Press release: 2000-04-10: Plasma Sword Now Available

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Plasma Sword Now Available

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — April 10, 2000 — Capcom Entertainment today announced the release of Plasma Sword, the sequel to the critically acclaimed Star Gladiator for the Sega Dreamcast game console. This surreal 3-D fighter features 22 beautifully rendered fighters with awe-inspiring moves and breathtaking combos, and lightning fast gameplay in 60 frames of animation. Plasma Sword contains an engrossing storyline set in an innovative environment with stunning effects. Plasma Sword is now available in stores across the country.

“Plasma Sword is a futuristic fighting game loaded with special lighting effects set in incredible 3-D worlds” said Todd Thorson, director of marketing, Capcom Entertainment. “This game features true 60 frames per second of animation, providing gamers visually stunning action and lightning fast gameplay. Sega Dreamcast owners will find Plasma Sword a premier entry into Capcom’s line of legendary fighters.”

Plasma Sword incorporates a number of revolutionary features:

- Plasma Field Attack – a new feature that allows the player to pull an opponent into a plasma field where they have the ultimate advantage. Each player has a unique Plasma Field Attack.

- Plasma Combo – lets players link successive multiple attacks to inflict massive damage on their opponent

- Group Battle Mode – permits players to choose up to five characters and battle against the whole cast of characters

- Plasma Strike – the devastating, specialized Super Combo

- Plasma Revenge – the ultimate Counter move to turn the tables on your opponent

- Plasma Reflect – the player’s opponent can not move for a moment while devastating attack are delivered

Plasma Sword begins hundreds of years in the future when Earth is on the brink of mental warfare. The power of the mind holds the key to the human race through powerful weapons based on “Plasma Power” - energy drawn from the user’s own mental capacity. Originally developed to protect Earth from extra-terrestrial invaders, Plasma weapons have done more harm than good.

In Star Gladiator, the evil Dr. Bilstein, the creator of Plasma weapons, formed a vengeful terrorist group known as the 4th Empire to conquer Earth. Through a hard fought battle, the Star Gladiator team destroyed the 4th Empire and the maniacal Dr. Bilstein. In Plasma Sword, one year has passed since Bilstein's death and collapse of the 4th Empire. The Galaxy has been enjoying peace and prosperity like never before. However, a strange rumor circulates the Galaxy that Bilstein's ghost inhabits the planet Zeta, the planet where he died. Anxious to unlock the mystery, an investigation team is sent, but never returns. Is Bilstein alive? Shrouded in mystery, a new battle is about to begin...

Forming the new Star Gladiator team is a wild collection of agile and savage warriors. These Plasma Sword warriors include:

- Hayato, Earth’s hero and master of the Plasma Sword

- Zelkin, the Bird-man armed with a wicked beak and razor-sharp claws

- June, champion gymnast and mistress of the Plasma Circles

- Saturn, the cone-headed alien with his wild and deadly yo-yo weaponry and a killer smile

- Gamof, the hairy, axe-wielding alien

- Gerelt, the devious fencer

- Vector, the war machine who’s hammer-style weapon can smash opponents as flat as a pancake

- Blood, a hidden character from Star Gladiator out to destroy Bilstein and his diabolical mind-controlling power

- Eagle, the hero of Justice, a mysterious member of the team who fights to defend planetEarth

- Gantetsu, the team leader who was attacked by Gerelt, and the only member of the team to survive

- Ele, daughter of June and Hayato, comes from the future to fight beside her parents to destroy Bilstein

- Byakko, Earth’s ultimate soldier made by the government to destroy all those who possess Plasma Power

- Luca, a dream-girl devoted to her creator Gore

- Claire, a team member of the mysterious Gerelt who fights for the 4th Empire

- Shaker, a cyborg clone created by Bilstein to destroy planet earth

- Prince, Saturn’s rival and leader of the planet Saturn, joins the 4th Empire only to defeat Saturn

- Rain, daughter of Bilstein who was kidnapped and brainwashed at a very young age

- Black Hayato, another personality within Hayato whose mind is controlled by Bilstein to do fiendish deeds

- Omega, a very young robot with human emotions who was tossed aside by his creator by Bilstein, and whose goal is to have his emotion program completed

- Gore, the mad wizard whocan grow to extreme heights to crush his opponents

- Bilstein, the sinister genius and ultimate terror who is now feared as the Ghost of Bilstein.

Capcom Entertainment of Sunnyvale, California, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Capcom, Co., Ltd. ofJapan. A leading force in the multi-billion dollar interactive entertainment industry, Capcom’s legacy spans 20 years of entertaining video gamers. Capcom develops, markets, and distributes home video games for the PlayStation, Sega Dreamcast and Nintendo 64 game consoles, Game Boy Color System and coin-operated games. Worldwide recognizable product lines include the Street Fighter, Mega Man, Breath of Fire, and the Resident Evil series.

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