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Konami unleashes Hellboy for next generation video game systems
Popular Film and Comic Book Franchise Will Make Video Game Debut on PLAYSTATION®3, Xbox 360™, PSP™ System and Mobile Phones
9th May 2006 - LOS ANGELES – Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) Booth #800 – May 9, 2006 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced Hellboy (working title) for the PLAYSTATION®3, Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) system and mobile phones. Based on the acclaimed comic book series from Dark Horse Comics, the game lets players unleash Hellboy’s supernatural might as they smash, crush and demolish their way through more than 6 unique locations with fully destructible environments to thwart an evil supernatural plot.
Drawing players into the vibrant and detailed world created by comic book legend Mike Mignola, the game lets players step into the muscle bound frame of Hellboy, a hulking crimson-skinned warrior of supernatural creation. On the trail of a crazed witch, Hellboy uncovers a fiendish plot for world domination and must rush to defeat the crazed Hermann von Klempt before he can exert his evil will on a hapless world.
Hellboy offers players a visceral tactical brawling experience, letting them unleash the Right Hand of Doom on waves of enemies. Using a detailed context sensitive fighting system, players can choose to charge up Hellboy’s strikes for added power or use his speed and agility to unleash a rapid fire combination of blows on opponents. They can also grapple with enemies, attacking them from close or even using them as weapons to keep other attackers at bay.
Boasting detailed and expansive environments with advanced lighting and texturing techniques, the levels in Hellboy are also highly destructible, adding another level of strategy to the game’s bare knuckled action while bringing the character’s untamed power to life. When confronted with a large group of enemies, players can choose to smash a wall to create smaller, more manageable groups and even pick up the rubble to use as a weapon for added impact. Hellboy also lets players experience the game cooperatively with two players taking on the roles of characters from the Hellboy universe such as Abe Sapien and Liz Sherman.
“Hellboy unleashes the raw power of the comic book icon with devastating hand to hand combat, an intricate grappling system and fully destructible environments,” said Wyman Jung, Associate Product Manager at Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. “Followers of the comic book and movie will delight at being able to control the sheer power their favorite sharp tongued hero, while fans of action games will immediately be drawn into the game’s spectacular graphics and intuitive yet strategic gameplay.”
Developed by Krome Studios for the PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360 and PSP system, Hellboy is planned for release in 2007, with mobile content launching in Fall 2006. For more information on the game, please visit: www.konami.com/gs
About Konami
Konami is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties. Konami’s titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid®, Silent Hill® and Castlevania®, among other top sellers. The latest information about Konami can be found on the Web at www.konami.com. Konami Corporation is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiary offices, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. in the United States and Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. Konami Corporation, the parent company of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. can be found at www.konami.com/gs.
Hellboy © 2004 Revolution Studios Distribution Company LLC
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