Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball Max'd
Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball MAX'D for PlayStationÂŽ2 to Launch in Fall 2006
SANTA MONICA, CA, August 28, 2006 â Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), WXP and Paintball Professional Greg Hastings announced today that Greg Hastingsâ Tournament Paintball MAXâD (GHTPâ˘) will launch this fall on PlayStationĂ2. The GHTP franchise launches for the first time on PS2, with speed and performance exceeding earlier versions.
âGHTP MAXâD PS2 is faster-paced, has more realistic action and is super fun and challenging,â said Greg Hastings. âFanning the triggers, jumping over âSnakeâ bunkers, tight new authentic fields, snap shooting, turbo speed, diving - all this means the game is faster and more intense than ever.â
Focusing on speed and performance, the priority was to have the PS2 game exceed performance of the titleâs earlier versions. With up to 60 frames per second (FPS) in career mode, this game surpasses that objective.
âIn our opinion, GHTP MAXâD is the fastest paced PS2 shooter,â said Mark Bombara, Gamebattles.com General Manager. âOur staff play-tested GHTP MAXâD PS2 for a week. You are thrown straight into action, frantically firing with the R1 and R2 triggers as youâre snapping and diving behind stuff. The matches are blazing fast.â
GHTP MAXâD PS2 includes new features and enhanced existing features:
âSnake Jumpâ allows characters to jump over low lying âsnakeâ bunkers
âRampingâ enables dual R1 and R2 trigger firing up to 24 rounds per second
âAdaptive Stealthâ allows AI opponents to rapidly move up the field avoiding detection by crawling, crouching and running behind bunkers
âSuppression Fireâ enables NPCâs to pin down opponents
5 new levels; 15 new selectable characters; 10 new guns, including the Shocker, Ego, and Bob Longâs Intimidator; 28 other new gear items, and 80+ new teams
Licensed markers and gear from over 20 manufacturers and authentic field layouts from the three major leagues: NPPL, Xball and the Millennium Series
The game also adds a âRound Robinâ tournament feature in career mode, and includes online play, co-op, new additions to the Breakout Manager and Field Editor, and new voiceovers featuring Matty Marshall, co-host of ESPNâs US Paintball Championships.
Greg Hastingsâ Tournament Paintball MAXâD for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system will be available Fall 2006. GHTP MAXâD cell phone game soon to be available on Verizon, AllTel, and Ampâd Mobile. GHTP MAXâD is currently available for the XboxĂ video game system from Microsoft for a suggested retail price of $29.99 and on Nintendo Game BoyĂ Advance and DS⢠for a suggested retail price of $19.99. The current versions of the game have been rated "E-10+" ("Everyone 10 and older" - fantasy violence) by the ESRB.
Visit www.GHTP.net, www.activisionvalue.com, and www.GHTPMUSIC.com for more information about Greg Hastingsâ Tournament Paintball and Greg Hastings Tournament Paintball MAXâD (GHTP MAXâD).
Source:
Press release (28th August 2006)
Contributed by Sciere.