Ford Street Racing Joins the Winning Team

From: Xplosiv
Published: Tue Dec 06 2005


With over a million units sold, the Ford gaming brand has become synonymous with heritage, style and performance, and the latest title in the series Ford Street Racing is no exception. Taking the power of Ford beyond the racetrack and onto the sun-bleached streets of LA, Ford Street Racing delivers a unique fast-and-furious team racing experience.

Ford Street Racing has the unique ‘team’ feature, putting you in control of your own Ford racing team. Whilst racing through the dangerous streets of LA, switch between your three cars and issue commands to your team-mates to gain both a tactical and positional advantage. Block, draft and challenge your opponents as you get behind the wheel of any of the 18 officially licensed high performance Ford vehicles - from the classic 1970 Mk 1 Capri RS2600 to the recently announced 2007 Shelby GT 500.

Ford Racing never looked or felt this good; now with exceptionally detailed LA environments, beautifully realistic cars, a car damage system and drastically improved handling, this is the slick and sexy race extravaganza gamers have been waiting for.

Key Features
· 18 officially licensed Ford vehicles, every one an aspirational, high-performance super car.

· Team Racing: Race a team of 3 cars switching between them and issuing commands to gain a positional and tactical advantage.

· 24 richly detailed tracks based around the streets of Los Angeles.

· Beautifully realistic car models including a full damage system.

· Progress through three increasingly powerful groups of performance cars.

· Win cash to repair existing cars and purchase higher performance cars.

· Compete in a single player game structure containing challenges, competitions and leagues.


The Vehicles
· 1968 Mustang GT
· 1969 Mustang Boss 302
· 1970 Capri Mk I RS2600
· 1970 Mustang Boss 429
· 1973 Escort RS2000
· 1975 Torino Sport
· 1985 RS200
· 1987 Sierra RS500
· 1992 Escort RS Cosworth
· 1995 GT90 Concept
· 2000 Ford SVT Cobra R
· 2002 Focus RS
· 2004 Fiesta ST
· 2004 Mustang GT-R Concept
· 2004 SVT F-150 Lightning
· 2006 Ford GT
· 2006 Mustang GT
· 2007 Shelby GT 500 (US)

Release: PlayStation® 2, Xbox and PC - SRP of £19.99
February 2006
Age Rating: 3+
Developer: Razorworks
Players: 1-2

For further information and art assets or to discuss future promotions please contact:

Robert Lightbody Tel: +44 (0) 208 492 1066
PR and Marketing Assistant Email: robert.lightbody@xplosiv.net


Notes For Editors

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

Company: Xplosiv
Contact Name: Rob Lightbody
Contact Email: robert.lightbody@xplosiv.net
Contact Phone: 0 208 492 1066