Taito Legends 2: The Second Coming

Author: Empire

London, October 21, 2005, Xplosiv confirmed today 'Taito Legends 2' the eagerly anticipated companion to their chart-topping retro collection 'Taito Legends'. Taito Legends 2 will compliment the first collection and fulfill the wishes of many retro gamers dreams with 40 additional titles including Darius Gaiden, Puzzle Bobble 2, Space Invaders DX, Elevator Action Returns, Rastan 2, Qix and many others. Spanning 25 years these titles represent the complete history of gaming, covering three decades in two great packs.

Taito will forever be known as the company that gave birth to the gaming revolution with Space Invaders. However, since that gaming milestone in 1978 Taito have been innovators and pioneers in the history of arcade gaming, creating new genres and pushing gameplay to the limit. Taito Legends 2 will maintain the quality and momentum set by Taito Legends, which received exceptional reviews on its release.

Reviews

8.4/10 - Official Xbox Magazine

"One of the finest, most comprehensive classics collections around"

9/10 - P2

" An excellent collection of monstrously playable titles"

"Taito Legends 2 is the ultimate companion to the best selling Taito Legends, which went straight to number one in the charts" says James Spice, General Manager Xplosiv. He adds "After the success of Taito Legends we have listened to the fans to bring them a 2nd collection that contains the games that they have been clamouring for and will complete their classic Taito collection."

Taito Legends 2 includes:

Lunar Rescue

Alpine Ski

The Fairyland Story

KiKi KaiKai

Kuri Kinton

Syvalion

Bonze Adventure

Cameltry

Don Doko Don

Super Space Invaders 91

Growl

PuLiRuLa

Metal Black

Grid Seeker: Project Storm Hammer

Space Invaders DX

Darius Gaiden

Dungeon Magic

Elevator Action Returns

Cleopatra Fortune

Puchi Carat

Crazy Balloon

Balloon Bomber

Qix

Wild Western

Chack'n' Pop

Frontline

Legend of Kage

Rastan 2

Raimais

Insector X

Violence Fight

Gun Frontier

Football Champ (Hat-Trick Hero)

Liquid Kids

Arabian Magic

Space Invaders 95

Gekirindan

Puzzle Bobble 2

Ray Storm

G Darius

About Xplosiv

Empire launched Xplosiv as a value brand selling PC software in mid 2000 and PlayStation2 in 2004, proving a great success in the UK and overseas due to the group's license wins with, Sega, Ubisoft, Taito, Activision, Microsoft, Vivendi and CDV. Further information on Xplosiv products can be found at www.xplosiv.net

About Empire Interactive

Empire Interactive is a leading publisher of interactive entertainment software that has been established for 17 years. The company floated on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange in July 2000. Headquartered in the UK, Empire Interactive also has offices in the US, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. The company develops and publishes a varied range of titles across all platforms in the US, Europe and Asia. Further information about Empire Interactive and its products can be found at: www.empireinteractive.com

About Taito

Since its inception in 1953, TAITO has led the way for interactive entertainment. With the release of "Space Invaders" in 1978, a new form of entertainment was born - computer games. Leading the way for what is now a multi-billion dollar industry that has on occasion surpassed the film industry in popularity, TAITO continues to further expand its array of product and create and distribute games that will open the eyes, excite the mind (and fingers), and of course live up to the company motto, "Catch the Heart". Further information about the TAITO Corporation and its products can be found at: www.taito.co.jp/eng/.

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