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Metro3D’s Ace In The Sky -- Wings(TM) for Game Boy(R) Advance Ships Nationwide

Cinemaware’s Most Successful Award-Winning Software Classic Debuts for Handheld Audiences Featuring Real-Time 3D Air Combat At Its Best

SAN JOSE, California (February 20, 2002) – Metro3D, Inc., the multi-platform video game developer and publisher, announced today the shipment of Wings™ for Nintendo(R) Game Boy(R) Advance, as well as its availability at Metro3D’s online store located at http://store.metro3d.com. Developed by Cinemaware, Inc., Wings for GBA is an intense World War I action, air combat game, which features an ESRB Rating “E” Everyone and a MSRP of $29.99.

Wings is based on one of the most highly successful award-winning software classics originally created for the personal computer with a huge and installed global fan base, which continues to grow.

“Whether you’re a war-themed history buff or an aerial assault maven, Wings for Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance is sure to be a crowd pleaser,” said Joseph Morici, senior vice president, sales and marketing, Metro3D. “Wings for GBA offers hours of entertainment for any game enthusiast looking for a fun challenge filled with action-packed intensity and excitement.”

In Wings for Game Boy Advance, players can relive all the thrills, glory and daring feats as a World War I rookie fighter pilot by choosing to play on the Allied side or among the German forces through hundreds of missions. More than just a simulator, Wings features genuine arcade-style action and emotion packed role-playing experiences, as players fight through the skies through 220 missions, and two challenging campaigns full of drama and intense air combat action.

Wings players take to the air in an attempt to try and earn medals, commendations and skill points, building its pilot into a true to form fighting Ace. With three separate game play modes, players strafe the front lines, bomb enemy bases or engage cunning aces in thrilling 3-dimensional dogfights. Other features allow players to report from the frontlines and unlock authentic World War I memorabilia or utilize the game link cable, where up to four players can play simultaneously and match wits with friends and family in intense four- player dogfights.

“As one of Cinemaware’s most popular and classic hits, we’re delighted to reintroduce this all-new version of Wings to Game Boy Advance audiences nationwide,” said Lars Fuhrken-Batista, president, Cinemaware, Inc. “Enhanced to take advantage of the technical capabilities of the Game Boy Advance, Wings delivers stunning graphics and engrossing game play to the handheld gaming audience with the presentation and unique action sequences that made Cinemaware famous.”

Cinemaware, Inc.

Cinemaware, Inc., headquartered in Burlingame, California, is a developer of interactive entertainment software. Originally founded in 1986, Cinemaware has developed a wide range of critically acclaimed and highly successful games for a variety of personal computers and video game systems. These titles include Defender of the Crown, S.D.I., The King of Chicago, Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon, Rocket Ranger, The Three Stooges(R), Lords of the Rising Sun, It Came from the Desert, Wings, and the TV Sports franchise of Football, Basketball, Baseball, Boxing and Hockey. Note to Editors: Copyright (C) 2003 Cinemaware, Inc. Cinemaware, the Cinemaware logo, Heroes Are Forever and Cinematech are trademarks of Cinemaware, Inc. Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown, Defender of the Crown, S.D.I., The King of Chicago, Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon, Rocket Ranger, Lords of the Rising Sun, It Came from the Desert, Antheads: It Came from the Desert II, Wings and TV Sports are trademarks of Cinemaware, Inc. All rights reserved.

About Metro3D

Metro3D is the ultimate multi-platform game developer and publisher of original and “classic” action, strategy and role-playing interactive entertainment software. Founded in 1998, Metro3D introduces some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed and popular game titles for the next-generation video game systems, including Microsoft(R) Xbox(TM), Nintendo(R) Game Boy(R) Advance, and Sony PlayStation(R) 2. Based in San Jose, California, Metro3D is a privately held company with worldwide operations in the United States, Taiwan, Japan and Europe. For more information, visit the Metro3D site at www.Metro3D.com. Note to Editors: Copyright (C) 2003 Metro3D. All Rights Reserved.



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