Ubi Soft Entertainment 
Louise Gabriel
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lgabriel@ubisoft.co.uk

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WILDWATERS WHITE WATER RAFTING MAKES A NINTENDO 64 SPLASH

LONDON - (September 5th 1999) ECTS. Ubi Soft Entertainment is currently working with third–part developers Looking Glass Studios to deliver all the thrills and excitement from the world of kayak racing to the Nintendo 64 with WILDWATERS. 

WILDWATERS comprises a unique blend of fast-paced racing and dazzling visual water effects, maximising the potential of graphical water effects on the N64 console and bench-marking new standards to water racing challenge. Set in the impressive atmosphere of the natural water world, WILDWATERS manages to condense the unique, intense, nervous sensation of shooting and running an immense rapid. Whether you're into slalom, marathon, wild water racing, or just a plain old sprint down river, there's incredible gameplay and visual excitement coming your way. This is expedition boating at its finest. 

Game Play/Key Features 
•	Players take on the guise of one of six fearless Manga-style characters each with their own individual personality. Paddlers are also defined by a number of characteristics essential for kayaking, including paddling strength, breath meter and an adrenaline meter, enabling intense down-river-speeds and boosting the complexity of mid-air stunts
•	A range of 3 different kayaks are available for wilderness boating as the player progresses through the game with buoyancy, maneuverability, kayak responsiveness, navigation and straight-line control ratings. All Kayaks are constructed and controlled via with realistic kayak physics
•	Being arcade-orientated, X-Stream is easy to begin but challenging to master, allowing all ages and levels of player to access and enjoy the game
•	WILDWATERS challenges the player by truly testing his dexterity, skill and mettle by performing the wildest of tricks, spins, gyrations, endless cartwheels and all aspects of kayak skills
•	Incredible scenery is recreated in 6 distinct river courses that provide varied racing experiences, ranging from Grade A fun in big whitewater county to running the canyon creeks
•	Take a trip in the single paddle kayaks throughout the five game modes: race against the clock while learning the basic kayaking techniques with maximum fun in Arcade mode; set new kayaking records in the Time Trial mode down the short but oh-so sweet high-elevation runs; perform daring tricks and master new moves in Stunt Challenge and slither through slalom to compete for the World Kayak Championship medal places. Or pit your wits against another with the Vs mode’s turn-based Stunt duel and speed through the simultaneous races. 
•	The 2 player mode’s havens of slower water will provide a place to psyche up and observe the current performer. Watch where large river curves and smaller corners eddy - the backdrop stage for the amazing performance art that is kayak stunting 
•	Top-notch realistic water physics generated by the use of mathematical equations recreate the water flow of restless and timeless rivers - obeying the maxim of gravity, waterbed configurations and object junctions. For example, the slow waters of the river gather into a pool behind rocks while on the straight runs impressive speeds can be attained.
•	Lots of replay value: unique and varied gaming environments; increased difficulty testing a player’s knowledge of water and rock interaction and of the hundreds of combinations which rock and water can assume; multi-player action to ensure paddlers keep coming back for more.

Platform, Pricing , Availability
WILDWATERS will be available in January 2000 for Nintendo 64 with Ram-Pack and Rumble pack compatibility. 
Category: Racing; No. of players: 1-2 
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