Press Release: 1997-03-19: SegaSoft's Scud: The Disposable Assassin on Shelves Now Underground Comic Now Video Game Legend

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (March 19, 1997)-SegaSoft, a multi-platformed publisher of interactive entertainment titles, today announced the shipment of their highly anticipated action/shooter game, Scud: The Disposable Assassin, for the Sega Saturn(. The Saturn version retails for $49.99 nationwide. A new, unique multi-player version will follow for SegaSoft's gaming network, HEAT.NET, Summer of `97.

"Scud: The Disposable Assassin is a thrilling game based on the top-selling underground comic book," said Haven Dubrul, SegaSoft's vice president of marketing. "It combines non-stop action and breakthrough gameplay by featuring the best elements of first person shooter mode and third person side-scroller."

Scud: The Disposable Assassin features a unique combination of innovative gaming providing multiple gameplay combinations not found on any other title on any other platform. One or two players can use two Stunners, 2 D-Pads or a combination of both devices simultaneously. While players are not required to purchase a lightgun peripheral to enjoy the title, the option to use both gun and D-Pad simultaneously enhances its play value many times over. Scud: The Disposable Assassin's dynamic gameplay is so engaging it has already received praise from a variety of press nationwide. In fact, Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine claims "the excellent graphics, unique gameplay and characters and plot based on one of the best comics out there, combine to form what could very well be one of the best Saturn games to date."

The Story of Scud
A robot assassin purchased from a vending machine, the Scud Heartbreaker (serial no. 1373) is about to destroy his target when he learns that he will self-destruct upon completion of the mission. Rather than kill Jeff, a vile and hideous creature of unknown origin who is terrorizing the workers at a mannequin factory, Scud mutilates her and sends her to a hospital to recover (and thus saves his own skin). With the help of Scud's sidekick, Drywall, a zipper-laden creature whose frame contains weapons, including a piranha gun, purse, chair, flower pot and bottles, they battle a host of evil creatures and fight to keep Jeff alive.

Scud Number One 
The creation of 26-year-old illustrator Rob Schrab, Scud is America's top-rated underground comic series. Critically acclaimed by such media as Rolling Stone, Details, Spin, and MTV, Scud: The Disposable Assassin has achieved cult status following, especially among males 16 and over. Video game magazine readers routinely rate the yellow assassin at the very top of their video game "wish lists." About SegaSoft 
SegaSoft was founded in 1995 and develops interactive software and content for PC's and the Internet. SegaSoft is a privately held company whose shareholders include CSK International Headquarters, Inc. and Sega of America, Inc. SegaSoft is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., where it employs 130 people. For more information on SegaSoft, please visit http://www.segasoft.com.

Editor's note: Review copies of SCUD: The Disposable Assassin are available upon request. To request a copy please contact Anne Magor at Access Communications (415) 904-7070 ext. 288 or [email protected]. In addition, SCUD is for sale on the Internet today only between 5:00 and 6:30 p.m. Pacific time for $25.00 at www.segasoft.com.