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Platform: PlayStation®2 computer entertainment
Release Date: 5 September 2008
Publisher: NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe SAS
Developer: CyberConnect2
Category: Action Fighting + RPG

As the latest and most advanced of the highest rated fighting game series based on the Naruto Universe, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 evolves the best-selling series to the next level with major innovative features. Master more than 40 of the most loved characters from the universe and relive the major battles and events right out of the TV show.

FEATURES:

• The largest selection of ninja ever: Master over 40 playable characters from the hit TV series. The game will feature the largest selection of playable ninja ever;

• Unleash powerful Ultimate Jutsu: Customize your favourite characters with Ultimate Jutsu of your choice and devastate your enemies on an unprecedented scale and magnitude;

• Experience the Original Japanese VO: Choose between English and Japanese voice over;

• Engage in brand new Summoning Mode: Turn your characters into giants of unprecedented sizes or summon giant creatures to control in battle;

• Upgrade your character: Enhance your characters’ strength, defence, chakra, agility and even special abilities;

• Live a brand new original Naruto story: Experience an original storyline exclusive to the game. Explore the massive 3D rendered Hidden Leaf Village, engage in all out battle royale matches, interact with residents and accomplish over 55 missions in Ultimate Contest mode;

• Tons of combat variety: Battle in 20 unique stages using either close combat or a variety of ranged weapons. Equip yourself with a choice of ninja techniques before the battle and devise your own combat strategy;

• Relive the major battles and events from the show: Interactively participate in the major events and battles from the show up through the Sasuke Retrieval Arc in Hero’s History mode. Decide the fate of the two greatest ninja as they clash in the battle of destiny.

For more information on Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3, please visit www.naruto-videogames.com

Platforms: PS3
Genre: Action/Strategy RPG
Street Date: November 2008
RRP: TBC
Age Rating : PEGI 16+
Target: Strategy/Action/JRPG fans
Players: 1

Embark on an epic adventure through beautiful environments and battle legions of troops to save the small country of Gallia from total destruction. Valkyria Chronicles™ is set in a fictitious continent reminiscent of 1930s Europe on the verge of a great war. The game follows Welkin, a heroic commander who leads his small platoon against two neighbouring enemy nations on the brink of war. As Welkin’s small country of Gallia is engulfed in battle, the emergence of the “Valkyria”- an ancient race with special powers thought to exist only in legends, turns the tide of the war. Faced with a new threat, Welkin and his troops gather their courage to fight for their freedom and a hope for a better future.

Key USPs:

• Matchless Mix of Strategy and Action

Control each battlefield strategically from above, but drop down and take direct control of each squad member or vehicle in a third-person action style. Fuses tactical planning with real-time shooting.

• Stunning Art Style

Utterly unique graphical engine transforms anime art into a moving watercolour painting. A jaw-dropping look that has to be seen to be believed.

• Epic RPG Campaign

Customise and ‘level-up’ characters to configure your perfect platoon for each battle. Sweeping storyline that will appeal to Final Fantasy and JRPG fans, while fantastic reimagined WW2 technology and fast-pace captures action gamers.

Features:

• “CANVAS” graphics engine: Cutting-edge graphics engine producing breathtaking artwork fully leveraging the capabilities of the Playstation3. Creates images that look like watercolor paintings in motion.

• “BLiTZ” tactical battle system: Experience strategic manoeuvring of units and conventional RPG gameplay; but adds the excitement of action games with real-time controls as players command each squad member and tank in battle.

• Epic storyline: Players will immerse themselves in the epic struggle for freedom, as the fate of the world lies in the hands of Welkin and the members of the 7th platoon.

• Customisation: Over 100 customisable characters allow players to create a variety of platoons to suit each battle’s needs.

• Beautifully rendered battlefields: Players explore 30 different environments, using unique terrain features to gain advantages in battle.

What makes a pet real? Introducing EyePet, the virtual pet that follows your every movement and command…

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) introduced the availability of EyePet for PAL region. It won’t make a mess on the floor or claw at the curtains – EyePet is the ultimate pet for modern living. Forget the hamsters and guinea pigs and get the perfect first pet for kids and adults alike. Developed by SCEE, EyePet is the responsive virtual pet who reacts to your every move and brings entertainment and fun for the whole family; plus it’s pretty cute as well.

EyePet comes with an impressive array of abilities all made possible by PLAYSTATION®Eye, the next-generation camera for PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™). A loveable, simian-like pet, EyePet lives in an on-screen picture of your sitting room as captured second by second on PLAYSTATION Eye. Working in ‘Augmented Reality’, EyePet is fully aware of people in the room and will interact with you and your environment. Place an object in front of the camera that EyePet hasn’t seen before and it’ll know exactly what to do with it, give it something new and it’ll examine it thoroughly. Tickle it by waving your fingers in front of the camera: it laughs, poke it: it jumps, roll it a ball: EyePet chases around the screen after it.

An incredibly lifelike little critter, EyePet gives you all the lovable benefits and interaction of a real-life pet without tearing up your sofa or making a mess on the rug. Kids and adults alike will love to customise, dress it and watch its facial expressions that range from the sweet to the cheeky to the hilarious. It’s all made possible by the power of PS3 which has enabled EyePet’s developers to achieve incredible graphics and animation in its facial reactions, lifelike fur and incredibly intelligent interaction with you, your environment and anything you choose to place in front of it.

EyePet will be available in late 2009, so prepare to bring a furry ball of mischief into your home and a new friend into your life.