3DO Launches the First 'Trick-Based' Freeskiing Game for PlayStation 2

Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The 3DO Company (Nasdaq: THDO) today announced that the Jonny Moseley Mad Trix game for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system has been approved by Sony Computer Entertainment America and is currently being manufactured. The Jonny Moseley Mad Trix game will ship December 26, 2001, just in time for skiing season and the upcoming Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Jonny Moseley Mad Trix game is the first trick-based freeskiing game ever made for the PlayStation(R)2 system. Maximizing the PlayStation(R)2 system's capabilities, the game uses a state-of-the-art engine to create unique and stunningly photo-realistic environments. In the Slopestyle mode, you race through fantastical environments such as snowed-in San Francisco, Las Vegas, Rome, Machu Picchu and many other cities, pulling off sick tricks and competing for medals, sponsors and fame.

"With all the snowboarding games out there it's time there was a video game about freeskiing," commented Moseley. "I'm glad I was able to work with The 3DO Company to help bring a virtual version of my sport to the PlayStation(R)2 system."

An aggressive and innovative marketing campaign backs the launch of the Jonny Moseley Mad Trix game, including numerous corporate sponsorships and partners. In addition to a national television, print and web campaign, The 3DO Company has partnered with Yahoo!, Chevy Trucks, Jones Soda Company, Bolle, Salomon, Freeskier Magazine, Freeze Magazine, Rossignol, Phenix, Volki, Matchstick Productions, Orage, Getfreestickers.com, Line, Dragon, Leedom International, Head, Palm Pictures, and Dean Cummings' H2O Heli-Guides to promote the game.

Choose between professional freeskiers Jonny Moseley, Tanner Hall, Evan Raps, Vincent Dorion, or a host of outrageous fictional characters to assist you in tackling the course. The Slopestyle courses are man-made, with half-pipes, quarter-pipes, kickers, picnic tables, big air ramps, and rails, all used to rack up huge trick points. Become famous enough, and you will be the star of your own ski movie.

Other features of the game include:

Tame some of the world's tallest peaks including Mount Everest and Mount Kilimanjaro in Big Mountain Mode.
Over 150 individual tricks to learn including moves that could never be done on a snowboard.
All tricks and skiing animations use motion capture data captured from Olympic Gold Medal winner Jonny Moseley and X Games Gold Medallist Tanner Hall.
Star in your own ski movie via advanced camera and replay functions.
Soundtrack featuring Saliva's Click Click Boom (from their gold debut, Every Six Seconds) and artists from Palm Pictures including Seven Channels, The Mad Capsule Markets, and Super Human Strength.

One of the most dynamic American contenders for Olympic gold in the 2002 Winter Games, Jonny Moseley won the gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, for the freestyle mogul event. He revolutionized skiing by bringing a non-traditional, "extreme" style to the event, and became world famous for his trademark jump, the 360 mute grab. He came home a national hero, and is as popular in mainstream America as he is with hardcore freeskiers. In 2000 he won the Freeze U.S. Freeskier Slopestyle event, as well as a silver medal in the Big Air event at the 1999 Winter X-Games.

More information about The 3DO Company and 3DO products can be found on the Internet at www.3do.com.

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