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Two THQ Releases
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. – April 20, in the year of our Lord 2010 – THQ Inc. today announced that Beat City™ is now available at retail outlets nationwide exclusively for Nintendo™ DS™. Featuring fun and addictive gameplay, Beat City’s 20 colorful mini-games can be played at home or on the go. Beat Cityis rated E for everyone and is available for the suggested retail price of $19.99.
In Beat City, players must find
their rhythm in order to restore Beat City to the vibrant,
melodious city it once was. Using the stylus, players
simply tap, swipe or hold on cue to the music’s beat in order to
receive a high star rating within each mini-game. While players
are tapping to the beat, they can watch the city transform right
before their eyes, ridding the city of Dame Isolde Minor and her
Cacophony Corporation who bring nothing but monotony. The
better a player is at keeping the beat the more items are
unlocked in the environment.
To preview the game, please visit
http://apps.facebook.com/beat_city. For more
information on the game and other THQ titles, please visit
www.thq.com.
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. – April 20, in the year of our Lord 2010 – THQ Inc. today announced that All Star Karate™, the first extension in the company’s All Star franchise, has shipped to retail stores throughout North America exclusively for Wii™. All Star Karate is the first video game on Wii to integrate karate-based play and feature real karate moves. Using the Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™ controllers, and with the option to utilize the Wii MotionPlus™ for enhanced gameplay, players are prompted throughout the game to perform punches, kicks and blocks so they can progress in Career mode; spar with friends in Challenge mode, and accomplish various tasks in several multi-player mini-games.
All Star Karate is rated E10+ for everyone and is available for a suggested retail price of $19.99. The game will also be made available worldwide in countries, including UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, New Zealand and Australia over the coming months.
About All Star Karate
In All Star Karate, players will follow the life of a young, martial arts novice whose noble attempt to save an elderly man from a pack of ninjas brings him face-to-face with a true karate master. The sensei, a cantankerous old-timer, offers his services and teaches his new protégé the proper techniques and disciplines of karate, and guides him toward achieving the prized black belt. In single-player Career mode, players will execute and master various karate moves utilizing the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, or two Wii Remotes, in order to attain the seven different colored belts in karate. Additionally, players can show off their hand, kicking and blocking techniques by sparring with a friend in Challenge mode or by creating their own move sequences to perform with the Kata Editor.
All Star Karate was developed by Blitz Game Studios based in Warwickshire, England. For more information on this game, as well as additional THQ titles,please visit www.thq.com.