Batman™: Rise of Sin TzuCriminals of Gotham
City Beware! Ubi Soft Entertainment, one of the world’s top videogame publishers,
today announced Batman™: Rise of Sin Tzu for the PlayStation®2
computer entertainment system, Microsoft Xbox™, the Nintendo GameCube™
and GameBoy® Advance. Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu makes history as the first video
game to debut a brand new Batman character, the villain Sin Tzu. Ubi Soft, DC
Comics and Warner Bros. have partnered to showcase the talents of renowned comic
book artist, Jim Lee, as the creator and character designer for Sin Tzu. Jim Lee
is America’s best-selling comic book artist of all time and is currently the artist
on the monthly DC comic book BATMAN, which is the nation’s #1 comic book. . .

Developed by Ubi Soft’s Montreal Studios, Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu
will stay true to the Batman franchise with intense action-packed gameplay and
challenging villains. Featuring favorite super heroes from the Batman universe
including Robin, Nightwing and Batgirl, the game also includes a brand new enemy
unlike any Batman has ever battled, Sin Tzu, and three villains never before
seen in the Batman video game world: Clayface, Scarecrow and
Bane.

Batman™: Rise of Sin TzuA
master in the deadly art of war, Sin Tzu is driven by a lone desire – to conquer.
Scouring the world in search of only the worthiest adversaries, Sin Tzu has
descended upon Gotham City to defeat the Caped Crusader.

Game features include:

  • Four Supervillains: Battle Batman’s most infamous enemies
    including Bane, Clayface, Scarecrow – each making their first ever video game
    appearances – and the formidable Sin Tzu.
  • Two-Player Cooperative Gameplay: Go at it alone as Batman
    or recruit backup. Invite a friend into the battle as Nightwing, Robin or
    Batgirl in 2-player cooperative fighting mode.
  • 35 Batman Attacks: Topple Sin Tzu’s soldiers of crime with
    more than 35 martial arts moves and dazzling combos.
  • 12 Levels: Battle your way through the Gotham City Docks,
    Crime Alley, Arkham Asylum and more.
  • Play as Batman, Robin, Nightwing, or Batgirl in single-player mode:
    Each character features unique fighting moves.

Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu has an ESRB rating of "E" for Everyone and
will have a suggested retail price of $39.99. It is scheduled to ship Fall 2003.

BATMAN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of DC Comics
© 2003
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About Ubi Soft® Entertainment
Ubi Soft Entertainment is a global producer, publisher and international distributor
of interactive entertainment products. A leading company in the industry, Ubi
Soft’s strong and diversified line-up has grown considerably. As well as developing
original properties, Ubi Soft has also steadfastly partnered with several high-profile
companies and is dedicated to delivering consumers with quality videogame titles
while offering blockbuster franchises. Founded in 1986, the company has offices
in 22 countries including the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Finland
and China and sells its products in over 50 countries. For more information
about Ubi Soft, visit http://www.ubi.com.

About DC Comics
DC Comics, a division of Warner Bros., is the largest English-language publisher
of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman,
Wonder Woman and the Sandman. These DC super heroes and others have starred
in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action)
and cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations. DC Comics’
Web site is located at www.dccomics.com.