For the First Time Ever, Your Sims Can Survive and Thrive on an Uncharted Island
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2007--Today
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced that the company has shipped
The Sims™ 2 Castaway for the Wii™, the Nintendo DS™, the
PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the PSP®
(PlayStation®Portable) system to retail stores across North America
and Europe. New and old fans of The Sims™ will now be able to leave
the urban jungle for an uncharted island filled with sandy beaches,
green lagoons, explosive volcanic mountains and more! Will your Sims
choose to survive and thrive on a tropical island or begin planning
their escape back to civilization? The choice is yours in The Sims 2
Castaway!
As The Sims 2 Castaway begins, players will have the opportunity
to create a crew of Sims. And in true Sims fashion, each character
brings a unique skill, humor and quirkiness to the crew, promising an
entertaining adventure in this new island environment! Upon setting
sail, a storm quickly approaches casting your Sims overboard on a
beautiful beach all alone. Having no other items but the shirt on his
back, your Sim will embark on a tropical journey, choosing to either
subsist on the beautiful island or flee altogether. Will your Sim
choose to reunite with the crew and enlist the help of clever monkeys
to make a flourishing community with the Musician, Doctor, Park Ranger
and more? Or will they follow the treasure map island to island in
search of clues that will eventually lead them to freedom? How your
Sims survive, or thrive, is up to you.
Studio Head of The Sims Label, Rod Humble, said, "Whether you're
spending hours collecting resources to build the ultimate island hut,
or passing time taming wild boars with your crew, there is a new
adventure for all types of players this holiday season in The Sims 2
Castaway. The gameplay is magnificently tailored to each of the four
platforms - we can't wait to see how players are going to help their
Sims survive and thrive on this beautiful, uncharted island."
Regardless of their destiny, your Sims will explore a variety of
new environments, from lush green jungles and dark spooky caves to
forbidden plains and more! In addition to new environments, Nintendo
DS players will also hone their Sims survival skills such as spear
fishing, fire starting and bug squashing in one of the six fun
mini-games. Whether your Sims are collecting unusual shells for crew
members, crafting furniture out of palm leaves or creating dry shelter
out of bamboo, what you build and collect makes all the difference!
The Sims 2 Castaway ships today on the Wii, Nintendo DS,
PlayStation2 and the PSP to retail stores across North America and
Europe. For more information - and to check out the hilarious,
recently-launched webisodes - please visit The Sims 2 Castaway website
at www.foundthesims.com
Product Specifications
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Electronic Arts Redwood Shores
Ship Date: US: October 22, 2007
Europe: October 19, 2007
Japan: January 2008 (Only on Nintendo DS)
Category: Simulation/Strategy
ESRB Rating: Wii: T for Teen with descriptors for Crude Humor,
Mild Violence and Suggestive Themes
PlayStation 2: T for Teen with descriptors for
Crude Humor, Mild Violence and Suggestive Themes
Nintendo DS: E for Everyone with descriptors for
Animated Blood and Comic Mischief
PSP: E10+ for Everyone 10 and older with descriptors
for Crude Humor, Mild Violence and Suggestive Themes
PEGI Rating: 12+ for Violence
About The Sims
The Sims franchise celebrates an impressive 90 million units sold
life-to-date since its inception with The Sims launch in February
2000. Translated into 22 different languages over the past seven
years, The Sims franchise has quickly become a universal gaming and
cultural phenomenon. For the latest information about The Sims
franchise, please visit http://www.thesims.com. To check out the
hottest The Sims 2 creations made by our community members, please
visit http://www.thesims2.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 video game 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 2007, EA posted
revenue of $3.09 billion and had 24 titles that sold more than one
million copies. 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.
EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, POGO and The Sims are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other
countries. "PlayStation" and "PSP" are registered trademarks of Sony
Computer Entertainment Inc. Memory Stick Duo™ may be required (sold
separately). Nintendo DS and Wii are trademarks of Nintendo. All other
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CONTACT: Electronic Arts Inc.
Amanda Taggart, 650-628-2729
Senior Publicist, Public Relations
ataggart@ea.com
SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.