Hard Hittin' Old School Hip Hop Tracks Come Alive in Eidos' Get On Da Mic
September 16 2004 - 3:17PM
PR Newswire (US)
Hard Hittin' Old School Hip Hop Tracks Come Alive in Eidos' Get On
Da Mic Gamers Prove Their Juice in Revolutionary Rap Video Game
Shipping to Stores This October SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eidos (NASDAQ:EIDSY), one of the world's
leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, today
announced details of the classic hip hop tracks featured in its
upcoming hip hop rap game, Get On Da Mic. The game has been
developed by Artificial Mind & Movement (A2M) in partnership
with Highway 1 Productions. Get On Da Mic boasts a robust
soundtrack including 40 tracks originally made popular by the
hottest names in hip hop. Gamers can go from rags to riches in the
story mode or pass the mic with friends in the multiplayer mode.
Get On Da Mic will be available for the PlayStation(R)2 computer
entertainment system and Xbox(R) game system from Microsoft. Get On
Da Mic for the PlayStation(R)2 is scheduled to ship this October in
North America and Europe with the Xbox version to follow in early
2005. "Finally a music performance game that captures the essence
of rap music and the hip-hop lifestyle. Get On Da Mic combines
songs originally made famous by classic hip-hop legends such as Sir
Mix-A-Lot, Tupac and Dr. Dre with today's hottest tracks that are
sure to impress even the most avid hip-hop fans," says Chip
Blundell, Global Brand Director at Eidos Inc. The Get On Da Mic
soundtrack will feature a deep set of tracks to choose from. Gamers
can lay down rhymes to classic rap tracks from the early days of
hip hop that were originally performed by artists such as the Sugar
Hill Gang and Sir Mix A Lot. Then switch gears to the "Gangster
Rap" era with tracks originally performed by artists such as Public
Enemy, Dr. Dre and Tupac. Here is a taste of 10 classic hip hop
tracks available in Get On Da Mic. Eidos will announce a sample of
"new school" hip hop tracks in the coming weeks. 1. "Rapper's
Delight" as made popular by Sugar Hill Gang 2. "Baby Got Back" as
made popular by Sir Mix A lot 3. "Don't Believe the Hype" as made
popular by Public Enemy 4. "Push It" as made popular by Salt-n-Pepa
5. "Nothing But a G Thang" as made popular by Dr.Dre 6. "Dear Mama"
as made popular by Tupac Shakur 7. "Gin and Juice" as made popular
by Snoop Dogg 8. "Still Ballin (Nitty Remix)" as made popular by
Tupac Shakur 9. "The Humpty Dance" as made popular by Digital
Underground 10. "Posse on Broadway" as made popular by Sir
Mix-A-Lot About Eidos Eidos plc is one of the world's leading
publishers and developers of entertainment software with a diverse
mix of titles for the PC, PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment
system, Nintendo GameCube(TM) and the Xbox(R) video game system
from Microsoft. For more information on Eidos and its products
visit http://www.eidos.com/ About Artificial Mind and Movement
Artificial Mind and Movement (A2M) is Montreal's foremost
independent video game developer with over 150 employees. A2M has
achieved high praise by developing blockbuster licensed titles as
well as its own original properties for game consoles
(PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo
GameCube(TM), Xbox(R) game system from Microsoft, GameBoy
Advance(TM), and PSP(R)). For more information, please go to
http://www.a2m.com/. About Hwy 1 Productions, Inc. Hwy 1
Productions, Inc. is the interactive entertainment industry's
premier independent production company, specializing in design and
management of high-quality video game titles for publishers in the
console and online gaming market. More information on Hwy 1
Productions can be found at http://www.hwy1productions.com/.
DATASOURCE: Eidos plc CONTACT: Michelle Seebach Curran, Kjell
Vistad, Denny Chiu, or Loretta Stevens, all of Eidos Inc. North
America, +1-415-547-1200, or Web site:
http://www.hwy1productions.com/ Web site: http://www.a2m.com/ Web
site: http://www.eidos.com/
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