ATLANTA - (May 28, 1998) E3 Booth #7116 - Ubi Soft has licensed eight top-ranked tennis players for its All Star Tennis '99 video game slated for a Fall 1998 release for the Sony PlayStation and Nintendo 64 platforms. This high-powered game of tennis takes players to a new level of interactive excitement with amazing 3D effects and extended motion capture that bring all of the subtle details into play on eight different courts from around the globe.
This all-star tournament game has a sophisticated simulation engine based on real-life physics that recreates all of the strategic slams, shots and volleys to give gamers the same sensation the pros feel on the court. The game of tennis has never been more hard-hitting, sweat-dripping fun with realistic right and left handed competitors and courtside attitude. And just like the pros, gamers can travel the competitive circuit, playing courts from the Mediterranean, England, France, Italy to California in their quest to truly champion the game of tennis.
"All Star Tennis '99 is outstanding for Ubi Soft Entertainment. We've got eight sensational world class tennis players bringing all the excitement of tournament tennis to the Sony PlayStation and Nintendo 64," said Yves Guillemot, president, Ubi Soft Entertainment. "The powerful 3D effects, special shots and hidden bomb tennis really take this game to an all new level of simulation tennis gameplay."
The All Star Tennis '99 pro-player roster includes: Jonas Bjorkman (Sweden), Michael Chang (USA), Amanda Coetzer (South Africa), Richard Krajicek (Holland), Gustavo Kuerten (Brazil), Conchita Martinez (Spain), Jana Novotna (Czech Republic) and Mark Philippoussis (Australia).
Platform, Pricing and Availability:
All Star Tennis '99 will be available for the Sony PlayStation MSRP $49.95 and Nintendo 64 MSRP of $69.95. Both versions are scheduled for release Fall 1998.
Ubi Soft Entertainment is a European-based producer, publisher and international distributor of interactive entertainment products. The company has offices in 13 countries including France, the United States,
Canada, Germany, England, and China and sells its products in a total of 47 countries.
The company is best known in the U.S. for Rayman, a blockbuster action/adventure game for all ages that debuted in 1995, and POD, a revolutionary online multiplayer racing game that enables up to eight
players to compete directly over the Internet. Products are available through a nationwide network of resellers and distributors. For more information, call Ubi Soft at 514/490-0887 or 800/UBI-SOFT or visit the
