WANADOO and PAM DEVELOPMENT present Pro Beach Soccer

Due out in May 2003 on XoxTM/PS2/GBA/PC - The first Beach Soccer video game designed especially for fans of football and arcade games.

Discover all the excitement of this new sport which is taking football's greatest stars by storm. This arcade game is set in the unique and exotic atmosphere of stadiums from Rio to Dubai. Pro Beach Soccer is a fun game with cool looking players, spectacular moves and DJs playing hot tunes in the different settings!

A festive atmosphere for a relaxed game

Beach soccer originated in Brazil and is a spectacular sport played on sand – which gives it a different dimension to standard football. Aimed at both football and arcade game fans, Pro Beach Soccer combines a wide variety of acrobatic feats with a sound and light extravaganza. In Pro Beach Soccer, the athletes and spectators create a unique vibe packed with action, sun and music.

Straightforward controls, easy to learn

Its ease of use makes Pro Beach Soccer a very fun game: chips, slides, and flying volleys are just some of beach soccer's fun moves. Physical and technical options for each move mean that there's great variety of control. And button combinations can be used to take special aerial shots on goal.

With game modes that alternate between realism and arcade mode, Pro Beach Soccer gives you the perfect opportunity of becoming this new sport's main star. For example, in Pro Beach Soccer Tour mode, you can take part in a whole season of beach soccer: take on the best teams in the world (32 teams) and play in all 4 corners of the earth in unbelievably exotic locations! For those who love short intense challenges, the arcade / survival mode will let them take on 14 teams in a row!

Jump straight into a once-off match in exhibition mode and play till 4 players (1 against 2, 2 against 2...) The training mode will let you take part in 4 playful tests designed to help you master the game's more complicated aspects.

Finally, the competition editor will let you create your own league and tournaments.

Astonishingly realistic players and moves

The attention paid to detail in the rendering of the players will ensure users are truly immersed in the game: the smallest changes to facial expression and eye movement are clearly visible. This realism was made possible thanks to the multitude of animations recorded – for the first time ever on a sand court – during the motion capture sessions carried out with two stars of the Spanish team: the striker Ramiro Figueiras Amarelle and the goalkeeper Roberto Valeiro Mato. These sessions gave rise to an authentic and accurate reproduction of real beach soccer moves such as tackles, sand-specific moves and chips.

Casual player styles

Great care has been taken to give players individual styles: bandanas, sunglasses, coloured sun block, fashionable hairstyles and earrings make up a beach soccer player's typical outfit. The whole is topped off by a trendy, brightly coloured jersey..

A non-stop sound and vision extravaganza

From Rio to Venice Beach, each location has its own unique atmosphere. For example, the games are commentated by local DJs who speak the local languages (French, Brazilian, American, Asian,etc...) and also ensure the crowds are kept entertained. In command behind their decks, they aren't shy about passing lively and provocative comments on the players' actions or about playing hot tunes to back up their remarks. Pro Beach Soccer is played in 4 different locations (Rio, Marseilles, Venice Beach and Bangkok ) and in 2 different lighting conditions (dusk and night).

The game was designed in conjunction with the Beach Soccer Federation (BSWW) whose help was essential in capturing all the nuances of beach soccer.

Characteristics:

• Cool players, beach babes, acrobatic moves and DJs playing hot tunes make Pro Beach

  Soccer a non-stop feast for the senses.

• Perform spectacular moves and dramatic aerial manoeuvres thanks to the "pick up and play" control method

• Choose one of the 4 exotic locations: Rio, Marseilles, Bangkok and Venice Beach each either at dusk or at night

• Get boosted by live commentaries performed by DJs present in the stadium

• Play Arcade modes (Survival, Competition editor...) and more realistic modes (Pro Beach Soccer Tour)

• Play as the official top scorers of the Beach Soccer World Wide Federation : Eric Cantona, Julio Salinas, Daniele Massaro,...

• Challenge a friend with the cable link! (Game Boy Advance)

Informations and goodies of Pro Beach Soccer are also available on the net: www.beachsoccer-game.com.

The game is due out in Europe on May 27. There are no plans for a North American release.