Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell is the next generation blockbuster adaptation to the Nokia N-Gage. Gameloft's title will offer stealth action at its best on the Nokia N-Gage as well as a fully original 2 player co-operative mode.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, adapted from PC game blockbuster, will be a 3D tactical FPS, providing the player with a unique feeling of "war immersion" as well as an outstanding real time multiplayer experience. The game will include a training map, tactical exercices, several campaign missions and multiplayer maps.
Marcel Desailly ProSoccer will be the adaptation of one of the strongest soccer simulation for mobile devices to the Nokia N-Gage, with 6 games modes (exhibition, cup, league, career, training, penalty), and a two player versus wireless mode.
Rayman 3, inspired by Ubi Soft's big hit on all formats, will present a vibrant graphic universe. The originaly-paced gameplay offers a fresh and exhilarating experience to the action-adventure genre. A unique multiplayer arena will allow players to confront simultaneously.
"The Nokia N-Gage offers us a new level of interactive gaming. From this year on, thanks to innovations like the Nokia N-Gage and the creation of dedicated quality games, wireless gaming is becoming a major video game format, available to more than 100 million users from 2003 and one billion users in five years' time," said Michel Guillemot, President of Gameloft.
"We are delighted to support Nokia N-Gage game deck with Gameloft through our game brands ", says President Yves Guillemot of Ubi Soft Entertainment.
"Nokia believes that mobility plays an important part in the evolution of games, and the Nokia N-Gage game deck allows users to play the latest high quality titles in a new way - multiplayer games connected locally via Bluetooth wireless technology or over-the-air games over mobile networks. For example, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell brings the current bestseller to the Nokia N-Gage with new unique mobile features like the co-operative multiplayer mode, which are unavailable anywhere else," said Ilkka Raiskinen Senior Vice President, Entertainment and Media Business Unit, Nokia Mobile Phones.
About Gameloft
Gameloft is a leading international publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones and PDAs.
Gameloft was founded in 1999 and currently operates in 9 different countries including the United States, Canada, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, Romania, and China. Gameloft develops and publishes interactive entertainment software based on licensed brands acquired through its close partnership with Ubi Soft Entertainment®.
Cutting-edge production resources allow Gameloft to develop for several mobile phone protocols, including: Brew(tm), Java(tm), Symbian(tm), Smart-Phone 2002(tm), SMS, WAP(tm) and I-mode(tm). PDA Games are developed for Palm OS(tm) and Pocket PC. Gameloft is listed on Euronext Stock Exchange.
About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and reliable solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed broadband and IP networks. By adding mobility to the Internet Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on six major exchanges.
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