Burlingame, CA—July 15, 2008 – KOEI, recognizedworldwide as the premier brand of strategy and action games, todayannounced that Prey the Stars™ is coming to North America in October2008 exclusively for Nintendo DS.
Prey the Stars serves up anincredible world where nearly anything from food items to entirebuildings can be devoured. Players must bite, lick, and suck their wayto victory as one of the game’s four insatiable and customizablecreatures: GABU, BARI, CHUCHU, and PERO. The more these characters eat,the bigger and more voracious their stomachs will become. It’s anengaging and addictive game for anyone with a taste for fun!
About Prey the Stars
Themain objective of Prey the Stars is to eat everything in sight and toattack your opponents. Each of the games colorfully-themed stages arecleared by devouring as much as possible before time runs out. Theplayer with the highest score at the end of the stage is the winner.Each player scores points by eating and by sucking in “spirits” whichare hidden in some objects. The bigger the item, the higher the score!
Preythe Stars offers a delicious smorgasbord of multiplayer options. Gamerscan feast with up to 4 friends using local Wireless DS Single-CardDownload Play or Multi-Card Play. Players can also take theirgastronomic conquest worldwide with Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection.
Exclusivecharacter designs for Prey the Stars were created by break-out Japanesepop artist TOUMA. The highly-respected designer is renowned for hiswhimsical and edgy creations including, Knuckle Bear and Boo, that havetaken the urban vinyl toy industry by storm.
Developed by KOEICANADA, Prey the Stars is rated “E” (Everyone – Comic Mischief) by theESRB. Play is for 1-4 players using local Wireless DS Single-CardDownload Play, Wireless Multi-Card Play, and via Nintendo Wi-FiConnection. The suggested retail price is US$29.99. Media can findassets at gamespress.com
About KOEI Corporation
Basedin Burlingame, California, KOEI Corporation established operations in1988 as the North American subsidiary of KOEI Co., Ltd. of Japan. KOEIis respected worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and simulationgames, and is the innovator of the Tactical Action genre. The company’sWarriors series of games have generated a combined 18 million units inglobal sales.
KOEI develops, publishes, and distributesinteractive software for video game systems and personal computers. Forfiscal 2007, KOEI posted worldwide revenues of $256 million. KOEImaintains operations in Japan, the U.S., the UK, France, Canada, China,Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Lithuania. More information about KOEI andits products can be found at www.koei.com.
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