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Three New WWE Wrestling Games From THQ (CONSOLE)

by Thomas on March 4, 2003 @ 12:05 a.m. PST

THQ Inc. is a worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for a variety of hardware platforms including PC CD-ROM, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. Nintendo and Microsoft... In their latest Line-Up we can find three new WWE wrestling games that will be coming out for XB/PS2/NGC this fall (WWE Smackdown 5 - WWE Raw 2: Ruthless - WWE Wrestlemania XIX).. Read more for details!

THQ UPCOMING TITLES

World Wrestling Entertainment
The World Wrestling Entertainment™ license is based on the popular cable series that features WWE Superstars as they compete each week in their quest for the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship. This year’s World Wrestling Entertainment™ videogame line features several highly anticipated titles that include sequels to established franchises as well as original brand extensions. World Wrestling Entertainment™ licensed videogames have sold more than $270 million in the US since 1999.

WWE Raw 2: Ruthless Aggression for Xbox (Fall 2003)
WWE Wrestlemania XIX for Game Cube (Fall 2003)
WWE Smackdown! 5 for PlayStation 2 (Winter 2003 - 2004)

Alter Echo
Developed by THQ studio Outrage® Games, Alter Echo is an innovative action game that lets players morph between three combat modes and alter time with pioneering TimeDilation™ technology. An advanced real-time skeletal morphing system lets players change between Melee, Gun and Stealth modes on the fly and during combat. The groundbreaking PostFX camera system intensifies every action with mind-blowing visual effects, camera filters, and screen distortions.

Alter Echo for Xbox (Summer 2003)
Alter Echo for PlayStation 2 (Summer 2003)


Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo
In summer 2003, Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation will present the theatrical release of Finding Nemo. The film follows the undersea journey of a clownfish named Marlin as he searches for his missing son Nemo. The games will follow the movie's plotline and allow kids to play as the film's key characters and interact with the film's amazing 3-D underwater environment.

Finding Nemo for PlayStation 2 (Spring 2003)
Finding Nemo for Game Cube (Summer 2003)
Finding Nemo for Game Boy Advance (Summer 2003)
Finding Nemo for Xbox (Summer 2003)
Finding Nemo: Nemo's Underwater Challenge for PC / Windows (Summer 2003)
Finding Nemo (action) for PC / Windows (Summer 2003)


Disney Princess
Disney Princess is based on the Disney Princess characters in Disney’s animated classic films “Cinderella,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “Aladdin.” Players will be able to play as Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Ariel (“The Little Mermaid”), Belle (“Beauty and the Beast”) or Jasmine (“Aladdin”) in their familiar environments including Snow White’s enchanted forest, Belle’s magical castle, and Ariel’s underwater mermaid world. Players will also be able to interact with other classic Disney characters such as the seven dwarfs, Aladdin’s Genie, and a host of classic villains. As players reach their goals, a bonus stage featuring a team-up of all the Princesses will be unlocked.

Disney Princess for Game Boy Advance (Spring 2003)


Evil Dead A Fistful of Boomstick
Developed with the full support of creators Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, and Bruce Campbell, Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick allows players to assume the role of Ash, the chainsaw-armed hero from the Evil Dead trilogy. Players will fend off hordes of Deadites with several weapons including the shovel, gatling gun, shotgun and chainsaw. Massive game environments include all new Evil Dead locations as players attempt to save the town of Dearborn from the influence of the Necromonicon ex Mortis - the Book of the Dead. Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick mixes the comedy and fun of a campy horror movie with intense combat missions for the most complete Evil Dead game yet.

Evil Dead: Fistful of Boomstick for PlayStation 2 (Winter 2002 - 2003)
Evil Dead: Fistful of Boomstick for Xbox (Winter 2002 - 2003)


GT Advance Championship Racing
Install your car kits, head to the track, start your engines, and get ready to challenge the most competitive racers on the circuit!

GT Advance 3 for Game Boy Advance (Available Now)


The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Jet Fusion
Developed in conjunction with a one-hour television special to air this fall, in this game Jimmy Neutron changes Retroville into the world of his favorite spy, Jet Fusion. Jimmy must explore dangerous deserts, stormy seas and mysterious forests to save Jet Fusion from the evil Professor Calamitous in this high tech, platform adventure stuffed with exciting action and brain twisting puzzles. Available for PlayStation 2 and GameCube this fall.

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Jet Fusion for Game Cube (Fall 2003)
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Jet Fusion for PlayStation 2 (Fall 2003)


Microsoft®
Through a partnership with Microsoft, THQ is bringing some of Microsoft Game Studio's top-selling Xbox and PC franchises to Game Boy® Advance.

Monster Truck Madness for Game Boy Advance (Summer 2003)
Munch's Oddysee for Game Boy Advance (Summer 2003)


Pride FC™
Experience the most intense and immensely competitive form of fighting on the planet. Organized to incorporate all fighting styles including wrestling, karate, jujitsu and kickboxing, PRIDE FC pits the top fighters in the world in the most realistic “Mixed Martial Arts” fighting experience ever created.

Pride FC for PlayStation 2 (Available Now)


Red Faction® II
Developed by THQ’s studio, Volition, Red Faction II is the sequel to one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed original game franchises of 2001. Featuring an enhanced Geo-Mod™ engine that allows players to strategically alter and destroy the game environment in real-time, Red Faction II expands and builds upon the experience and technology of the original game.

Red Faction® II for Game Cube (Spring 2003)
Red Faction® II for Xbox (Spring 2003)


Rocket Power Zero Gravity Zone
Players will pull "Rocket Air" off the top of a pyramid, skateboard inside a haunted house and grind across a dinosaur's back at Zero Gravity Zone -- an extreme skateboarding, dirt boarding, and snow skating amusement park including 12 differently themed environments that will push Otto, Reggie, Twister, and Sam to their limits. Available for Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2 and GameCube this fall.

Rocket Power Zero Gravity Zone for Game Cube (Fall 2003)
Rocket Power Zero Gravity Zone for Game Boy Advance (Fall 2003)
Rocket Power Zero Gravity Zone for PlayStation 2 (Fall 2003)


Rugrats Go Wild (working title)
When the Rugrats set sail on the trip of a lifetime but end up on "Island Uninhabited," there is only one family that can help them out...the Wild Thornberrys! Based on this summer's upcoming feature film of the same name, this thrilling adventure has the babies trekking treacherous rainforest paths, taking on bug-eating plants and staring down dangerous animals while solving "wild" puzzles to salvage their family vacation. Available for Game Boy Advance and PC this spring.

Rugrats Go Wild (Working Title) for PC / Windows (Summer 2003)
Rugrats Go Wild (Working Title) for Game Boy Advance (Summer 2003)


Sega®
THQ Inc. and SEGA® Corporation have teamed up to bring some of most well known SEGA franchises to Game Boy® Advance. THQ has already released SEGA favorites such as Columns Crown, Baseball Advance and the top-selling Sonic Advance with more classics to come.

Sonic Advance 2™ for Game Boy Advance (Winter 2002 - 2003)
Crazy Taxi™ Catch a Ride™ for Game Boy Advance (Winter 2002 - 2003)
Jet Grind Radio™ for Game Boy Advance (Spring 2003)
Space Channel 5™: Ulala's Cosmic Attack™ for Game Boy Advance (Spring 2003)
Sega Arcade Gallery™ for Game Boy Advance (Summer 2003)


SpongeBob SquarePants™ (Working Title)
Based on the number one program on kids' TV, this game begins as the evil Plankton's sets a diabolical plan in motion puts the fate of Bikini Bottom in the hands (or tentacles) of three unsuspecting heroes -- SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick StarFish or Sandy Cheeks -- each with unique moves and abilities. Players will go tongue-sliding down huge mountains, bungee jumping off tall cliffs or riding in a guided "cruise bubble" in an effort to foil Plankton's scheme. Available for Playstation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance and PC this fall

SpongeBob SquarePants (Working Title) for Game Boy Advance (Fall 2003)
SpongeBob SquarePants (Working Title) for PlayStation 2 (Fall 2003)
SpongeBob SquarePants (Working Title) for Game Cube (Fall 2003)
SpongeBob SquarePants (Working Title) for PC / Windows (Fall 2003)


Summoner®: A Goddess Reborn
In Summoner®: A Goddess Reborn, players guide Maia, Queen of the Halassar, and a host of unique party members through an original fantasy universe inspired by literature, folklore and mythology. Players travel to more than 30 exotic and imaginative locales, from the tropical isle of Teomura to the bizarre and dreamlike City of Masks. Players may fully customize their party with their own set of skills and spells. Summoner: The Prophecy features a complex, character-driven storyline, hundreds of skills and spells, and an all new, real-time combat system that breaks the mold for traditional RPGs.

Summoner®: A Goddess Reborn for Game Cube (Available Now)


Tak and the Power of Juju
In THQ/Nickelodeon's first original videogame, Tak, a shaman's apprentice, must retrieve Moonstones stolen by an evil Juju-man, Tlalcoc, to restore the Moon Juju's powers. Tak will have to stretch beyond his training and use his wits, his environment and the power of the Juju gods to defeat Tlaloc in this platform adventure set in an ancient, tribal world where magic (juju) actually works. Available PlayStation 2, GameCube and Game Boy Advance this fall.

Tak and the Power of the Juju for Game Cube (Fall 2003)
Tak and the Power of the Juju for PlayStation 2 (Winter 2003 - 2004)
Tak and the Power of the Juju for Game Boy Advance (Winter 2003 - 2004)


Warhammer 40,000®
The Warhammer 40,000 game universe was introduced in 1987 and has since become one of the world’s leading tabletop wargames. The dark, gothic science fantasy of the universe has been enjoyed by millions of gamers aged 12 and up, during its fifteen year history. With a line of comic books and novels and a trading card game, the Warhammer 40,000 universe continues to expand with a new line of videogame from THQ.

Fire Warrior™ for PC / Windows (Fall 2003)
Fire Warrior™ for PlayStation 2 (Fall 2003)


WWE Crush Hour
All the excitement of WWE™ transported behind the wheel of a screaming semi! That’s what WWE™ Crush Hour is all about. Choose from more than 20 personalized Superstar vehicles including exotic sports cars and 4x4’s as players annihilate opponents with multiple weapons customized for each vehicle.

WWE™ Crush Hour™ for PlayStation 2 (Winter 2002 - 2003)
WWE™ Crush Hour™ for Game Cube (Winter 2002 - 2003)

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