Namco Ships Tales of Symphonia
July 13, 2004

San Jose, Ca., (July 13, 2004) – Leading video games developer and publisher Namco Hometek Inc. announced today that its popular role-playing game, Tales of Symphonia�, has shipped to North American retail outlets. Developed by Namco Tales Studio Ltd. in Japan, Tales of Symphonia is now poised to send players on an epic quest exclusively for Nintendo GameCube�.
 
“The wait is finally over--Tales of Symphonia is here,” said Rod Nakamoto, executive vice president of research and development at Namco Hometek Inc. “Tales of Symphonia clearly establishes a new standard for the role-playing genre of games, and we are certain fans of previous Tales iterations will be delighted with this next journey.”

The latest addition to Namco’s popular Tales series of games, Tales of Symphonia gives players full control of characters by way of its unique real-time battle system, which allows for the execution and combination of multiple special attacks and magic spells.  Offering more than a dozen side quests and mini-games, Tales of Symphonia delivers an emotionally fueled storyline spanning more than 80 hours of game play in its expansive 3D worlds.  Additionally, the game features characters intricately designed in beautiful anime style cel-shaded graphics by renowned Japanese artist Kosuke Fujishima.  

Tales of Symphonia is rated T for Teen by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board and carries a suggested retail price of $49.99.  For more information about the game or to enter the “Chosen One” sweepstakes, visit the Tales of Symphonia Web site at http://tales.namco.com/

Reported By: Jared Black