Micro Machines V4
MICRO MACHINES returns to video gaming as Codemasters confirms plans for MICRO MACHINES v4
Revival of classic racing series confirmed for PlayStationÂŽ2, PSPâ˘, PC and Nintendo DS⢠â first game details and screenshots revealed
It's been called "the most playable game in the world"* and was the party game of choice for a gaming generation, and now a MICRO MACHINES video game is set to return to game screens as Codemasters today announces the revival of its classic series.
A smash-hit series through the 1990s, Codemasters, has once again secured the rights to the miniature vehicles for an all-new video game that promises a real return to the MICRO MACHINES game's much loved, all-out fun, racing gameplay. The property is under license from the Hasbro Properties Group, the intellectual property development arm of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS).
MICRO MACHINES v4 game, titled as a sequel to the last MICRO MACHINES game from Codemasters, is now in development for PlayStationÂŽ2, PC, PSP⢠and Nintendo DSâ˘. Scheduled for a summer 2006 release, development is back with the team at Supersonic Software, creators of some of the most acclaimed MICRO MACHINES games and more recently Mashed and Mashed: Fully Loaded.
Mixing miniature mayhem with maximum multiplayer racing, MICRO MACHINES v4 game will arrive packed with knockabout, breakneck racing in the fastest scale miniatures, complete with explosive weapon power-ups. Letting you loose with hundreds of vehicles, each with distinctive performance abilities, you'll be racing your inch-long miniature motors on the wildest tracks where everyday household objects appear immense in size and can become lethal hazards.
Sport cars, street racers, stock cars, 4x4s, beach buggies, lowriders and muscle cars are just some of the MICRO MACHINES models you'll be taking out on the improvised tracks around the MICRO MACHINES house, garden and â for the first time â beyond!
Fans of classic MICRO MACHINES games will rejoice in the return of some of the series' most popular racing arenas. Spin out around the breakfast table littered with cereal spills, tear through the kitchen, turbo boost around the pool table (while avoiding the treacherous pockets), or hit the gas as you drive around the rim of the bath, carefully negotiating the ferocious waters pouring over the edge of the bath.
As well as the familiar feel-good environments, MICRO MACHINES v4 game sees your racing world expand further than any previous MICRO MACHINES game. Go beyond the house and garden tracks and discover what it's like to race across house roofs, in the sewers, through supermarkets, museums and even down to the farm, with its danger-packed chicken coop!
Of course, it wouldn't be MICRO MACHINES without an arsenal of power-ups and weapons to collect and use on your opponents while you're racing. The MICRO MACHINES v4 game brings all the favourites back, including âthe car-mounted giant hammer!
With much more unique game content yet to be revealed, the MICRO MACHINES v4 game is set to capture the dynamic, fast, fun gameplay of its classic predecessors when it launches in summer 2006 for PlayStationÂŽ2, PSPâ˘, PC and Nintendo DSâ˘.
Source:
Press release (10th March 2006)
Micro Machines V4
Miniature mayhem â maximum multiplayer racing!
PlayStation 2, PSP, Nintendo DS, PC | Summer 2006
Mixing miniature mayhem with maximum multiplayer racing, Micro Machines V4 will arrive packed with knockabout, breakneck racing in the fastest scale miniatures, complete with explosive weapon power-ups. Letting you loose with hundreds of vehicles, each with distinctive performance abilities, youâll be racing your inch-long miniature motors on the wildest tracks where everyday household objects appear immense in size and can become lethal hazards.
Fans of classic Micro Machines games will rejoice in the return of some of the seriesâ most popular racing arenas. Spin out around the breakfast table littered with cereal spills, tear through the kitchen, turbo boost around the pool table (while avoiding the treacherous pockets), or hit the gas as you drive around the rim of the bath, carefully negotiating the ferocious waters pouring over the edge of the bath.
As well as the familiar feel-good environments, Micro Machines V4 sees your racing world expand further than any previous Micro Machines game. Go beyond the house and garden tracks and discover what itâs like to race across house roofs, in the sewers, through supermarkets, museums and even down to the farm, with its danger-packed chicken coop!
Then thereâs an arsenal of power-ups and weapons to collect and use on your opponents while youâre racing; Micro Machines V4 brings all the favourites back, including âthe car-mounted giant hammer!* Engage in madcap competition racing with your micro motors on the wildest tracks around your house, garden and beyondâŚ
Spin out round the kitchen, turbo boost around the pool table or hit the gas as you drive round the rim of the bath. Micro Machines takes you onto the worldâs 50 fastest improvised racetracks!
Multiplayer and single player game modes with practice, battle and tournament challenges.
Earn credits to unlock tracks and cars then trade online.
25 vehicle types with 750 cars to collect or trade. Or, up the stakes when you play for keeps with âPink slip racingâ
Use your arsenal of 25 weapons and power ups to blast your opponents with the plasma gun or send homing missiles to throw them off course.
Track editor that allows you to choose your own route through selected environments then challenge your friends to do battle.
Title: Micro Machines V4
Formats: PlayStation 2, PSP, DS, PC
Developer: Supersonic
Publisher: Codemasters
Release: Late June 2006
Web: www.codemasters.com
Source:
Press release (10th May 2006)
Miniature mayhem - maximum multiplayer racing! * Let loose with hundreds of vehicles, each with distinctive performance abilities, you'll be racing your inch-long miniature motors on the wildest tracks where everyday household objects appear immense in size and can become lethal hazards * Spin out round the kitchen, turbo boost around the pool table or hit the gas as you drive round the rim of the bath. Micro Machines takes you onto the world's 50 fastest improvised racetracks plus Track Editor * 25 vehicle types with 750 cars to collect or trade, an arsenal of 25 weapons and power ups to blast your opponents with, plus hilarious multiplayer and single player game modes
Source:
www.playstation.com
Contributed by Sciere, Starbuck the Third.