Ubi Soft Entertainment 
Louise Gabriel
+44 (0) 181 944 9000	
+44 (0) 181 944 9300 (Fax) 
lgabriel@ubisoft.co.uk	

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SUZUKI ALSTARE EXTREME RACING 
The Superbike Challenge!

LONDON - (September 5th 1999) ECTS 

The Dreamcast’s first and only motorcycle arcade racer is now also the official game of the Suzuki Alstare Team, world champions of Supersport 98…and hot contenders for the Superbike 99 championship. Developed by Criterion Studios, Suzuki Alstare-Extreme Racing has been specifically designed to match console players' needs, providing exactly the right combination of thrills and spills. With its unparalleled list of features to exploit, this is the motorcycle racer that will glue you to your seats!

Key features:
•	Fully dedicated to Suzuki Alstare Team colours including the team's star motorcycles: Suzuki Alstare GSX-R750  and the Suzuki Alstare GSX-R600 each with updated bike physics  
•	Total Suzuki design: checkpoints, loading screens, motorcycles…
•	The chance to challenge 4 formidable Team Suzuki Alstare champions: Stephane Chambonm, Pierfrancesco Chili, Katsuaki Fujiwara or Fabrizio Pirovano … and take their place on the podium! 
•	3 types of super-machine to choose from (Standard/Racing/Superbike) 
•	All 6 mechanical monsters are fully tuneable to the player’s preference: increase/decrease power, steering and braking 
•	Sound environment includes actual resonance of the Suzuki Team motors

•	A faultless production - beautifully enhanced 3D graphics and light effects in 7 richly detailed track environments (mountains, canyons, cities at night, beach, English countryside, and traditional spectator races) including a brand new urban environment,
•	12 mind-blowing original racing circuits with new track designs and larger circuits 
•	Unequalled fluidity in the 16 animated racers which collectively consist of 3000 polygons per bike and racer and bike upgrades available  
•	60-fps frame rate, with silken graphics and super-clean textures 
•	Soundtrack updated for the console market 
•	Improved AI routines and 4 new riders to compete with

•	Gameplay has a stunning arcade feel 
•	Faster, more realistic, more powerful, and more perfectly animated motorcycle handling 
•	Menu set-up re-designed to allow for immediate pick-up-and-play 
•	Players have the chance to learn when to get the power down in different ways throughout the 5 game modes…. time is taken to learn tracks, knees are down and good race lines are discovered in the Arcade and Pure Arcade modes, throttles are wrung and sparks are flying from the pegs when racing Against the Clock, and the fight for Superpole is for real in the Championship simulation  
•	The Super compelling Main Game mode takes the player from novice to champion (through 3 progressive levels of difficulty) before tricky routes and corners have to unlearnt in the reverse challenge championship
•	Extra incentive to clinch the title with 2-player split screen mode 

Platform, Availability
Suzuki Alstare - Extreme Racing is available for Dreamcast in October 1999 
Category: Motorcycle arcade racer; 1-2 players

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