Original Rhythm Music Arcade Game Developed by Bizarre Creations
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan 17, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced its launch onto
Microsoft's Xbox Live® Arcade with Boom Boom Rocket™. The game is
a hypnotic rhythm music game conceived by EA's Pogo.com™ casual
games design team and developed by Bizarre Creations, the developer
who brought Project Gotham Racing® 3 to the Xbox 360™, and
fan-favorite Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved to Xbox Live Arcade. The
game is scheduled to go live Spring 2007 and is EA's first title on
Xbox Live Arcade.
In Boom Boom Rocket, players trigger rockets to the beat of the
music while traveling through a 3D cityscape. The better the player
times the explosions, the more spectacular the fireworks effects. The
fireworks are choreographed to 10 original tracks created by Ian
Livingstone. Players can play in single player mode or go head-to-head
against a friend on the same console.
"As one of the worldwide leaders in game publishing, EA has long
recognized the power of on-demand, online entertainment," said Chris
Early, Product Unit Manager for Xbox Live Arcade and Microsoft Casual
Games. "We're honored that EA has chosen Xbox Live Arcade as the
platform for their first-ever downloadable game for console game
players and are excited to make Boom Boom Rocket available to the
millions of Xbox Live Arcade players around the world."
"Boom Boom Rocket is an addictive and original challenge for all
types of gamer, and we're enjoying working with EA to create this
unique Xbox Live Arcade experience," said Martyn Chudley, Managing
Director of Bizarre Creations. "Our teams love both working and
playing on Xbox Live Arcade, and we're looking forward to releasing
another innovative title on this platform with Boom Boom Rocket."
"This is a perfect time to bring such a unique and custom-built
arcade game to Xbox Live Arcade gamers," said Chip Lange, EA Vice
President. "We've crafted Boom Boom Rocket to offer an intensely fun
entertainment experience for the thriving community of hard core and
casual gamers alike on Xbox Live Arcade. It's only natural that our
launch title comes from the Pogo team, given their remarkable success
with casual games."
The game features three modes of gameplay: Normal, Speed and
multiplayer head-to-head. Each song is choreographed into three skill
levels to ensure that everyone can join in the fun. Successfully chain
fireworks to fill the bonus meter and activate the psychedelic bonus
mode for extra points. Players can unlock new firework designs by
mastering each music track. You can also utilize the connected online
element and see how their scores compare with other players on the
Boom Boom Rocket leaderboard.
About Bizarre Creations
Bizarre Creations is an independent developer, based in Liverpool,
UK. Established in 1994, the company is famed for such high profile
franchises as Formula 1, Fur Fighters and Project Gotham Racing.
Bizarre prides itself on providing high-quality next-generation gaming
experiences that excel in gameplay, graphics, audio and technology.
Find them on the web at www.bizarreonline.net or
www.bizarrecreations.com.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City,
California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software
company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and
distributes interactive software worldwide for videogame systems,
personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic
Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™,
EA™, EA SPORTS BIG™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2006, EA posted
revenue of $2.95 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one
million copies. For more information about Pogo visit www.pogo.com.
EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information
about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on
the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
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SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.