure for the Game Boy® Advance has shipped to retail stores nationwide. Expanding on its best-selling Dragon Ball Z® brand of interactive games, Atari’s release of Dragon Ball®: Advanced Adventure is the only game on GBA that gives fans the chance to experience the origins of the Dragon Ball universe and Goku’s® rise to power. Developed by Dimps, the creative team behind past Dragon Ball Z hits including Budokai, Budokai 2, and Budokai 3 for PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure is rated ‘E10’ for Everyone 10 and older.

In Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure, players will have the opportunity to relive all of Goku’s childhood adventures through a blend of exciting, authentic gameplay that includes side-scrolling, fighting and flying. In addition to the most exhilarating aspects of DBZ® combat are sequences featuring all of Goku’s childhood techniques and 18 exciting levels in story mode. Based on the Dragon Ball animated series, this “prequel” to Dragon Ball Z gives players the chance to experience Goku’s ascension to one of the greatest superheroes in animation, manga/comic book history.

“Atari’s Dragon Ball Z games have succeeded because of their ability to authentically capture the distinct characteristics and exciting action of the series,” said Emily Anadu, Atari Product Manager. “We are thrilled to offer fans a new spin on the franchise by allowing them to experience the origins of the DBZ® universe and the rise of Goku, one of anime’s most beloved characters.”

“Not only is Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure the best Dragon Ball game yet released, it’s also an enjoyable, good-looking, technique- filled action game…” says Nintendo Power Magazine in the May 2006 issue.

Atari’s lineup of Dragon Ball Z products is the gold standard of anime-based video games, with more than 10 million units sold since May 2002. For additional information about Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure, please visit www.atari.com/dragonballz.

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