Scooby Doo Mystery Mayhem announced

Zoinks! Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem to Hit Xbox, PlayStation 2 and GameCube in Early 2004 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem for Game Boy Advance Now Available CALABASAS HILLS, Calif. - Sept. 16, 2003 - THQ® Inc. (Nasdaq:THQI - News) today announced that Scooby-Doo!(TM) Mystery Mayhem, based on the classic Scooby-Doo!(TM) cartoon series, is in development for Xbox®, GameCube(TM) and the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and will be released this winter. Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem for Game Boy® Advance is now available at retailers throughout North America. "Last year's Scooby-Doo! titles from THQ were a critical and commercial success, garnering praise from both consumer and game enthusiast publications, earning PlayStation 2 Greatest Hits status, and selling more than one million units," said Tiffany Ternan, senior vice president, North American sales and distribution, THQ. "We are confident that Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem will similarly appeal to fans of Scooby-Doo! cartoons and gamers alike with its quirky animated cast of characters, vast environments and cool effects that truly bring the classic show to life." "Warner Bros. Consumer Products worked closely with THQ to bring the ever-popular Scooby-Doo! property to life on the Game Boy Advance platform and provide hours of humorous game play for Scooby-Doo! fans on the go," said Philippe Erwin, Vice President, Interactive Entertainment for Warner Bros. Consumer Products. "Next year's Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem titles for the three major consoles are shaping up nicely -- with Scooby-Doo! humor translated into fun game play, beautiful graphics, and realistic representations of the beloved Scooby-Doo! characters." About Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem for Xbox, GameCube and PlayStation 2: Scooby, Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy are back in an all-new adventure based on the classic cartoon series. Players will lead their favorite teenage sleuths through Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem and try to solve a mystery of supernatural proportions. The gang starts out on a routine case in search of ghosts, but instead stumbles upon a scheming business tycoon who will stop at nothing to grow his empire. He uses The Tome of Doom to unleash some of the creepiest monsters the teenagers have ever seen. Players must maneuver Scooby and Shaggy (each with his own unique abilities) to find The Tome of Doom, capture monsters and solve the mystery, scarfing up Scooby Snacks(TM) along the way. Adventure-style game play includes capturing and outrunning monsters, searching for clues and puzzle solving in creepy environments such as an abandoned movie set, the ghoulish Wild West, a dank bayou, and a cobweb covered laboratory. The authentic Scooby-Doo cartoon voice actors provide voice talent for the games. About Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem for Game Boy Advance: Also based on the cartoon series, in the Game Boy Advance version players must lead Scooby-Doo and Shaggy through five huge episodes, exploring creepy environments such as an abandoned movie set, the ghoulish Wild West, a bayou, and a cobweb covered laboratory. They must find The Tome of Doom, capture monsters and solve the mystery, munching Scooby Snacks(TM) along the way. Platform-style game play includes outrunning monsters, searching for clues and puzzle solving. For more information on THQ's Scooby-Doo! videogames and the rest of THQ's 2003/2004 product lineup, please visit www.thq.com.