Press release: 1996-05-14: Crypt Killer for Sony PlayStation & Sega Saturn

This is an unaltered copy of a press release, for use as a primary source on Sega Retro. Please do not edit the contents below. Language: English Original source: Konami website (archived)

CONTACT:
Randy Severin
Senior Product Manager

It’s A Virtual Gore Fest Now That "Crypt Killer" Is Coming Home.

BUFFALO GROVE, IL--(May, 1996)--Arcade fans get ready to welcome home the hit coin-op title Crypt Killer now available from Konami (America) Inc. for the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn. This fast-paced 3D, arcade shooting game comes complete with our official Sony gun accessory to provide gamers with the same first-person perspective thrill of the hunt. Open your heart and hearth to familiar faces including rib-hurling skeletons, Nemesis, garish gargoyles, decomposing zombies, the seven-headed Hydra and Medusa. There are six eerie worlds through which to wander...doom and gloom at every turn...and all you have on your side is a will to live and an awe-inspiring arsenal to ward off the weirdoes in this shooting action/adventure title.

"We’re thrilled to be able to bring all the explosive action, intensity and challenge of our hit coin-op title into the home," states Andrew Donchak, Konami (America) Inc. consumer division president. "Crypt Killer was a winner at this past year’s AMOA and has rapidly become one of the most sought-after games in arcades nationwide. We’re packing the same shooting extravaganza with the gun accessory and high-resolution Polygon graphics into the PlayStation and Saturn versions for gamers to enjoy time and time again in their own homes."

Senior product manager, Randy Severin, adds, "The same haunting enemies and the same gruesome combat require ultimate shooting skill as gamers are challenged to escape death’s grip in six dark and disturbing worlds. Plus, the non-linear gameplay provides a unique experience with each trip back to the crypt and the gun accessory completes the arcade feel."

Crypt Killer is compatible with Konami’s new product, an officially licensed gun accessory, and features other-worldly music to help take gamers into the far reaches of a death hunting adventure. In addition, the game automatically scrolls during game play, picking up speed and slowing down depending upon the situation in which gamers find themselves.

Konami (America) Inc. is a leading developer of electronic entertainment properties, specializing in the home video game and coin-operated markets. In addition to the Konami Sport Series Games, Konami’s consumer titles include Castlevania and Contra among other top-sellers. Konami’s coin-op legacy includes such hits as Crypt Killer and Run and Gun 2. The latest information about Konami can be found at http:// www.konami.com. Konami (America) Inc. is a subsidiary of Konami Co., Ltd., a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan.

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