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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OUT OF THIS WORLD WACKINESS BUBBLES UP
IN TONIC TROUBLE FROM UBI SOFT
Fall 3D Action Adventure blasts onto Nintendo 64,
PC CD-ROM and DVD-ROM

ATLANTA –  (May 28, 1998) E3 Booth #7116 – Heads Up! Ed the Space Shaker dropped a mysterious cargo – a can of strange tonic that's wreaking havoc on the plants, animals and people of Earth. Now it’s time to battle killer vegetables in the funniest, wildest 3D action adventure of the year.

Ed's cool but clumsy—and that's what makes him endearing, at least, for an alien. Your job is to get accident-prone Ed out of some pretty sticky jams. The kind you might spread on Flying Toast, one of the enemies you'll have to dodge in Tonic Trouble! After dropping this unusual tonic from his dinky space ship, Ed is charged with rescuing the can from the hands of Grogh the Hellish, who has found the tonic and declared himself Master of Earth. 

Bringing hilarious humor to a fun-level rarely seen in games, Tonic Trouble takes you through 10 eye-popping opulent-world levels—plus bonus levels all loaded with wacky but intelligent players, and mind-boggling twists and turns.   This brilliant title for Nintendo 64 and PC features cartoon-like animation, blinding speed, and gameplay that is addictively fun. 

“Tonic Trouble introduces a whole new cast of lovable, comical characters living in unimaginable 3D worlds by using the very best technology for an unduplicated gaming experience," said Yves Guillemot, president, Ubi Soft Entertainment.  

A cross-generational title, Tonic Trouble offers more than 40+ hours of addictive gameplay and a rich plot with humorous twists that will hook you in. On the PC version, incredible Dolby sound and stunning animations running up to 60 frames per second heighten the gaming experience.  For the N64, Tonic Trouble will offer the most sophisticated 3D cartoon-like characters and worlds ever seen on the platform.  Also, it is the most adventure-based N64 title to date for the console.

Platforms, Pricing, Availability
PC: Tonic Trouble will be released for Pentium processors 166 MHz and higher and is scheduled for Fall 1998 at an MSRP of  $49.99.

Console: The Nintendo 64 edition will feature the 64-bit graphics, CD quality sound and anti-aliased imaging that have endeared the platform to console gamers worldwide. It will also be released in Fall 1998 at an MSRP of $69.95.

Ubi Soft Entertainment is a European-based producer, publisher and international distributor of interactive entertainment products.  The company has offices in 13 countries including France, the United States,
Canada, Germany, England, and China and sells its products in a total of 47 countries.  

The company is best known in the U.S. for Rayman, a blockbuster action/adventure game for all ages that debuted in 1995, and POD, a revolutionary online multiplayer racing game that enables up to eight players to compete directly over the Internet. Products are available through a nationwide network of resellers and distributors.  For more information, call Ubi Soft at 514/490-0887 or  800/UBI-SOFT or visit the company web site at http://www.ubisoft.com.

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