ATARI ANNOUNCES FORTHCOMING RELEASE OF BANDAI’S DRAGON BALL Z: SHIN BUDOKAI FOR PLAYSTATION PORTABLE

Intense WiFi multiplayer battles in the first ever DBZ game for PSP

Friday 3rd February 2006 – Atari, one of Australia’s leading sources of interactive entertainment, today announces the forthcoming release of Bandai’s Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai for Sony PlayStation Portable. Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai is the first game from the hugely popular global franchise to be released for the PSP, with WiFi multiplayer sending the furious combat rocketing into a new dimension.

In Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai, players can take on their friends in intense WiFi multiplayer battles employing all the most exhilarating aspects of Dragon Ball Z combat, including counter-attacks, super high-speed bouts, flight and Ki (energy) management. In single player mode players will be able to challenge some of the most evil characters ever seen in a comic-based video game, or to play as the bad guys themselves and become the most feared and powerful warrior in the universe.

“Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai is a must have for all fans of the PS2 games and a perfect fit for the WiFi multiplayer capabilities of PSP,” said Cyril Voiron, Marketing Director, Atari Europe. “With the handheld portability of PSP, for the first time players have unparalleled opportunities for battling with friends any time and any place to become the number one DBZ fighter.”

Alongside the breathtaking high-speed WiFi multiplayer combat, other features include a choice of 18 playable characters including prize fighter Pikkon, a Revamped version of the acclaimed “Saiyan Overdrive” fighting system, the ability to perform in-game transformations to more powerful forms, an all-new stage from the Janemba movie, and a total of seven game modes including compelling story mode.

Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai for PSP is scheduled for release in April 2006.