Midway Home Entertainment Announces Plans To Release 'Bio FREAKS'
CORSICANA, TEXAS (Feb. 17) BUSINESS WIRE - Feb. 17, 1998 - Bio
FREAKS(tm) to Hit Retail on PlayStation and Nintendo 64 this Summer.
Midway Home Entertainment announced today the company's plans to
release its eagerly-awaited 3D fighting game, Bio FREAKS, direct to
the next generation game platforms this summer. In a departure from
the norm, Midway will release Bio FREAKS for home play on the
PlayStation and Nintendo 64 prior to the game's arcade debut. The
announcement was made by Byron Cook, president of Midway Home
Entertainment.
Bio FREAKS represents Midway's first internally developed video game
to be released directly for retail sale to the home video game market.
Midway's decision to release Bio FREAKS directly to the home is based
partly on the phenomenal success Midway Games' most recent fighting
game release, Mortal Kombat 4, continues to enjoy in the arcades and
partly on pressing consumer demand for a fresh, new fighting game for
the home market.
According to Cook, "Once again we are taking our cue from gamers!
With Mortal Kombat 4, and its subsequent upgrades, continuing to
collect in the arcades and consumer demand for a great new fighting
game for the next generation home systems at an all-time high, Midway
has opted to bypass the arcade and release Bio FREAKS for retail
sale."
The Summer release of Bio FREAKS will provide consumers with a fresh
new next generation home fighting game in a time period traditionally
devoid of any new game releases and, at the same time, give gamers the
opportunity to enjoy playing great fighters both at home and in the
arcade.
Designed and programmed at Midway's San Diego development facility,
Bio FREAKS features cutting-edge video game technology,
state-of-the-art graphics, and CD quality sound. With a choice of
eight characters, 20 special moves, and close to 300 separate frames
of animation, this combat game provides the kind of heart-pounding
realism that gamers have been waiting for.
In making the announcement Cook also stated, "We are happy to bring
Bio FREAKS straight home for game play on the PlayStation and Nintendo
64.  This unprecedented move further illustrates and solidifies
Midway's commitment to the home video game market and the next
generation gaming systems."
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