SEGA Launches Iconic Captain America: Super Soldier Video Game on Five Platforms

SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON–SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd. today announced Captain America™: Super Soldier™, the original video game adventure for Marvel’s famed super hero franchise, has shipped and is available in stores today. The stirring WWII superhero adventure is now available for the Xbox 360^® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation^®3 computer entertainment system, Wii™, and Nintendo DS™. The versions for the PlayStation®3 system and Xbox 360® feature stereoscopic 3D graphics and a 3D version for Nintendo 3DS™ will be in stores October 25, 2011.

“Players can leap into acrobatic combat as the world’s first Super-Soldier with Captain America: Super Soldier,” said Gary Knight, Senior Vice President of Marketing at SEGA Europe and SEGA America. “When you combine an iconic superhero with a devastating combat system, an original story penned in conjunction with Marvel and stunning 3D graphics, you get an epic action adventure worthy of the First Avenger.”

“We are thrilled to offer players the opportunity to play as Marvel’s Star-Spangled Avenger in Captain America: Super Soldier,” said TQ Jefferson, Vice President of Production, Games, Marvel Entertainment. “Captain America is the quintessential hero of the Marvel Universe. He’s the one all other heroes look up to, and we couldn’t be happier with SEGA’s efforts to deliver a quality experience in his first solo console game adventure.”

Captain America: Super Soldier transports players to the darkest days of World War II to face the Red Skull and his Hydra forces. Playing as Captain America and wielding his legendary shield, gamers will engage in free-flowing combat and acrobatic platforming to infiltrate Hydra’s mysterious castle. Once inside, players will battle the infamous Iron Cross, the forces of Hydra, and a host of nefarious enemies lifted from the pages of the comics as they seek uncover the secrets of the evil scientist, Arnim Zola, and his wartime experiments.

Captain America’s shield can be employed in numerous ways: taking out multiple enemies at once, deflecting incoming fire back at enemies, solving puzzles, and scaling walls. Players can fully utilize the impressive athletic abilities of the first Super-Soldier to overcome environmental challenges and discover multiple mission paths by scaling walls, climbing, and performing spectacular leaps and vaults. No matter which game platform they choose, players will be able to leap shield-first into the fray.

Starring actor Chris Evans as Captain America, the game’s original story was penned by noted Marvel scribe Christos Gage, who infused the game with expanded lore from the comic universe and immersive twists designed to enhance gameplay with all-new cinematic action sequences.

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About SEGA® Europe Ltd.

SEGA® Europe Ltd. is the European Distribution arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA Corporation, and a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. SEGA Europe’s web site is located at www.sega-europe.com.

About SEGA® of America, Inc.

SEGA® of America, Inc. is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA Corporation, a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. SEGA of America’s web site is located at www.sega.com.

About Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. For more information visit www.marvel.com.

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