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Stormbreaker

Alex Rider: Stormbreaker comes on the heels of the popular movie about a teenage secret agent. Loaded up with gadgets and some karate lessons, you go forth to sneak about stages and beat up one person at a time in this teen-friendly mashup of James Bond and Metal Gear Solid. If nothing else, the DS version of the game serves as a good example of what the DS can do visually. ...

Stormbreaker

Do you remember Metal Gear? Not the sleek 3D one that wowed us all in the days of the PlayStation, but the Metal Gear kicking it old-school in the days of the NES. Apparently someone does, because Alex Rider: Stormbreaker is more or less a retread of the early days of Solid Snake, except with a dangerously undertrained teenager working for the British government instead. Why they didn’t just save the ...

Alex Rider At Retail

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE THQ Inc. today announced that Alex Rider(TM): Stormbreaker(TM) for the Nintendo DS(TM) and Game Boy(R) Advance has shipped to North American retailers. The game is based on the upcoming teen movie "Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker" starring Mickey Rourke, Alicia Silverstone and Ewan McGregor and inspired by the best-selling Alex Rider book series from award-winning author Anthony Horowitz. The video game captures the excitement of being 14-year-old British spy Alex Rider as he ...

Stormbreaker

Players embrace the role of Alex Rider to out-spy, outwit and out-cool evil in this thrilling action adventure on Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance. Featuring third-person stealth game play, fast-paced racing action, intense fighting and engaging, gadget-based mini-games, players can relive defining moments from the Stormbreaker movie and become the ultimate spy. Following award-winning author Anthony Horowitz's series of best-selling Alex Rider books, the movie has attracted top acting talent, including Mickey Rourke, Alicia ...

Breaking Into Film

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE The hot-selling Nintendo DS(TM) will make its motion picture debut in the upcoming teen spy thriller Stormbreaker. Nintendo has signed an agreement with the film's producers that will turn the Nintendo DS into the ultimate spy gadget. Stormbreaker is based on the first in the popular Alex Rider series of books by Anthony Horowitz, which have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. After the murder of his uncle and guardian, ...

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Portable Facts

Your Mission: Be Alex Rider, as you out-spy, out-wit and out-cool evil on your DS or GBA! Features: * DS and GBA games based on the eagerly-awaited big-screen debut of 14-year old special agent Alex Rider. * Movie out Jul-Aug 2006 (dependent on territory)! * Alex Rider is the hero of Anthony Horowitz's best-selling series of novels about a reluctant teenage British super-spy. * Gameplay includes combat, stealth missions, vehicles, and the use of gadgets to achieve mission objectives. * Explore ...

THQ Nabs Spy

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) today announced the company's exclusive worldwide rights to develop and publish video games based on the forthcoming teen spy movie Stormbreaker. Following award-winning author Anthony Horowitz's series of best-selling Alex Rider books, the movie has attracted top acting talent, including Mickey Rourke, Alicia Silverstone, Bill Nighy, Sophie Okonedo, Robbie Coltrane and Ewan McGregor. The video games, developed by Altron for Nintendo DS(TM) and Razorback Developments for Game Boy(R) Advance, ...

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