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Old 08-08-2002, 12:26 PM   #1
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"Project Gotham Racing 2"

"We at Ferrari are extremely pleased to be an integral part of the Project Gotham Racing franchise and are especially excited at the role and prominence that the new Enzo Ferrari will be playing in this second version of the game. I personally feel a strong link to Project Gotham Racing and am very happy to associate the Ferrari brand and the new Enzo Ferrari with this great video game brand franchise."

-Amadeo Felisa, Enzo Ferrari Chief Engineer and Designer


Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Developer: Bizarre Creations Ltd.
Format: DVD for the Microsoft® Xbox™ video game system
Availability: Holiday season 2003

"Project Gotham Racing 2" is the newest version of the critically acclaimed "Project Gotham Racing" franchise. Rewarding drivers for focusing on speed and style while still taking risks around every corner, "Project Gotham Racing 2" offers circuit-based racing through highly detailed, photorealistic urban environments. Racers can choose from more than 50 of the hottest cars while learning their way around new and exciting cities, mastering corners, and accelerating through the straightaways before moving to a different venue. Players also can race against up to three friends at once through a multiplayer SystemLink or match up against players online utilizing Xbox Live.

Features:
  • More cities, including Hong Kong and Edinburgh, Scotland. Maintaining its international theme, the game allows players to travel the globe while racing in the some of the world's most dynamic cities. The final number of cities is still being determined, but gamers can expect there to be many more than in "Project Gotham Racing."
  • More than 50 of the fastest, most desirable and stylish cars — all fully licensed and fully damageable — from top manufacturers. A wide range of high-performance vehicles, including models from top manufacturers such as Ferrari (the new Enzo Ferrari is slated to be in the game) and Porsche, will offer gamers an exciting driving experience.
  • Online play. "Project Gotham Racing 2" will support Xbox Live, allowing gamers to challenge friends and others with online play and downloadable content (online play details to be disclosed at a later date).
    − Multiplayer SystemLink also allows four players to race head-to-head in the same room.
  • Kudos reward system. Gamers can experience more ways to earn Kudos, as well as a new rating system with a more accurate way to rank players rather than just by the number of Kudos they have earned.
  • Beautiful game environments. The game's highly detailed, mapped-out levels allow players to drive in photorealistic city environments, demonstrating the superior graphics technology of Xbox.
Developer Information:
"Project Gotham Racing 2" is being developed by Bizarre Creations. Based in Liverpool, England, Bizarre Creations is focused on producing high-quality, playable games that make the most of the advanced technology for which they are designed. Bizarre Creations can be found on the Web at http://www.bizarrecreations.com/.
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The mixed Halo 2/PGR2 Press Release
Old 08-08-2002, 12:28 PM   #2
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Adding this to the threads about both games...

Hail to the Master Chief! "Halo 2" Is Coming to an Xbox Near You
Microsoft Game Studios Announces "Halo 2" and "Project Gotham Racing 2," Highly Anticipated Sequels to Top-Selling Xbox Games

NEW YORK — Aug. 8, 2002 — It's time again for gamers to assume the role of Master Chief, protecting humanity with a powerful armory of guns and grenades as they battle the relentless Covenant scourge. It's also time for gamers to be among the first to grab the steering wheel of a shiny new Enzo Ferrari and race through the streets of some of the world's most exotic cities.

Microsoft Corp. today announced at the X02 North America event that "Halo™ 2" and "Project Gotham Racing™ 2," sequels to best-selling Xbox™ games from Microsoft Game Studios, are in development for the Xbox video game system. "Halo 2," developed by Bungie Studios, is expected to arrive on store shelves for the 2003 holiday season, and "Project Gotham Racing 2," developed by Bizarre Creations, is due in early 2004.

"Halo 2," a sci-fi action/first-person shooter game, is a full sequel to the best-selling original and will continue the story of the Master Chief, a genetically enhanced supersoldier who is the only man that has successfully defied the Covenant, a coalition of alien races on a murderous march toward Earth. "Halo 2" surpasses its predecessor both in graphical beauty and combat intensity. The Master Chief and his marine allies return to battle the full complement of Covenant forces, as well as new enemies who have not yet revealed themselves. "Halo 2" also expands the Master Chief's already substantial arsenal with powerful new weapons, many pried from the twitching claws of defeated enemies, as well as more than twice as many drivable vehicles for exploring vast landscapes or speeding into battle. In addition to its epic single-player campaign, "Halo 2" will be playable online through Xbox Live.

"Project Gotham Racing 2" returns to city streets with new fully licensed vehicles from major car manufacturers including Ferrari and Porsche. This engaging racing game sequel includes more than 50 vehicles as well as new cities, including Edinburgh, Scotland, and Hong Kong. More ways to earn Kudos will be available, as well as a new rating system, a more accurate way to rank players rather than just by the number of Kudos they have earned. "Project Gotham Racing 2" also enables gamers to play online through the Xbox Live service.

"There's only one thing better than announcing a sequel to a million-seller," said Ed Fries, vice president of Xbox Game Content at Microsoft Game Studios. "And that's announcing sequels to two 1-million-unit-selling games. Our 'Halo' and 'Project Gotham Racing' franchises have redefined the shooter and racing categories around the world with innovation, great gameplay and pure fun. 'Halo 2' and 'Project Gotham Racing 2' will build on these legacies with awesome new features and the thrill of playing anyone anywhere using Xbox Live."

"Halo: Combat Evolved" reached the 1-million-units-sold mark faster than any other Xbox game in North America and was named Game of the Year by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, Electronic Gaming Monthly and IGN.com. "Project Gotham Racing" was nominated for Console Racing Game of the Year by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. It joined the select million-seller club during the past month.

At the X02 North America event, third-party publishers such as Electronic Arts™, Sega® of America Inc. and Capcom® showed off their holiday titles, and Bose Corp. is helping Xbox showcase the power of the console's unique Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound capabilities through the use of the new Bose Freestyle audio system.

Gamers don't have to wait until 2003; they can get their fix of great Xbox games this holiday season with "Blinx™: The Time Sweeper," "Brute Force™," "Kakuto Chojin™," "MechAssault™," "NBA Inside Drive 2003," "NFL Fever 2003" (available now), "Quantum Redshift™," "Sega Sports™ NFL 2K3" (Sega® of America), "Panzer Dragoon™ Orta" (Sega® of America), "Shenmue II," "Sneakers™," "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell™" (Ubi Soft® Entertainment), "Unreal Championship" (Infogrames), and "Whacked!™."

About Bungie Studios

Bungie was founded in 1991 with two goals: to develop games that combine brilliant technology, beautiful art, intelligent stories and deep gameplay, and then sell enough of those games to achieve the real goal of total world domination. Over the last 10 years it produced games like the Marathon Trilogy and the first two Myth games, hailed as classics by critics and gamers around the world. "Halo: Combat Evolved," its latest game, has achieved phenomenal success on the Microsoft Xbox video game system. More information on Bungie can be found at http://www.bungie.net/.

About Microsoft Game Studios

Microsoft Game Studios is a leading worldwide publisher and developer of games for the PC, Xbox video game system and online platforms. Comprising a network of top developers, Microsoft Game Studios is committed to creating innovative and diverse game portfolios for the PC (http://www.microsoft.com/games/), including such franchises as "Age of Empires®," "Flight Simulator" and "Zoo Tycoon™"; Xbox (http://www.xbox.com/), including such franchises as "Halo™," "Project Gotham Racing™" and "NFL Fever"; and Zone.com (http://zone.msn.com/), the official games channel for the MSN® network and home to such hits as "Bejeweled" and "OutSmart™."

About Xbox

Xbox (http://www.xbox.com/) is Microsoft's future-generation video game system that delivers the most powerful games experiences ever. Xbox empowers game artists by giving them the technology to fulfill their creative visions as never before, creating games that blur the lines between fantasy and reality. Xbox is now available in North America, Japan, Europe and Australia.

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people through great software — any time, any place and on any device.
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Old 08-08-2002, 02:20 PM   #3
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Old 08-08-2002, 03:06 PM   #4
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Ferraris?

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Old 08-08-2002, 03:27 PM   #5
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Old 08-08-2002, 03:56 PM   #6
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Graphics looks very nice, should be a pretty good game. I enjoyed the first one, but I'm not sure if I enjoyed it enough to buy the sequel.
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Old 08-08-2002, 04:05 PM   #7
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MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM........ I love the Stationary Office Bookshop...... MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMm......







Yeah.... This game is looking quite nice... quit nice indeed.
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Old 08-08-2002, 04:38 PM   #8
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i didn`t like the first one i hope number 2 is alot better
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Old 08-08-2002, 09:58 PM   #9
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Oh Please let Chicago be one of the cities in pgr2. It would be so sweet. Wrigleyville, The loop, Lake shore drive. Ive been playing my friends copy of pgr for the past few days (got my xbox on tuesday btw ) and I'm really enjoying it.
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