Topic: Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2 Shipped

[Jonnyboy117]

TY me kangaroo down sport, TY me kangaroo down...OK, that was terrible.

EA and KROME Studios Ship TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue    Everyone's Favorite Tasmanian Tiger Returns to the Outback This Fall

 REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 2004--Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS), the world's leading interactive entertainment software company, today announced that TY the Tasmanian Tiger™ 2: Bush Rescue™ has begun to ship to retail outlets via a co-publishing partnership with KROME Studios under the EA GAMES brand. The title is available for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft, the Nintendo GameCube™ and the Nintendo Game Boy® Advance.  

TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue offers platform gamers a colorful and huge open environment to explore by foot and in vehicles. Players can now enjoy more excitement and adventure, with more upgradeable boomerangs, "Mech units" with special powers and abilities, off-road open world action, and a wide variety of gameplay styles. The game also features two-player split screen cart racing where players can engage in instant head-to-head fun.  

Developed by KROME Studios, TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue is rated "E" (Everyone) by the ESRB and has an MSRP of $19.99 on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system , the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft, and the Nintendo GameCube™. MSRP for the Nintendo Game Boy® Advance version is $29.99. More information can be found on the EA product web site at www.tythetasmaniantiger2.ea.com.

[Kulock]

Why the budget price at launch? Funny that the GBA version has ended up being more expensive (because of hardware and publishing costs, I assume) than the console versions it's releasing with.