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Winter Escape with Three Tropical Titles
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA -- JUNE 24, in the year of our Lord 2010 -- Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today announced the winners of the "Make-A-Hero" contest for its critically-acclaimed retro action-adventure 3D Dot Game Heroes™ for PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. The competition, which challenged North American 3DDGH adventurers to make a custom hero to end all heroes in the game's powerful 3D Dot Game Heroes character creation tool, received overwhelming support from an endless stream of talented and passionate gamers.
"Thank you to everyone who created and submitted a custom hero for the 'Make-A-Hero' contest," beamed Aram Jabbari, Manager of Public Relations and Sales at Atlus. "We were fairly certain it would simply be a matter of crowning whichever two or three submissions weren't inappropriately phallic in nature, but to our extreme amazement, there was an overwhelming number of awesome and highly original submissions. Special congratulations go out to 'TheRat' and their 'MANNON' hero for taking the top prize, earning $100 in video game credit from Amazon.com. Who could argue with a shirtless man-tank armed with a chest cannon? Precisely."
In addition to MANNON's impressive upper-torso artillery, five other retro creations will receive $25 in Amazon.com video game credit: ASCII (by Triston), Sheepsuit (by Orison), Bunnblade (by Ricks C. Anderson II), Birdie in a cage (by townkinkykid), and Phoenix (by Jon Preston).
To celebrate the success of the "Make-A-Hero" contest and to bring more attention to the easy-to-use, incredibly flexible character editor, Atlus released the "Heroes of Dotnia" audition video, which gives fans a glimpse into the grueling process of applying to become the Hero of Dotnia.
3D Dot Game Heroes for PlayStation 3 system is currently available in retailers across North America with an MSRP of $39.99. For more information, check out the official 3D Dot Game Heroes website.Amazing Adventures: The Caribbean Secret
Around these parts, locals whisper of the mysterious "Caribbean Secret." Lore has it that a Spanish ship full of golden treasure sank in these waters, burying a fortune of untold wealth on the sea floor. Plumb the depths to see if you can discover the hidden treasure deep beneath the waves.
Link: http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/amazingadventurescaribbean.jsp
Lost in Reefs
The recent discovery of ancient scrolls leads to an amazing realization: a lost civilization of people and dragons. Use your puzzle skills in 3 different matching modes to rebuild the city and uncover its secrets. Buy buildings to unlock tiles for more gold, fish, and power-ups, and create magic figures for bonus points. With three gameplay modes and ten different power ups, rebuild the mighty alliance between wisdom and power when you play today!
Link: http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/lostinreefs.jsp
Caraqua
Watch out, denizens of the deep; this crab means business! Use your crustacean claws to blow spineless sea creatures out of your underwater lair, and defend your position as ruler of the reef. When things get rough, use the space bar to release your fish-seeking missiles for extra aqua defense. Ready for some crabtastic fun? Play CRAQUA online today!
Link: http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/craqua.jsp
Amazing Adventures: The Caribbean Secret, Lost in Reefs and Caraqua join Shockwave's library of more than 1,100 games. Shockwave's tremendous collection of games, along with its featured gaming sections including Daily Play, Cash Sweeps, Jigsaws and 5 Minute Quickies, have helped the site post strong numbers with over 13.7 million total visits in January (according to comScore Media Metrix).