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Thinkway Toys, the leading interactive toy developer, announced that M.A.G.™ (Motion Activated Gear), the latest trend in TV plug and play style games, will arrive at retail outlets worldwide beginning in August 2005 featuring revolutionary, wireless role-play gear.
M.A.G.™ presents a welcomed, active style of play designed to get players off the couch and interacting with opponents on screen. The wireless role-play gear consists of the a chest plate that vibrates when you take a hit and gauntlets that enable players to control the action on screen. By using the gear, players can move, kick, jump and block with controls inside the gauntlets in addition to the motion sensitive punching action- gamers physical punches are mirrored on screen, all with ground breaking new technology powered by Thinkway.
M.A.G.™ includes an all-in-one, self-contained base unit that plugs directly into a television and wireless role-play gear – no console or game cartridges are required. All of the actions are executed on-screen with enhanced 3-D graphics. Another wireless TV Action Game from Thinkway, also available in August,- is based on Warner Bros. Animation’s hit animated series, Teen Titans (Arena Showdown).
Thinkway has implemented a novel point-of-purchase mechanism for their M.A.G. range with a unique ‘video- in- a- box’ feature (U.S. Pat. 6,749,437 Int. Pat. Pending). When the ‘try- me’ button is pushed, a narrator’s voice explains how the game works in tandem with panels that light up in sequence, presenting a true interactive in-store experience for customers.
M.A.G.™ THE BATMAN™ Villains of Gotham City™ TV Action Game
• Defend Gotham City against The Joker, Clayface and a host of their henchmen before the ultimate showdown against Bane
• You control BATMAN’s actions with wireless motion sensitive gauntlets. Punch and BATMAN punches on screen! Gauntlets also empower you to block hits and land kicks
• Awesome 2-way interaction. Feel and hear instant feed back on the vibrating chest plate
• No Console or software required – Unit connects directly to your TV with multi-level game play
• Amazing 3D Graphics with 64Mb and 256 colors
• Set includes Gauntlets, Chest plate and Game unit with AV input cable
M.A.G.™ TEEN TITANS™ Arena Showdown TV Action Game
• Battle as Teen Titans ROBIN, CYBORG or BEAST BOY against GIZMO or RED X before the ultimate showdown against BROTHER BLOOD
• You control the action with wireless motion sensitive gauntlets. You punch and the Teen Titans punches on screen! Gauntlets empower you to block hits and land kicks
• No Console or software required – Unit connects directly to your TV with multi-level game play
• Amazing 3D Graphics with 64Mb and 256 colors
• Set includes Gauntlets, Chest plate and Game unit with AV input cable
M.A.G.™ SPIDER-MAN™ Triple Threat TV Action Game
