Original GALACTICA stars voice BATTLESTAR video game

By: Patrick Sauriol
Date: Friday, August 15, 2003
Source: Vivendi Universal Games

Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict are among two of the actors who have been hired to provide voices for characters in Vivendi Universal Games' upcoming BATTLESTAR GALACTICA video game. Hatch and Benedict played the roles of Apollo and Starbuck, respectively, on the original GALACTICA TV series from the 70s. Vivendi Universal reports that the actors will provide the voices for multiple characters in the game.

Also providing voice talent are Dwight Schultz (Lt. Barclay from THE NEXT GENERATION) and Kristanna Loken (the T-X from TERMINATOR 3). Schultz's character is named Erebus, who is the Imperious Leader of the Cylon battle fleet. Loken plays Iphigenia, a fellow Viper pilot and the love interest for Adama.

Set 40 years (make that yahrens) before the destruction of the Twelve Colonies and the Galactica's quest to find Earth, the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA game tells the story of a young Ensign Adama and his first deep space posting aboard the Battlestar Galactica. Gamers face hordes of Cylon attack fighters as they conduct the daily defense of humans in their Vipers. Missions range from escort sorties to search and destroy to reconnaissance. Over the course of the story-driven game, you'll be at the controls of five different spacecraft each with their own flight style and weapon armaments.

The game will be released this winter for PlayStation 2 and Xbox game systems.


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