Antz Extreme Racing Speeds To a Store Near You

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Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Empire Interactive, Vivendi Universal Games and L.S.P. today announced Antz Extreme Racing is now available on retail shelves for gamers of all ages to enjoy. The videogame features DreamWorks' lovable characters from its blockbuster movie, Antz. Developed by SuperSonic Software Ltd., Antz Extreme Racing is retailed at the suggested price of $29.99 for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft and $19.99 for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system and PC. Antz Extreme Racing has an ESRB rating of "E" (Everyone).

"Antz is a timeless license for fun family entertainment," said Jimmy Lamorticelli, General Manager for North America. "Antz Extreme Racing is a great holiday purchase."

Antz Extreme Racing is a fast-paced racing game based around the characters created in the hit computer animated movie Antz. This unique action game has four very different types of racing transportation: driving, flying, leaf boarding, and running. Gamers play a single "ant" competing in a colony of 10 million other ants. The goal of the game is to rise through the ranks to be the "number one ant" by competing in four diverse race categories. Each ant will have its own championship path consisting of 15 to 25 separate challenges. As championships are won, players can then choose from additional ant characters to play. There are six different Antz available, for a total of 80 challenges.

Antz Extreme Racing Features:

  • New and innovative competition structure
  • Multiple modes of transportation
  • Original vehicle designs
  • Huge variety of challenges
  • Rich, life-like organic racing environments
  • Playable by up to four players in split screen mode

Visit the Antz Extreme Racing Website for more information: http://www.antzextremeracing.com/

The first CGI animated feature from DreamWorks Pictures, Antz captured the hearts of viewers the world over with those amazing insects brought to life by the technical wizards of DreamWorks/PDI, the company's Palo Alto-based computer animation division. Antz has instilled in everyone the memory of excitement, humor, and high-tech visual quality.

The film went on to gross over $179 million at the worldwide box office and has sold 9 million units to date on home video and DVD.

Further information about Empire Interactive and its products can be found at: http://us.empireinteractive.com/ .

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Source: Empire Interactive; Vivendi Universal Games