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LUCASARTS' ACTION-ADVENTURE RTX RED ROCK PRESENTS E.Z. WHEELER, A TRUE HERO FOR THE NEXT GENERATION

Gripping Character-Driven Original Game for PlayStation 2 and

GameCube Introduces a Unique New Hero to Defend

Humanity from an Overwhelming Alien Threat

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- May 7, 2002 -- 100 years in the future Red Rock,

mankind's first colony on Mars, is besieged by a brutal alien force and

military leaders on faraway Earth are stymied - so they call on Radical

Tactics Expert (RTX) Eugene Zeno "E.Z." Wheeler as their best hope in RTX

Red Rock from LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC. RTX Red Rock is an epic

third-person action-adventure expected to release spring 2003 on PlayStation

2 and Nintendo GameCube.

Radical Tactics Experts, who evolved out of the military's special forces,

are the smartest and toughest members of the armed services, uniquely known

for their strategic thinking, adaptability, and pure military muscle.

Individuals from this elite unit are trained for insertion into undefined

combat situations where even a small team is too large and unwieldy. In RTX

Red Rock players immerse themselves into the role of Wheeler, who engages in

fierce tactical combat, investigates mysterious, foreboding environments,

and solves challenging puzzles to reclaim the Red Rock colony on Mars.

The game begins when Wheeler embarks on a reconnaissance mission to Mars'

inner moon, Phobos, to monitor the movements of the L.E.D.s, a ruthlessly

hostile alien species who have ransacked the colony. The expectation is

that everyone is dead. Upon arrival, Wheeler picks up a distress call from

Cimmeria Rajan, Red Rock's young and beautiful Chief Colony Officer.

Contrary to the military's worst fears, she and a handful of others survived

the alien invasion. Wheeler quickly descends to the planet's surface for a

sustained rescue operation that challenges him to swim through underground

waterways, cross Mars' frozen deserts, penetrate the colony ruins, and sneak

into alien ships, battling L.E.D.s at every turn.

"RTX Red Rock follows in the tradition of classic award-winning original

games from LucasArts such as Grim Fandango, The Dig, and Full Throttle,"

says Tom Byron, director of product marketing for LucasArts. "We know

players will quickly welcome E.Z. Wheeler into the LucasArts family of

heroes, as this game perfectly blends them with a rich, compelling story and

gripping game play."

Action in RTX Red Rock is distinguished by Wheeler's unique mechanized

abilities, granted to him through a series of medical operations to mend

previous combat injuries. Wheeler's synthetic right arm is both tool and

weapon, upgradeable to grappling hook, taser, grenade launcher, and more.

Likewise, his synthetic left eye is sensitive to special wavelengths and can

be used to locate and target hidden aliens, identify traps, and uncover

power-ups throughout the game's 10 levels. State-of-the-art computer

techniques allow LucasArts to blend realism and fantasy, bringing players to

the planet Mars in a way never before possible.

Joining Wheeler in this treacherous adventure is his faithful digital

sidekick IRIS (Independent Removable Information System). IRIS is a

portable computer module with an impudent female personality. When inserted

into standard ports on various robots and control panels she comes to

chattering life and, guided by the player, helps Wheeler solve his problems.

Utilizing control of IRIS for portions of the game, players directly command

robots, Martian rovers, and other highly maneuverable alien craft.

RTX Red Rock also will feature a two-player split-screen multiplayer mode

for head-to-head battles, capture the flag tournaments, and exhilarating

races in some of the game's many vehicles.