Award-Winning Sequel Features All-New Multiplayer Modes, Lite Mode and More SEATTLE, Sept. 17
SEATTLE, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- PopCap Games Inc., the leading developer
and publisher of casual video games, announced that beginning today its
popular action game Feeding Frenzy(TM) 2: Shipwreck Showdown is available for
download via the Xbox LIVE(R) Arcade (XBLA) online service of Microsoft's Xbox
360(R) video game console. Featuring a wealth of optimizations exclusively
for Xbox LIVE, the XBLA version of Feeding Frenzy 2 includes high-definition
graphics, achievements and leaderboards, and several all-new multiplayer
modes. Available now for 800 Microsoft Points ($8.00), Feeding Frenzy 2 joins
five other PopCap(R) titles already on XBLA, including Zuma(TM), Heavy
Weapon(TM) and the original Feeding Frenzy.
"Feeding Frenzy 2 really improves on the original game in virtually every
way, as far as XBLA is concerned," said Greg Canessa, VP of video game
platforms at PopCap. "With three different multiplayer modes, high-def
graphics and some new moves that really lend themselves to a joystick
controller, the new sequel is pretty perfectly suited to Xbox."
In Feeding Frenzy 2: Shipwreck Showdown, you're a little fish in a big
sea, and must gobble your way up the food chain to solve an underwater
mystery. Swim fast, eat anything smaller than you and avoid larger fish who
want you for lunch. Battle everything from poisonous minnows to fish-munching
orcas in your pursuit of a mysterious menace of the sea. Keep eating the
power-ups to increase your speed and growth rate, add extra time, bulk up your
"food bank" and more!
This new version of Feeding Frenzy makes a sizable leap in overall
gameplay and XBLA-specific features, including:
-- A bigger -- and more challenging single-player story mode, featuring
over 60 new levels with bosses and mini-bosses for an even greater
challenge!
-- New moves, power-ups and more -- freeze enemies, stop time, play at
night -- even jump out of the water to eat bugs!
-- Frenzied fish-eating action can involve up to 4 friends in the all-new
XBLA-exclusive multiplayer party mode*, featuring 10 new mini-games!
-- Story mode enables players to join with a friend in cooperative play*
-- Multiplayer Party modes come in two flavors: Party Games (pick from a
list of mini-games and compete head-to-head) and FrenzyFest (compete
for trophies across a series of mini-games to earn Party Points and
climb the new Party Leaderboard)*
-- All-new Lite mode lets families experience the game's Story mode
without the pressure of losing lives (available for single-player and
co-op play)
-- High-definition graphics and 5.1 surround sound create a more immersive
experience
* All multiplayer modes are same-console only.
About PopCap
PopCap Games (http://www.popcap.com) is the leading multi-platform
provider of "casual games" -- fun, easy-to-learn, captivating computer games
that appeal to everyone from age 6 to 106. Based in Seattle, Washington,
PopCap was founded in 2000 and has a worldwide staff of over 200 people in
Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, Vancouver, B.C., Dublin and Shanghai. Its
games have been downloaded more than 1 billion times by consumers worldwide,
and its flagship title, Bejeweled(R), has sold more than 10 million units
across all platforms. Constantly acclaimed by consumers and critics, PopCap's
games are played on the Web, desktop computers, myriad mobile devices (cell
phones, smartphones, PDAs, Pocket PCs, iPod and more), popular game consoles
(such as Xbox), and in-flight entertainment systems. PopCap is the only
casual games developer with leading market share across all major sales
channels, including Web portals, retail stores, mobile operators and
developers, and game device manufacturers.
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