IRVINE, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 13, 2009 – TrackMania®DS ships with over 100 tracks out of the box: pulse-pounding race courses filled with loops, ramps, drops, half-pipes, and more! Unlike other racing games, where the experience ends when you’ve mastered every stage, TrackMania DS provides tons of replayability. Included with the game is the most powerful race course designer ever to grace a handheld, offering players a full 3-D interface, touch screen interaction, and nearly limitless possibilities.

Players can design the courses of their dreams, using a wide variety of different track parts for practically unlimited combinations of high-flying jumps, gravity-defying loop-de-loops, and thrilling boost pads. Moreover, some parts must be unlocked in the Shop using “Coppers,” the game’s reward system for winning races, offering gamers an incentive to keep on playing. With three different race types and an assortment of customization options-ranging from time of day to the number of laps-making amazing tracks could not be easier. The thrills never cease, the possibilities are endless. Dream it, design it… Drive it!

TrackMania DS releases on March 17, 2009 with an MSRP of $29.99.

For more information about TrackMania DS, visit the official website:
http://www.atlus.com/trackmania

About TrackMania DS
TrackMania DS is the most heart-pounding stunt-filled racing game ever to burn rubber on Nintendo DS. Over 100 tracks geared for blazing fast racing action – each loaded with daring jumps, thrilling loops, crazy ramps, and a host of other insane stunts – are just the start. Players have access to the most powerful portable track design system ever, giving racers total freedom to create the most over-the-top courses imaginable and offering practically unlimited value. The more you race, the more you can do; TrackMania’s “Coppers” reward system gives you credits for completed races which can be used to unlock new tracks, new car paint schemes, and most importantly, new parts to use in making the tracks of your dreams. With single and multi-card local wireless multiplayer support for up to four players at a time (and eight players via hot-seat mode), in addition to the ability to share and race on each others’ custom tracks, TrackMania DS is the most feature-filled stunt racer for Nintendo DS™!

Key Features

* Spectacular, stunt-filled 3-D racing – Zip around dizzying loops, take soaring jumps, and speed across ramps and rails in more than 100 official tracks. 3 types of vehicles provide different driving challenges in race and time trial play modes.
* Infinite new track possibilities – Start with your stylus and a 360 degree rotating camera, and build the track of your dreams with more than 150 design blocks that include checkpoints, turbo boost pads, and loop-the-loops. Share with friends via local wireless connection and you’ll never run out of new tracks to race on.
* Compete with friends in local wireless – Up to four can play together with one cartridge in Single-Cart Download Play, or race on any track-official or custom-in Multi-Cart Play. Up to 8 compete in Hotseat mode.

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