The Warriors ships for the PS2 and Xbox

by: John - posted: 10/17/2005 4:55:00 PM

Rockstar Games has announced that The Warriors, the game based on the ole movie and maybe a remake, has shipped for the Xbox and PS2. So if you're a fan of the 1979 hit, then relive the movie on the console.

Rockstar Games Ships The Warriors for PlayStation(R) 2 and Xbox

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2005--Rockstar Games, the world-renowned publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is pleased to announce that The Warriors has shipped to retail stores in North America. Developed by Rockstar Toronto, The Warriors is an adaptation of the 1979 Paramount Pictures movie and is available for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system and Xbox(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

This video game adaptation of the cult classic movie expands the stylized cinematic journey of the film into a gritty interactive experience set in 1970s New York. IGN.com has praised The Warriors as "a deep, engaging action game...replete with the hard-hitting brawls, tons of great action scenes, complex boss-fights, exploration, stealth and team commands," while The New York Times applauded, "It is unlikely that any game this fall will have more visual style and pop culture panache than Rockstar's The Warriors."

The Warriors will be in stores in Europe on October 21st, 2005.