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DUNDEE, UK – 15th MARCH 2010
Quirky video-game publisher and developer Tag Games is pleased
to announce the launch of Car Jack Streets for the Nintendo
DSi™ via the DSiWare™ shop. Launching today (15th
March) in the Americas it will be followed closely by a European
wide launch on Friday March 19th. The cost will be 800 Nintendo
points. Unfortunately due to German age certification laws the game
will not be available in Germany.
Following on from the success of the iPhone and iPod Touch
version now NintendoDSi™ players are able to sample the
delights of this critically acclaimed crime, action and driving
game. Starring as Randal Meyers, a petty criminal with a long
standing gambling habit and a streak of bad luck, the player must
complete all manner of criminal and legitimate tasks to repay a $1
million debt to the Italian mob. Featuring a unique real-time game
mechanic Car Jack Streets requires the player to pay back $50,000
of the debt each week or face certain death. It’s a fight for
survival in a city gone mad!
Paul Farley, Managing Director of Tag Games, said, “Car
Jack Streets has been a great success for Tag both on the mobile
and iPhone platforms. With the release of the DSiWare™
version we now look forward to reaching a much wider audience of
gamers.”
Tag Games working in collaboration with Strike Team Games have
(with the exception of a reduced soundtrack and intro movie)
succeeded in including all of the features of the iPhone game in a
download that is less than 16mb in size! Farley continues
“Car Jack Streets is a miniature marvel! Our technical team
has succeeding in squeezing a huge iPhone game into a
DSiWare™ download. What Nintendo DSi™ gamers are
getting is all the fun and content of the original, but with a much
improved control scheme and an ‘always on’ city
map!”
Key Features:
- Unique real time game-play
- Infinite number of criminal and legitimate jobs to attempt
- A huge and detailed 3D city to explore
- Over 30 vehicles to steal and smash including a tank and
helicopter!
- Big weapons for massive explosions
- City map and GPS system
- Lots of achievements, frenzies and hidden stuff
- Clowns
Car Jack Streets was the #13 most talked about iPhone game of
2009 in a recent report published by AppStoreHQ. It was also named
as the #25 most critically acclaimed iPhone title of Q2 2009 in the
PocketGamer.biz Quality Index chart receiving an average review
score of 8.27/10 placing it alongside big budget competitors from
EA Mobile, I-play, Gameloft, Ngmoco and Glu Mobile.
ENDS
About Tag Games
Tag Games is an independent game developer and publisher based
in Dundee, Scotland, which has quickly established itself as a
leader in the creation of games for mobile and digital download
platforms. We have earned critical acclaim and commercial success
with a number of varied titles including AAA iPhone titles Astro
Ranch and Car Jack Streets. We have extensive experience of game
development for the most important mobile platforms including
iPhone, Android, PSPgo, Nintendo DSi™, Blackberry, J2ME and
BREW.
Tag’s reputation for flexibility, innovation and delivery
is second to none, successfully balancing the creation of original
IP alongside development of licensed and commission titles. Tag
Games partners include Namco Bandai, Endemol, Connect2Media,
I-play, Big Fish Games, GlobalFun, Tern TV and Sandlot Games.
Media Contact:
Paul Farley
Tag Games
T: +44 (0)1382 220925
E:
paul.farley@tag-games.com
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