Surf's Up!

Ride the waves, smooth the curls. Ubisoft throws in a brand new surfing-game based on the upcoming feature film Surf's Up.

Ubisoft, in collaboration with Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Consumer Products, today announced that the Surf's Up video game, based on Sony Pictures Animation's feature-length CG animated film, in cinemas on 10th August 2007, will ship on the 26th of July for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PSP, Xbox 360, Wii, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, and Windows PC.

"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. 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 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 John Parkes, EMEA Marketing Director at 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."

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.

Features:

• 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 more than 10 licensed music tracks.

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