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It�s Time to Be Whacked! on Xbox
New Video Game From Microsoft Game Studios to Be Available This Fall

REDMOND, Wash. � Microsoft Game Studios today announced the development of �Whacked!�,� the latest addition to the award-winning lineup of titles for the Microsoft� Xbox� video game system. Developed by Presto Studios Inc., �Whacked!� will feature fast and furious combat in which eight demented contestants are pitted against each other in the world�s most irreverent and dangerous game show. When contestants take the stage, all hell breaks loose as free-for-all combat ensues. Contestants must use power-ups and zany weapons such as giant staplers and rubber ducky grenades to flatten their opponents and win a grand prize that�s out of this world. �Whacked!� is slated for release in fall 2002.

�Whacked!� includes the following key features:

� Bizarre, yet appealing characters. Players meet a variety of contestants, each with their own quirky personality and unique traits, including Otto, the emaciated, narcoleptic dude who lets his recliner do all the work; and Lucy, whose sinfully attractive body is surpassed only by her cunning ability to use it.

� Multiple gameplay modes. Players can choose from Combat Mode, in which players fight each other in a race to collect resources, Chicken mode, which pits a player against a horde of man-eating chickens in a quest to stay alive, or other modes including King of the Hill, Grab �n� Run, Fragfest and Dodgeball.

� Highly detailed levels. Gamers can do battle in an artic pipeline or clash under a Christmas tree � there are more than a dozen intense levels (including the kitchen sink) where players can destroy their opponents.

� Vast array of weapons and power-ups. More than 40 weapons and power-ups are at gamers� disposal. Enemies can be blasted with the circus cannon, tossed with the pitchfork, pegged with a staple gun or poked with a shish ka bob � the choice is up to the player.

 

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