Konami
Ships K-1 World Grand Prix for Sony PlayStation2
Konami
Delivers the Knockout Title of the Summer Featuring the Exclusive K-1 Fighting
League License
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. – July 9, 2003 –
Leading video game publisher Konami of America, Inc., a subsidiary of Konami
Corporation (NYSE: KNM), announced today that
K-1 World Grand Prix
(K-1 WGP)
for the Sony PlayStation® 2 has shipped to retail outlets
nationwide.
K-1 is the
world’s premiere fighting sport that combines various martial arts including
Karate, Kickboxing, Tae Kwon Do and Kung Fu. Konami’s new videogame,
K-1 WGP, merges the tactical
aspects of boxing with the brutality of sport fighting, and is the only
stand-up mixed martial arts game available in North America.
"With
K-1 World Grand Prix we accurately
captured the power, strategy and speed of the real life sport resulting in a
truly fun fighting game," said Justin Kubiak, product manager, Konami of
America, Inc. "Fans of fighting games and K-1 alike will appreciate what
K-1 WGP has to offer."
A rapidly growing sport in the
US, K-1 brings together the toughest
practitioners of mixed martial arts to create the world’s most challenging
fighting competition. The videogame, K-1
WGP, includes detailed representations of more than 20 of the top
K-1 fighters from around the globe, including actual skin and face textures
for ultra-realism. Additionally, each opponent was individually motion
captured so that every on-screen punch, kick and taunt is authentic – right
down to the fighters’ own signature attacks.
A unique, three-tiered
stamina system adds incredible depth to the gameplay and allows for more
strategic use of tactics. Gamers can take advantage of the location-specific
damage feature to disable an opponent and decide where to focus the healing of
their own fighter between rounds. Fighter models even display the damage they
have taken, enhancing the true-to-life qualities of the game.
K-1 WGP‘s
seven distinct modes provide an unprecedented experience for the fighting game
genre. The ultimate prize can be won through Grand Prix Mode, where gamers
fight their way through challenge matches on their way to entering the top
tournament in K-1, the World Grand Prix. Revival Mode places competitors in
the ring for some of the sport’s most memorable matches, where a well-played
win will reward the gamer with a clip of the actual fight!
K-1 WGP
is rated T for
Teen and is available for the MSRP of $39.99. Visit
http://www.konami.com/k-1/ to learn more about
K-1 WGP.
