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SAN FRANCISCO – March 19, 2007 - Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, in collaboration with Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Consumer Products, announced today that the Surf’s Up™ video game, based on Sony Pictures Animation’s feature-length CG animated film, in theaters June 8, 2007, will be shipping May 22, 2007, for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii™, Nintendo GameCube™, Nintendo DS™, Game Boy® Advance, and Windows® PC.

The Surf’s Up™ video game features the voice talent from the stars of the feature-length movie. Cast members Shia LaBeouf as Cody Maverick; Jeff Bridges as Big Z; Zooey Deschanel as Lani Aliikai; Mario Cantone as Mikey Abromowitz; Diedrich Bader as Tank; and Sal Masekela as the announcer for the sports network SPEN, all provided new and original dialogue for the game. In addition, film clips featuring all the characters from the film – including Chicken Joe (Jon Heder) and surfing icons Kelly Slater and Rob Machado (themselves) – are showcased in the game.

“Ubisoft has the creative and technological abilities to develop a cutting-edge arcade surfing game based on Sony Pictures Animation’s new film, Surf’s Up,” said Mark Caplan, Vice President, Interactive at Sony Pictures Consumer Products. “Sony’s partnership with Ubisoft has helped to expand our properties by creating fun interactive experiences beyond the movies while maintaining the creativity and artistic beauty of the films.”

Developed by Ubisoft’s award-winning Montreal studio, Surf’s Up™ takes players on a tubular surf adventure with Cody Maverick, an up-and-coming surfer, entering his first pro competition. The game plunges players into the exciting world of surfing, featuring thrilling surf tricks, cool surf locales and all the characters from the Surf’s Up movie.

“Ubisoft is excited to be developing an innovative, first-class surfing game based on all the cool characters from the Surf’s Up movie. With its compelling storyline, sports dynamic and humor, the movie lends itself extremely well as a video game experience,” said Tony Key, vice president of marketing for Ubisoft. “Keeping with its goal to secure strong partnerships and to be one of the leading developers of movie-based games, Ubisoft has worked closely with Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Consumer Products to develop a video game that captures the adventure and excitement from the movie.”

About Surf’s Up
Surf’s Up is an animated comedy that delves behind the scenes of the high-octane world of competitive surfing. The film profiles teenage Rockhopper penguin Cody Maverick (Shia LaBeouf), an up-and-coming surfer, as he enters his first pro competition. Followed by a camera crew to document his experiences, Cody leaves his family and home in Shiverpool, Antarctica, to travel to Pen Gu Island for the Big Z Memorial Surf Off. Along the way, Cody meets surf nut Chicken Joe (Jon Heder), famous surf promoter Reggie Belafonte (James Woods), surf talent scout Mikey Abromowitz (Mario Cantone) and spirited lifeguard Lani Aliikai (Zooey Deschanel), all of whom recognize Cody’s passion for surfing, even if it’s a bit misguided at times. Cody believes that winning will bring him the admiration and respect he desires, but when he unexpectedly comes face-to-face with a washed-up old surfer (Jeff Bridges), Cody begins to find his own way, and discovers that a true winner isn’t always the one who comes in first. The fun-filled movie is directed by Ash Brannon (Toy Story 2) and Chris Buck (Tarzan) and produced by Chris Jenkins.

About the Game
Surf’s Up™ is an exciting arcade surfing and extreme sports video game. The action is set at the annual “Reggie Belafonte Big Z Memorial Surf Off,” where surfers from around the world are ready to risk it all for glory. Players will experience the rush and thrills of surfing in exotic surf spots around Pen Gu Island and can rip it up and play as one of 10 characters from the film, including Cody, the young challenger from Shiverpool; Tank, the merciless champion; or Big Z, the surfing legend from the past. Only by mastering and understanding the waves can the player become not only the new champion, but a true surf legend. Game features include:

* Innovative arcade and surf feeling with players performing a variety of impressive tricks in the air and learning to surf inside a tube.
* Win the championship in the single-player mode or challenge your friends in the multiplayer mode with easy pick-up-and-play game controls.
* 10 playable characters with their own tricks and characteristics.
* Impressive water simulation and physics. Surf in a variety of locations, each with its own waves and obstacles. Train in the calm water of Shiverpool, ride your first tubes in Pen Gu Island, and try to surf on the explosive waters of the volcano area.
* Tons of unlockable content.
* Awesome game soundtrack for carving waves featuring 10 licensed music tracks.

Visit the official website for the Surf’s Up movie – http://www.surfsup.com - and the official website for the Surf’s Up™ video game – http://www.surfsupgame.com.

You can already tell how bad this game's going to look :/

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Originality FTW!

And here I was thinking it would be another Wii game...

Underrated Beach Boys album.

Definitely worth a thread

booo

UBI just doesn't care anymore.

GameCube still staying strong

the fact there's a gamecube version tells you all you need to know about the wii version.

hey ubisoft, you're making EA look good.

isn't that ringing alarm bells?

Wow, what the **** ubi

Its a movie licensed game. What do you expect.

wasn't this game amongst the stuff that was in that UBI leak a while back? it sounds familiar. anyway, looks like bleh. might be fun for the kids though.

Originally Posted by «þ»

GameCube still staying strong

Yeah, with Backyard Sports 2007, Surf's Up, Ratatouille, Meet the Robinsons, and Radio Allergy, 2007 is the year of the Cube!

WOW! :lol

PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii™, Nintendo GameCube™, Nintendo DS™, Game Boy® Advance, and Windows® PC.

oh gawd

xbox may cry

Am I the only one who thinks those pics looks ok? Not great, but ok.


I'd love to see a really fun surfing game one of these days.

Originally Posted by Emo([B

wii[/B])]Am I the only one who thinks those pics looks ok? Not great, but ok.


I'd love to see a really fun surfing game one of these days.

*looks at avatar*

haven't been into too many OTHER game threads have we..

At least it has a clean look.

Looks really fun :) I love the style.

ubi is a ****ing joke.
theyve been working on this project for over 2 years now.
can you imagine that? TWO YEARS.
they started before open season (other horrible soul-less cash in that i had the misfortune of working on) and havent even shipped yet.

ubisoft is ****ing incapable. theyre even ****ing up assassin's creed as im typing this.

Originally Posted by phil_fish

ubi is a ****ing joke.
theyve been working on this project for over 2 years now.
can you imagine that? TWO YEARS.
they started before open season (other horrible soul-less cash in that i had the misfortune of working on) and havent even shipped yet.

ubisoft is ****ing incapable. theyre even ****ing up assassin's creed as im typing this.

Don't hold back! let the anger flow out of you like water from a stream.

it`s the same engine, that was already used in rayman: raving rabbits - looking good - for ps2. ~_~

Originally Posted by phil_fish

ubi is a ****ing joke.
theyve been working on this project for over 2 years now.
can you imagine that? TWO YEARS.
they started before open season (other horrible soul-less cash in that i had the misfortune of working on) and havent even shipped yet.

ubisoft is ****ing incapable. theyre even ****ing up assassin's creed as im typing this.

You do realize this will easily sell 1mil+, right?
How do you think publishers FUND games like Assassins Creed?
:lol at people not understanding how businesses work. These are cash cow products intended to bring in revenue to fund star products and greenlight to occassional dog

i was bored after the first sentence

That looks incredibly average!

Originally Posted by snack

That looks incredibly average!

Your mom looks incredibly average.

Originally Posted by sp0rsk

Don't hold back! let the anger flow out of you like water from a stream.

oh the hatred flows alright.
you can trust me on that.

Originally Posted by junebugmcloskey

Your mom looks incredibly average.

What the **** is that about? This isn't Gamefaqs/IGN Boards/Any other internet board. Clean your act up. You should be banned for that.

P.S., the game looks like complete shit.

Originally Posted by junebugmcloskey

Your mom looks incredibly average.

:lol Where do you guys come up with this stuff? Stand back guys, we've got a regular old Wilmer Fes right here.

Originally Posted by Vark

Its a movie licensed game. What do you expect.

..that it will outsell games that are 10x as good.

I remember this from that leaked press pack last year....thats the only remotely interesting thing i can think to say about it.

Originally Posted by junebugmcloskey

Your mom looks incredibly average.

Zomg, Gamefaqs invaded am total.

Simultaneous release for 9 platforms? Gosh is that a record or something??

Originally Posted by linsivvi

Simultaneous release for 9 platforms? Gosh is that a record or something??

Didn't Cars do that? King Kong? I could be wrong.

King Kong was PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Gameboy Advance, DS, Gamecube, and PSP, right? That's seven? So, this is two more. Actually yeah seems to be a record.

Originally Posted by junebugmcloskey

Your mom looks incredibly average.

I lol'd

Originally Posted by John Harker

You do realize this will easily sell 1mil+, right?
How do you think publishers FUND games like Assassins Creed?
:lol at people not understanding how businesses work. These are cash cow products intended to bring in revenue to fund star products and greenlight to occassional dog

And POW! My thoughts exactly.

But I'm biased

what happened to the days where CG films were unique and fantastic? Ever since Pixar started making all the cash the market has been loaded full of generic, crappy CG films.. and almost every single one manages to fill its boots with famous voice actors to compensate not being very good.

Originally Posted by painey

what happened to the days where CG films were unique and fantastic?

Did you see the trailer? This movie actually looks kind of good. But don't take my word for it.

But, i have to admit that some developpers don't need to create cashflow in such a way before creating a flagship game. Look at Bioware. They don't make licensed games to finance stuff like Mass Effect.

But then again, Bioware is on such a different scale than Ubisoft or EA.

This all comes back to what SUDA 51 said recently in an interview (and let me paraphrase) : you need smaller teams, more dev. time, and better ideas. And he also says something about our industry not surviving if it continues with the current business model.

I agree. But change comes at a price.


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Originally Posted by Peru

Underrated Beach Boys album.

And here I thought there was going to be a game based on the song.

How great would it be to use the wiimote to make columnated ruins domino?

Originally Posted by Andonuts

And here I thought there was going to be a game based on the song.

How great would it be to use the wiimote to make columnated ruins domino?

Dammit! You stole my post.

Crap. I was actually hoping for the first good surfing game with Wiimote / Sixaxis control.

**** Ubi.

Originally Posted by phil_fish

ubi is a ****ing joke.
theyve been working on this project for over 2 years now.
can you imagine that? TWO YEARS.
they started before open season (other horrible soul-less cash in that i had the misfortune of working on) and havent even shipped yet.

ubisoft is ****ing incapable. theyre even ****ing up assassin's creed as im typing this.

I though the point of a licensed game was to release it at the same time as the movie??

Also, I don't like this trend of judging a game before playing it. Ok it's a licensed game and will probably be crap, but you never know...

I like penguins, I like surfing, I have a guilty pleasure for "soul-less" games= +1 sales.

Originally Posted by John Harker

You do realize this will easily sell 1mil+, right?
How do you think publishers FUND games like Assassins Creed?
:lol at people not understanding how businesses work. These are cash cow products intended to bring in revenue to fund star products and greenlight to occassional dog

Ah, so that explains TMNT.

Originally Posted by NMC2006

Ah, so that explains TMNT.

It's like they didn't even try to make a good looking TMNT game, I feel so bad for the Turtles. :(
Well I will be playing it soon as I rented it from Gamefly along with Lost Planet, so I will see first hand how bad or good it is, but it looks abysmal.

You know what, I hate this crap: "Why do they make this, why do they make that?"

Because people buy it. Because people want it.

Why and how exactly are YOU superior to other people? Why SHOULD companies cater to YOU over somebody else? What makes YOU so ****ing deserving.

Why exactly would it be the RIGHT thing to do to shit on people who actually want to play those games? Gosh!