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Gitaroo Man Lives! Coming to North America on November 14
KOEI to Bring the Legendary Music Rhythm Hit to the PSP System
Get ready to Gitaroo! KOEI, recognized worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and action games, today announced that GITAROO MAN LIVES! will ship to North American Retailers on November 14th, 2006.
"I'm bringing Gitaroo back," said Gitaroo Man of his upcoming return to North America. The evil Gravillian family, Gitaroo Man's archenemies, refused to comment.
"Packed with a quirky mix of Japanese pop art, lovable characters, and addicting musical death matches, the original Gitaroo Man became a certified intergalactic cult classic and was recognized for its innovation for music and gaming," said Amos Ip, Senior Vice-President of Sales & Marketing for KOEI Corporation. "With the upcoming PSP version's all- new Duet Mode gamers can jam to previously unreleased Gitaroo songs Metal Header and Toda Pasi?n."
Consumers can learn more at the official Gitaroo Man Lives! minisite at www.koei.com.
About GITAROO MAN LIVES!
GITAROO MAN LIVES! is the bittersweet tale of U-1, an ordinary young boy who dares to dream of becoming a skateboard master in order to attract the attention of Pico, the most popular girl in school. It is a heartwarming story of a boy triumphing against all odds and overcoming Kazuya, the school bully, winning the girl, and embarking on a journey of young love... then again, looking at U-1, perhaps not.
Actually, it is a spectacular story in which the last descendant of the legendary Gitaroo Man must use his magical guitar to save the planet Gitaroo from the evil Gravillians. This updated version of the original classic is optimized for portable play, and features new songs for the all-new Duet Mode.
Consumers can learn more at the official Gitaroo Man Lives! minisite at www.koei.com.
Key Product Features
Music is the weapon in this fabled rhythm game where you help beautiful loser U-1 transform into rock legend Gitaroo Man and find true love.
For the first time ever, share the spotlight in new Duet Mode while jamming to previously unreleased Gitaroo songs Metal Header and Toda Pasi?n!
GITAROO MAN LIVES! was developed by KOEI Co., Ltd. /Inis Corporation, and is rated "E" (Everyone) by the ESRB. The game is for 1-2 Players (ad hoc). The suggested retail price is US$39.99.
About KOEI Corporation
KOEI Corporation, the North American subsidiary of KOEI Co., Ltd. of Japan, established operations in 1988. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, the company is now in its eighteenth year and is recognized as a leading content provider in the highly competitive video game industry.
KOEI is respected worldwide as the premier brand for Strategy and Simulation games, and is the innovator of the Tactical Action genre. The company's Dynasty Warriors? series has generated more than 9 million units in sales worldwide since its first release for the PlayStation game console in 1997.
KOEI develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems and personal computers. For fiscal 2005, KOEI posted worldwide revenues of $223 million. KOEI maintains operations in Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, China, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Lithuania. The company constantly seeks the fine balance between entertainment, technology, art and education. More information about KOEI's products can be found on the Internet at koei.com, koei.co.uk, koei.fr, and www.koei.co.jp.
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12:00 am PDT October 2, 2006
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