id Software's Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War Hits Stores Nationwide
Santa Monica, CA - May 6, 2003 - Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) has
announced that id Software's Return to Castle Wolfenstein:
Tides of War for the Xbox video game system from
Microsoft is now available at retail outlets nationwide. id's new
hit for Xbox features the definitive multiplayer experience, including
squad-based warfare over Xbox Live or System Link, along with an
action-packed storyline for single player and two-player split-screen
cooperative action. The title has already received critical
acclaim including a 9.2 rating and "Editor's Choice" award from Official
Xbox Magazine, and "five out of five stars" from Maxim and FHM.
Developed by Nerve Software, Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of
War carries a suggested retail price of $49.99 and is rated "M" for
mature by the ESRB.
"It just doesn't get any better than the intense single-player,
cooperative and multiplayer action in Return to Castle Wolfenstein:
Tides of War," said Todd Hollenshead, CEO, id Software. "With
an epic single player and co-op campaign, as well as squad-based
multiplayer warfare, full support for all of the Xbox Live features like
buddy lists, the Xbox Live Communicator, and downloadable maps, RTCW:
Tides of War is the ultimate action title for every Xbox owner."
"Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War has been created
from the start with one goal in mind, to be the best first-person
action game on Xbox," said Larry Goldberg, executive vice president,
Activision Worldwide Studios. "With RTCW: Tides of War's
breathtaking campaigns and new prologue missions, whether in
single-player or two-player co-op, gamers will have a blast right out
of the box. But nothing will prepare them for the instant action
and overall rush of Tides of War's multiplayer warfare that
will keep players glued to their Xbox."
Set against the backdrop of WWII, Return to Castle Wolfenstein:
Tides of War enlists players into a whirlwind of action, espionage
and covert operations. Taking the role of badass Army Ranger, B.J.
Blazkowicz, players are tasked with infiltrating the heart of Nazi
Germany and stopping the darkest plans of the Third Reich.
Throughout the game, players are locked in combat against hordes of Nazi
storm troopers, undead Teutonic knights and the twisted products of
genetic experimentation in campaigns that stretch from the deserts of
Egypt and forests of Germany to icy compounds in Norway.
Delivering Dolby 5.1 audio, 480p High Definition television support, new
monsters, weapons and useable items, Return to Castle Wolfenstein:
Tides of War further draws the player into the Occult-filled Nazi
nightmare with an unfolding story that plays out like a heart-stopping
action movie.
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War also includes an
all-new Egyptian campaign, where players meet with Agent One, the OSA's
most senior operative. In the game's exclusive cooperative mode,
gamers partner together as B.J. and Agent One to kick Nazi ass as
WWII's toughest duo - battling through the entire single-player
campaign in exciting split-screen action.
With battlefields designed specifically for Xbox, Return to
Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War players can wreak multiplayer havoc
in teams of up to eight versus eight for fast and furious 16-player
combat. The title features four distinct character classes that must
coordinate their individual skills to be victorious in the numerous
gameplay modes including objective, elimination and checkpoint.
Xbox Live players can utilize their Friends list or Xbox Live
matchmaking for instant action. The warfare really heats up with
the use of the Xbox Live Communicator, with full voice-masking
capabilities, allowing combatants to verbally coordinate attacks,
communicate enemy positions, scream for a medic or simply taunt their
fallen opponents.
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War is developed by
Nerve Software and is executive produced by id Software. The Xbox game
is based on the award winning PC title, Return to Castle Wolfenstein,
originally developed by Gray Matter Interactive studios, and Nerve
Software.
About id Software
id - Freud's primal part of the human psyche and one of the hottest
game shops on Earth - has been rocking the gaming world from Mesquite,
Texas since 1991. As a renowned leader in the industry, id
Software forged such frenetic titles as Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM,
DOOM II, QUAKE and QUAKE II. With intense
graphics and mind-blowing action, id's games have helped redefine the
modern video game, continually setting industry standards for
technology and gameplay. And, in keeping with tradition, id
Software has amplified the world of adrenaline pumping 3-D gaming with
the release of their latest action titles, QUAKE III Arena,
QUAKE III: Team Arena and Return to Castle
Wolfenstein. id's advanced DOOM III engine is leading the
next revolution in 3-D interactive games with both single and
multiplayer technology. Check out more about id Software at
www.idsoftware.com.
About Activision
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision, Inc. is a
leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive
entertainment and leisure products. Founded in 1979, Activision
posted revenues of $786 million for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2002.
Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United
Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Australia, Scandinavia and the
Netherlands. More information about Activision and its products
can be found on the company's World Wide Web site, which is located at
www.activision.com.
About Xbox
Xbox (http://www.xbox.com/) is Microsoft's future-generation video game
system that delivers the most powerful games experiences ever. Xbox
empowers game artists by giving them the technology to fulfill their
creative visions as never before, creating games that blur the lines
between fantasy and reality. Xbox is now available in the continents of
North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
About Xbox Live
Xbox Live, which launched in the United States Nov. 15, 2002, allows
gamers to play multiplayer Xbox games with other gamers everywhere via
a broadband connection. With a built-in hard drive and Ethernet port,
the Xbox console is the only video game system built from the ground up
for online gaming, negating the need to buy additional, costly
peripherals or upgrades. Xbox Live enables gamers to easily find their
friends; talk to other players during game play through the Xbox
Communicator headset; download current statistics, new levels and
characters to their Xbox hard drive; and play online-all exclusive
features to Xbox Live.
Contributed by skl (1163) on Mar 09, 2004.
