SNK Playmore and Ignition Entertainment are pleased to announce the European release of the Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol.1 for PlayStation®2.

Released in 1991, the original Fatal Fury introduced 3 of SNK's most iconic characters, the brothers Bogard (Terry and Andy) and Joe Higashi, and chronicled their fight against Southtowns criminal kingpin, Geese Howard.

Fatal Fury was SNK's first 2D fighting game to grace the popular NEO GEO AES system and spawned many sequels. It was due to the success of these and the unique gameplay elements they contained (inclusion of hidden characters from other franchises), that the massively successful King of Fighters series was born.

The first volume of the Fatal Fury collection will contain Fatal Fury, Fatal Fury 2, Fatal Fury Special and Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory . The popularity of this franchise has seen many of its characters cross over into many of SNK's other gaming franchises.

‘The Fatal Fury franchise contains a real piece of SNK's history.' says Peter Rollinson, Product Manager, Ignition Entertainment ‘It was these games that helped mould the successful gaming track record that SNK enjoys'.

 

Key Features:

• Arcade Perfect conversions
• 4 games on 1 action packed disc
• 2 Player Co-op fighting
• Use your hidden abilities to inflict massive damage
• The first to incorporate two-plane fighting in a 2D setting
• Contains newly arranged soundtracks
• Bonus playable character – Ryo Sakazaki!!
• Colour Edit mode - Customise your favourite character

Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol.1 for the PlayStation®2 is scheduled for release August '08. Further SNK gaming announcements due soon.

For more information please visit: www.ignitionent.com/ffba

 

For more information, please contact:

Peter Rollinson or Derek Reeve, Ignition Entertainment

01992 70 39 70

Peter@ignitionent.com
Derek@ignitionent.com

 

About IGNITION ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED

Ignition Entertainment Limited is a privately owned software developer and publisher. Ignition was created by a core team of gaming industry veterans with the purpose of building upon their successful track record within the international games industry, and to bring a fresh new approach to both the development and distribution of original gaming product. You can find more information about IGNITION ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED at http://www.ignitionent.com

About UTV Software.

UTV Software Communications Ltd. is India 's foremost Media & Entertainment Company with leadership position in four verticals that includes Motion Pictures, Broadcasting, TV Content and New Media (i.e. Animation and Gaming). Listed on the Mumbai Stock Exchange. Walt Disney Inc holds a strategic stake in UTV. It has subsidiaries with offices across India , the UK and USA .

UTV Motion Pictures pioneered the Studio Model in India with operations encompassing Production, Marketing, Distribution and International Co-Productions. Strategic relationships with 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney and Sony Pictures, along with Will Smith's Overbrook, have positioned UTV as the only South Asian Company in the International Movie Space. Recent releases include Mira Nair's “The Namesake” and under-Production M. Night Shyamalan's “The Happening”. Its Indian slate includes the BAFTA nominated Rang De Basanti with a slate of over 12 movies on the floor, along with its International Co-Productions makes it the largest Movie Studio in South Asia .

In New Media, UTV has one of the largest 3D Animated facilities located in Mumbai and after it acquiring controlling stakes in two Gaming Companies i.e. India Games (India's largest Mobile Gaming company) and Ignition UK (Console Gaming), along with it having under production three of the largest animation movies to come out of India in the next 2 years, it has carved a space as the premier New Media Company in South Asia.

In Television Content, a business with which UTV was founded, the company produces and markets over 20hrs of television programmes a week in multiple languages.

In Broadcasting, after its roaring success of its Kids Channel – Hungama TV to the Number 1 position in 18 months, UTV launches a bouquet of Channels including India 's first Youth Entertainment Brand and related channels called "Bindass", a World Cinema Channel entitled "Olive" and a slue of other Channels to be announced soon.  UTV will also create its own Distribution Bouquet for its channels.

More information on the group is available at www.utvnet.com

About SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION

Over the past 15 years, SNK has published classic arcade titles such as THE KING OF FIGHTERS, BASEBALL STARS, METAL SLUG, SAMURAI SHODOWN, and FATAL FURY on a wide variety of home gaming and handhelds systems.

Utilizing the technology and know-how that has been cultured by the development of more than 100 games, we're continuously challenging a development of new games on a wide variety of home gaming, handhelds and also mobile systems.

 

You can find more information about SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION and SNK PLAYMORE USA CORPORATION at:

http://www.snkplaymore.co.jp/

http://www.snkneogeousaconsumer.com/

 

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