TrackMania in North America
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21:09 March 24th, 2004
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Enlight has announced that it will bring this 'Stunt Car Racer' based title to North American stores, sometime in june. TrackMania, a hybrid racing game with elements of Stunt Car Racer, Wipeout and PipeMania, has struck a cord with players who love heart pounding racing but are tired of the work involved in playing overly realistic racing simulations.
Enlight Signs Mass Market Trackmania Racing Game Enhanced North American Version of Game to Ship to Retail Stores in June PARKVILLE, Md., – (Mar. 24th, 2004) – Enlight, a leading entertainment software developer and publisher, announced today that it will ship TrackMania to retail stores across North America in June. A fast paced track racing game, TrackMania has been praised by reviewers across Europe for its blend of strategy elements with great racing action. Trackmania was shipped to retail stores in Europe before the holidays. TrackMania, a hybrid racing game with elements of Stunt Car Racer, Wipeout and PipeMania, has struck a cord with players who love heart pounding racing but are tired of the work involved in playing overly realistic racing simulations. "At its roots and in its heart TrackMania is pure Stunt Car Racer," noted the Ferrago gaming site in its positive review of TrackMania. "It is one of those games that you just keep on playing into the wee small hours." "TrackMania combines several forms of gameplay, catering to the creative and thinking gamer on one hand, and the competitive twitch junkie on the other," said the Wicked Toast gaming site in a recent review. "TrackMania's seriously addictive gameplay is poised to steal your time." The North American version will also contain enhanced Internet play, a unique avatar system, a new survival mode, ghost competition cars and 60 new building blocks such as tunnels, land transitions, signs and turbos. Open to all, TrackMania's multiplayer network game is built to allow every player to participate, from the casual gamer with a low-speed connection to the more experienced gamer with a high-speed connection. Visit http://www.trackmania.com for more information about the games multiplayer features. "TrackMania is an addictive over-the-top racing game," said Paul Lombardi, Chief Executive Officer of Enlight Interactive, the U.S. publishing operation of Enlight. "Developed for mass market appeal, TrackMania allows players to build huge race tracks and then tackle them solo or over the Internet with other players from around the world. This is a fun, easy to play title that focuses on gameplay and will do very well at retail." Developed by Nadeo and published in the United States and Canada by Enlight Interactive Inc., TrackMania will be available on Windows PC, priced at $29.99 (U.S.). For additional information please visit http://www.enlight.com. About Enlight Enlight is one of the world's leading developers of entertainment software. The company was founded in 1993 by Trevor Chan, with a goal of creating games that are not only entertaining, but of equal importance, enlightening. In 2003, Enlight made its entry into the publishing business, establishing Enlight Interactive Inc., the U.S. publishing arm of the Enlight group as well as consolidating strategic partnerships with distributors all over the world. Now established as a publisher, Enlight is pursuing progressive developers and other creative talents to join its unique team. More recently Enlight was joined by gaming legend American McGee who will serve as the company's Creative Director. For more information, visit the company's website at http://www.enlight.com/.

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