Urduhn
08-18-2003, 01:40 AM
Atari today revealed plans to bring the Trivial Pursuit game onto the Xbox video game system from Microsoft with Xbox Live support. The famous trivia game will come to life on Xbox with innovative gameplay, multimedia clips and entertaining question topics that will be presented by six celebrity hosts from both television and movies.
"Bringing the Trivial Pursuit Unhinged game to next-generation console platforms will allow us to take everything people love about the board game even further by offering more ways to interact with other players, exciting new game play features and entertaining multimedia questions," said Nancy MacIntyre, vice president of marketing for Atari. "The Trivial Pursuit Unhinged game will stay true to the spirit and essence of the classic board game while also fully embracing the pace and distinctive style of console game play."
The Trivial Pursuit Unhinged game delivers incredible new game features that turn a familiar classic into an amazing new experience where a crafty move might outdo a correct answer. The Trivial Pursuit Unhinged game includes three game modes - Classic, Flash and Unhinged, which features bonus points and special board moves. In Unhinged mode, players can now steal wedges, bet as to whether other players will answer correctly, earn and spend bonus points, as well as a plethora of additional special moves and squares that keep the game entertaining.
Developed by Artech Studios, the Trivial Pursuit Unhinged game will be available this holiday with a suggested retail price of $29.95 for Xbox and PlayStation 2 and $19.95 for the PC.
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"Bringing the Trivial Pursuit Unhinged game to next-generation console platforms will allow us to take everything people love about the board game even further by offering more ways to interact with other players, exciting new game play features and entertaining multimedia questions," said Nancy MacIntyre, vice president of marketing for Atari. "The Trivial Pursuit Unhinged game will stay true to the spirit and essence of the classic board game while also fully embracing the pace and distinctive style of console game play."
The Trivial Pursuit Unhinged game delivers incredible new game features that turn a familiar classic into an amazing new experience where a crafty move might outdo a correct answer. The Trivial Pursuit Unhinged game includes three game modes - Classic, Flash and Unhinged, which features bonus points and special board moves. In Unhinged mode, players can now steal wedges, bet as to whether other players will answer correctly, earn and spend bonus points, as well as a plethora of additional special moves and squares that keep the game entertaining.
Developed by Artech Studios, the Trivial Pursuit Unhinged game will be available this holiday with a suggested retail price of $29.95 for Xbox and PlayStation 2 and $19.95 for the PC.
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