SAVE THE WORLD - THE GAMECUBE WAY!

News by GamesIndustry International Contributor

Published on Sept. 1, 2004

1 September 2004 - Battle wild creatures in the dark and mystical depths of two entwined fantasy worlds to save them from evil! Tales of Symphonia is a stunning 3D role-playing game full of twisting plots offering gamers over 80 hours of immersive real-time role-play. Tales of Symphonia is exclusive to Nintendo GameCube and goes on sale across Europe from 19 November.

In a dying world called Sylvarant, legend has foretold that one day a Chosen One will appear from amongst the people and the land will be reborn. As Lloyd Irving, joined by his close friends Genis Sage and Colette Brunel, you must return your world to health. Experience exquisite landscapes of beautiful cel-shaded graphics, high-quality anime cut scenes and character design from renowed artist Kosuke Fujishima. Dive into a unique, real time battle system. Execute and combine hundreds of special attacks and magic spells. The line between good and evil blurs in this immersive, emotionally charged epic adventure where the fate of two interlocked worlds hangs in the balance.

Get ready for mystery and adventure, not everything is as it seems in the world of Tales of Symphonia. Players can complete mini-games and fight over 250 different enemies in their battle against evil. By defeating such foes players earn Experience points. Gain enough points throughout the game and your character will become even stronger, learn new combat techniques and spells. Tales of Symphonia also offers players a degree of freedom in choosing their path through the game through the choices and decisions they make.

Up to four players can take part in the game and this unique opportunity allows one player to control the group's movements, until it's time to defend their territory and fight. Using the controller and the A and B buttons, players will be able to execute combo attacks, special moves and magic spells. If players are feeling a little fatigued by all the excitement Tales of Symphonia offers they can pass their battle move decisions over to the Nintendo GameCube and it will do it all for you!

This epic role-playing quest offers players real flexibility in terms of character building and storyline decisions. With its endless adventure possibilities, players should expect to be completely absorbed into the dark and magical experience which is Tales of Symphonia.

Tales of Symphonia has been developed for Nintendo GameCube by Namco. The Tales of series has had a long and successful history in Japan and this is the first time a Tales of game will be released in Europe.

Join the quest as Tales of Symphonia launches on Nintendo GameCube on 19 November across Europe priced at around 60 Euros.

To keep up-to-date with the latest Tales of Symphonia action and official information on Nintendo visit and register at the new Nintendo Media Site www.nintendo-europe-media.com.

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For further information contact Becki Strickland or Simon Watts at the Nintendo Press Office on 020 7307 3103. For up to date releases, images and artwork please visit www.Nintendo-Europe-Media.com

Nintendo Co., Ltd of Kyoto, Japan, is the acknowledged worldwide leader in the creation of interactive entertainment. To date, Nintendo has sold more than 1.9 billion video games worldwide, created such industry icons as Mario^® and Donkey Kong and launched franchises like The Legend of Zelda^® and Pokémon. Nintendo manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home video game systems, including the Nintendo 64, NINTENDO GAMECUBE, Game Boy Advance and Game Boy - the world's best-selling video game system which has sold over 170 million units. As a wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of Europe, based in Grossostheim, Germany, was established in 1990 and serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in Europe.

Namco, with headquarters in Japan was established in 1955 and has consistently provided a high level of expertise in the entertainment industry. With games such as Pac-Man Vs. and Soulcalibur II, Namco has become a successful developer and publisher, esteemed throughout the world for the games of excellent quality it has produced. For more information please visit our website: www.namco.com

®KOSUKE FUJISHIMA.

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