
Why simply watchMen in Black when you can be one?
Infogrames, Inc.announced Friday that they've shipped the PlayStation 2 game Men In BlackII: Alien Escape to stores. According to the press release the game is afast-paced third-person action game infused with the trademark humor of both theoriginal hit film and its sequel set for release on July 3.
"Menin Black II: Alien Escape is as action-packed and exciting as the motionpicture," said Jean-Philippe Agati, senior vice president and generalmanager of Infogrames' Los Angeles studio. "The game offers players afast-paced shooter with the quick-witted commentary typical of Agents J and K.Featuring snappy one-liners, and bizarre, humorous situations, Men inBlack II: Alien Escape is no ordinary video game experience."
In Men inBlack II: Alien Escape, Agents J and K discover a space prison hulk thatcrashed into the Earth's ocean decades ago, carrying the most dangerous aliengangs in the galaxy. The ship's arrival unleashed a large number of unlicensedand unaccounted-for aliens now hiding out on Earth, each a hardened criminal.There's only one possible course of action -- hunt them down and bring them in-- dead or alive.
Each agent hashis strengths. J moves faster while K has greater experience and technology.Players can switch between the characters during the course of the game.
The gamefeatures a host of aliens from the movie, an array of high-tech weapons and hasfive distinct episodes with varying themes and settings -- each with its ownsub-levels and story scenes.