"We believe our game will help redefine the racing category across all platforms," said Hanno Lemke, Senior Producer at EA. "Beetle Adventure Racing takes an innovative approach to how players will engage in gaming by fusing the fun and explorative nature of the adventure genre with the intense and competitive excitement of the racing category. Complementing the game's fun and over the top action is the highly appealing and distinctive New Beetle, a car which is fun and hip, recognized and loved world over for its endearing personality and character, and which appeals to adults and kids alike."

Unlike any other title available on the N64™, Beetle Adventure Racing strives to create a new game category by combining cross category features, such as an array of action-packed adventure excursions with high-adrenaline racing elements. Game players will race in the New Beetle while interacting not only with other opponents, but the environment as well, in the form of multiple routes, hidden areas and surprise short cuts. Adding to the breadth of the title is the ability to find and acquire power-ups such as nitro for a short blast of speed, or bonus points cleverly placed about the tracks which, when found in the game's Championship Mode, awards the player with additional bonus items and game cheats.

Beetle Adventure Racing will feature extremely crisp graphics and special effects, power ups for added car performance, intuitive car handling and control, customized cars to select from once earned and expansive 3-D areas to race on and explore. Each of the track environments have been designed so that players will be able to drive and explore almost anywhere, including additional locales accessible only when players veer and drive off the beaten paths.

Another key feature to the title will be the multi-player Beetle Battle mode in which up to four players can engage in competitive racing events inside nine unique battle arenas. In Beetle Battle, each player must find and collect a series of colored lady bug icons while using defensive and offensive power ups to outwit their opponents. Once all the lady bug icons are obtained, racers will attempt to find and cross the finish line while fending off opponents who will be able to steal assets from the other players and cause havoc. For instance, players who acquire certain power-ups will be able to fire off special rockets that steal their opponents' lady bugs, or even handicap their opponents by inverting their screens upside down forcing them to race upside down as though they were on the ceiling.

Enhancing the game's uniqueness is the fun of driving the distinctly shaped, highly acclaimed New Beetle from Volkswagen. Motor Trend Magazine recently announced the selection of the New Beetle as the '99 Import Car of the Year. In naming the winner, Motor Trend applauded the New Beetle's artful styling, outstanding value, excellent safety designs, roomy interior, fine-tuned suspension and inviting, fun-to-drive nature.

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