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Melbourne-based game developer Tantalus today announced the
imminent release of its first ever game for the Nintendo
DSi™. Built from the ground up and exclusively for that
platform, Drift Street International is the ultimate
high-speed, white-knuckle street racing experience. Gamers
will slide and boost their tightly tuned performance car around
challenging city streets across the US, UK and Japan, in
high-intensity midnight races. Drift Street International
will be available for download in North America on March 22,
with Europe and Australasia to follow.
Tantalus is one of the world’s foremost handheld racing
developers, with a string of hits including multiple titles in
the Cars and MX vs ATV series, and the now legendary Top
Gear Rally on Game Boy Advance. Despite this impressive
pedigree, CEO Tom Crago says Drift Street International
represents the company’s greatest achievement yet. “To
have Top Gear published by Nintendo and win a number of Game
of the Year awards was a huge rush, but we all feel as though
we’ve made something even more special with Drift Street
International,” said Crago. “Visually, it stands
apart from anything else out there, and in terms of car
handling and gameplay it’s in a league of its
own.”
Drift Street International invites gamers to test their skills
against challenging, aggressive AI drivers, or take on their
friends in four-player head-to-head wireless races. Additionally,
each track plays host to arcade-style checkpoint races and
challenging speed trials in which gamers have to keep the
speedo close to the max or risk getting eliminated. Unmatched
speed, smoothness and draw distance are only possible because
our technology takes full advantage of the expanded Nintendo
DSi hardware.
Drift Street International will only be available on Nintendo
DSiWare™, from March 22, for 800 Nintendo points.
Contact Information:
For more information about the game visit
www.driftstreetinternational.com
For information about Tantalus, visit
www.tantalus.com.au
All enquiries, contact:
Tom Crago – CEO
tom@tantalus.com.au
Ph: +61 3 9694 0900
Media Release: 15 March 2010
For Immediate Release
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