Spawn: Armageddon lands on Gamecube
by Jolex Del Pilar

Monday, November 24, 2003

Namco's comic based action game features 23 missions.

Namco Hometek Inc. announced that its 3rd person action-adventure, Spawn: Armageddon, has begun shipping to retail stores nationwide. The game is available for the Nintendo GameCube, and is rated M for Mature and has an MSRP of $49.99.

Developed by Southern California-based Point of View, Spawn: Armageddon is a 3-D action/adventure game positioning the main character, Spawn, in a personal conflict between factions in the battle of Heaven and Hell. Players will encounter a variety of enemies through 23 challenging missions, including Cy-Gor, Violator® and Redeemer. The game will also feature Spawn’s many distinctive abilities including superhuman strength, hand-to-hand combat, an arsenal of weaponry, Hell Powers, and his living symbiotic costume.

Spawn is comic book first published by McFarlane and friends who spun off from the mainstream comic publishing industry in 1992.

Spawn is a dark hero, troubled with the dual aspects of good and evil found in all people. With an appeal to adults, Spawn broke the mold in American comics, selling 1.7 million in its first issue. Published on a monthly basis, Spawn has continuously gained new fans, and is now read by people in 80 countries around the world, translated into 30 languages. It has established the surprising record of a total of 24 million sales in the US.

Spawn also developed into a television animated series, broadcast on American cable networks, and was made into a Hollywood film in 1997. Announcements have been made for a theatrical movie at the end of 2004. For more information visit http://www.spawn.com.

--- Kit