JU-ON: The Grudge
Haunted house sim based on a Japanese horror movie and coming to the Wii later this year.
Using the Wii Remote as a flashlight, JU-ON: The Grudge has players move forward with the touch of a button and explore haunted areas such as an abandoned warehouse, a dimly lit hospital and a mannequin factory. With a story revolving around the unfortunate Yamada family, JU-ON: The Grudge features a new unique gameplay mechanic that measures your movements during play - the more you flinch and jump, the worse your success rate becomes. The player can progress through the game with bad scores, but it is those with a steady hand and nerves of steel that will have the most to gain from this experience.
“We are absolutely delighted to have secured JU-ON: The Grudge for a European release,” enthused Yen Hau, Rising Star Games’ product marketing assistant. “This is a renowned horror title not only in its native Japan but also in worldwide cinema. With Shimizu-san also heavily involved in the creation process of the game, this is as close as you can get to an interactive horror movie and is perfectly suited to join the Rising Star Games family.”
About JU-ON: The Grudge
It is said that when a person dies with a deep and burning grudge, a curse is born. When an average housewife in Nerima, Japan, was murdered in a grisly fashion, it gave rise to a curse so powerful that it threatens to kill at a pace thought unimaginable before.
The curse manifests on those who encounter the curse by any means, such as entering the house or being in contact with somebody who was already cursed. Once Erika Yamada is exposed to the curse while searching for her dog in an abandoned warehouse, the entire Yamada family is put in grave danger as soon as she reunites with them at home. They must now face their individual challenges alone, and only by overcoming the curse together will their family truly be free again.
JU-ON: The Grudge is scheduled for release in Q4 2009 throughout all PAL territories.
For further information, screenshots and press samples (when available), please contact Yen Hau on +44(0) 1582 433 708 or via yen.hau@risingstargames.com.
For European enquiries please contact:
France - Atari France
Julie Carneiro
julie.carneiro@atari.com
Germany - Eidos Germany GmbH
Sven Liebold
sven.liebold@eidos.de
Spain - Yen Hau (Rising Star Games)
yen.hau@risingstargames.com
Italy - Atari Italy
Paola Menzhagi
paola.menzhagi@atari.com
Sweden & Denmark - Bergsala
Patrik Johansson
patrik.johansson@bergsala.se
Norway - Bergsala
Kirsti Danielsen
kirsti.danielsen@bergsala.no
Benelux - Cld Distribution
Philippe Coopmans
philippe@cld.be
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About Rising Star Games
Rising Star Games Limited is a video games publisher for Sony PSP™, Nintendo DS™ and Wii™ plus PlayStation®2 in the PAL territory. A joint venture between Japanese publisher/developer Marvelous Entertainment and long standing Nintendo Nordic distributor Bergsala AB, RSG is now in its fifth staggeringly successful year of trading and has published more than 40 titles across Nintendo and Sony platforms, including the worldwide hit series Harvest Moon alongside the renowned No More Heroes and the critically acclaimed Little King’s Story. For more information please go to www.risingstargames.com