Press Release: MOTOR MAYHEM: A new breed of vehicular combat (PS2)
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MOTOR MAYHEM: A new breed of vehicular combat (PS2)
Innovative New Title Offers Gamers Unprecedented Character Animation and Level Interaction
Paris, March, 2001 – Infogrames launches in Europe Motor Mayhem, its new car combat game slated to release in October 2001. Players take the role of super-powered contestants in heavily armed custom vehicles, battling against each other in the futuristic Vehicle Combat League (VCL). Only the fiercest competitors will survive to fight in the championship tournament, Motor Mayhem. The year is 2025, and vehicle combat has skyrocketed in popularity since the VCL introduced the sport in which combat athletes in highly modified vehicles demolish each other in colossal arenas to become the ultimate fighting champion. VCL competitors will choose from nine outlandish characters and will fight across eight vast multi-stage arenas. Motor Mayhem characters are intensely animated in their vehicles and players’ control them as they pilot their rigs, deploy spectacular special attacks, and demolish huge interactive combat arenas. In addition, elaborate modifications can be made to the combat vehicles and characters can upgrade their personal armament to give them an edge over their opponents. “Motor Mayhem brings an edgy element to our PlayStation2 line-up that will appeal to the masses as well as the hardcore gamers that will purchase the new game console,” said David Riley, director of marketing for Infogrames Inc. “With up to four-player split-screen pandemonium and spectacular special effects, this game really takes advantage of the technology that the PlayStation2 has to offer.” Tournaments will take place in eight action packed, reality-based locations including an aircraft carrier, a major international airport, industrial sites, and more. Arenas are carved out of hyper-realistic and highly animated locations, featuring destructible architecture; elaborate traps players can deploy against each other; and detailed environmental effects. Battles can take the form of a VCL "last man standing" event, in which the last competitor who has not been obliterated wins; cooperative battles, in which players team up against computer-controlled opponents; and hardcore traditional deathmatches. Developed by Beyond Games Inc. on their next generation Brainstorm Engine, Motor Mayhem features breathtaking special effects including demolition physics, completely animated vehicles, over the top explosions and weapon effects, dynamic lighting and detailed destructible environments.
