On The Move With Ford Street Racing: LA Duel

News by GamesIndustry International Contributor

Published on Aug. 23, 2006

With over 2 million units sold, the Ford gaming brand has become synonymous with style and performance. This benchmark for excellence is set to continue when Xplosiv release Ford Street Racing: LA Duel onto the slick and stylish Playstation® Portable (PSP).

The PSP has become the fastest selling console in history having shipped 15 million units globally, making it the perfect companion for the global Ford brand.

Accelerating out of the living room Ford Street Racing: LA Duel will let you experience the power of Ford on the move, you can now play wherever and whenever you want. With new and exclusive features including more cars, more tracks, new game modes, wi-fi multiplayer and more

Ford Street Racing: LA Duel brings the streets of Los Angeles to life in rich detail featuring six new tracks exclusive to the PSP. These tracks include the Los Angeles River (Downtown), Downtown Railroad, Pacific Parkway (Santa Monica), Venice Riviera (Venice Beach), Hollywood and Sunset Heights (Sunset Boulevard).

"Ford Street Racing: LA Duel on PSP is where it belongs, on the move and on the streets. With Wi-Fi multiplayer and even more performance Ford cars to choose from, this is the ultimate Ford Street Racing experience," commented James Spice, General Manager of Xplosiv.

Key Features

24 officially licensed Ford vehicles, 6 exclusive to PSP Team Racing: Race a team of 2 cars switching between them and issuing commands to gain a positional and tactical advantage. 7 brand new tracks to the PSP making 37 richly detailed tracks based around the streets of Los Angeles. 6 solo and 11 team race game modes. Wi-Fi Multiplayer - Solo and Team Wi-Fi multiplayer action featuring Team race.

The Vehicles

· 1962 Thunderbird Sports Roadster - EXCLUSIVE to PSP

· 1968 Mustang GT

· 1969 Mustang Boss 302

· 1970 Capri Mk I RS2600

· 1970 Mustang Boss 429

· 1971 Mustang Mach 1 - EXCLUSIVE to PSP

· 1973 Escort RS2000

· 1975 Gran Torino Sport

· 1985 RS200

· 1987 Sierra RS500

· 1992 Escort RS Cosworth

· 1995 GT90 Concept

· 2000 SVT Cobra R

· 2002 Focus RS

· 2004 Bronco Concept - EXCLUSIVE to PSP

· 2004 Fiesta ST

· 2004 Mustang GT-R Concept

· 2004 SVT Lightning

· 2005 Ford GT

· 2005 Mustang GT

· 2005 Shelby GR-1 Concept - EXCLUSIVE to PSP

· 2005 SVT Sport Trac Adrenalin Concept - EXCLUSIVE to PSP

· 2005 Thunderbird - EXCLUSIVE to PSP

· 2007 Shelby GT500

Release: PlayStation® Portable

Age Rating: 3+

Developer: Razorworks

Notes For Editors

About Xplosiv

Empire launched Xplosiv as a value brand selling PC software in mid 2000 and PlayStation2 in 2004, proving a great success in the UK and overseas due to the group's license wins with, Sega, Ubisoft, Taito, Activision, Microsoft, Vivendi and CDV. Further information on Xplosiv products can be found at www.xplosiv.net

About Empire Interactive

Empire Interactive is a leading publisher of interactive entertainment software that has been established for 17 years. The company floated on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange in July 2000. Headquartered in the UK, Empire Interactive also has offices in the US, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. The company develops and publishes a varied range of titles across all platforms in the US, Europe and Asia. Further information about Empire Interactive and its products can be found at: www.empireinteractive.com