PARIS, July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
- Guitar Legend: Get On Stage! Wakes Up the Rock Star in Every Mobile
Phone User
Gameloft(R), a leading publisher and developer of video games for
mobile phones, is announcing today the worldwide launch of Guitar Legend:
Get On Stage!, the first guitar simulation video game for the mobile
market. Now, more than one billion people can feel like rock stars as they
play guitar on their mobile phones.
With millions of mobile customers searching for exciting content,
Guitar Legend: Get On Stage! marks the first time a guitar simulation game
has ever been launched on the mobile market internationally. Guitar Legend:
Get On Stage! allows gamers to play hit rock songs directly on their mobile
phones, regardless of their actual musical knowledge or skill. Players must
press the appropriate phone keys in rhythm with the music. If the correct
keys are hit, the melody and guitar parts are piped into the base tempo,
evoking a feeling of playing guitar with a real rock band.
"Our talented team of sound designers worked very hard to make sure the
music featured in this game sounds flawless," said Gonzague de Vallois,
Gameloft's Vice President of Publishing. "After testing the game on over
1,000 different kinds of mobile phones, we are confident consumers will
enjoy the experience."
Guitar Legend: Get On Stage! is a simple and easy-to-use game,
specifically designed to provide a musical experience accessible to anyone.
The game's soundtrack includes such legendary rock classics like "Smoke on
the Water," and "Message in a Bottle," as well as recent hits like
"Banquet." More adventurous players will feel challenged with up to 51 rock
star mode levels, and can string medleys together to become genuine rock
legends.
Players can embark on a personal concert tour with Guitar Legend: Get
On Stage! beginning August 1st. For more information, please visit
http://www.gameloft.com.
Gameloft is a leading international publisher and developer of video
games for mobile phones. Established in 1999, it has emerged as one of the
top innovators in its field. The company creates games for mobile handsets
equipped with Java, Brew or Symbian technology. The total number of
games-enabled handsets is anticipated to exceed two billion units in 2008.
Partnership agreements with leading licensors and sports personalities
such as Ubisoft Entertainment, Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animations
SKG, Endemol, 20th Century Fox, Viacom, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros.,
FifPro, Lamborghini, Vans, Paris Hilton Ent., Derek Jeter, Vijay Singh,
Reggie Bush or Llewton Hewitt allow Gameloft to form strong relationships
with international brands. In addition to the partnerships, Gameloft owns
and operates titles such as Block Breaker Deluxe, Asphalt: Urban GT and New
York Nights.
Through agreements with major telephone wireless carriers, handset
manufacturers, specialized distributors and its online shop, Gameloft has a
distribution network in over 75 plus countries.
Gameloft has worldwide offices in New York, San Francisco, Seattle,
Montreal, Mexico, Buenos Aires, Paris, London, Cologne, Milan, Madrid,
Copenhagen, Warsaw, New Delhi, Seoul, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney.
Gameloft is listed on Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT
FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA)
For more information, visit http://www.gameloft.com.
(c) 2007 Gameloft - All rights reserved - Gameloft and Gameloft logo
are registered trademarks of Gameloft S.A. - All rights reserved.
Press contact:
Gameloft
Anne-Laure Descleves
Corporate Communications Manager
email: anne-laure.descleves@gameloft.com
Tel: +33-1-58-16-20-82
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