Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) today announced that development is complete on Super Dragon Ball Z(R) for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system. Developed by former Street Fighter II producer Noritaka Funamizu's new studio, Crafts & Meister, Super DBZ delivers a more "hard core" fighting experience, complete with unique and lightening-quick combos for each character, and the ability to steal combos from other players. Relying on a game engine that rewards fast reflexes and features the ability to string together a multitude of combos, the game's levels have been created in the art style of Akira Toriyama, the original creator of the Dragon Ball manga.

"Atari pushes the envelope with this DBZ video game. Super DBZ offers more challenging and intense fighting gameplay to fans than ever before," said Emily Anadu, Product Manager, Atari, Inc. "As evidenced by the talent that made the game, Super DBZ provides a more hard-core 3D fighting experience but still remains loyal to the DBZ brand -- down to the environments which were created to look like the original Dragon Ball Z manga."

Each of the 13 characters and 5 unlockable secret characters in the game, including DBZ superheroes Goku, Gohan and Vegeta, are taken straight from the world of DBZ and have their own catalog of unique special attacks and fighting styles that are faithful to the series. Super DBZ will also feature Cyborg Frieza, an all new character never seen before in the Dragon Ball universe.

Super DBZ has already captured critical acclaim. The title earned a "GameDaily Nod" at this year's E3 and was a runner-up for IGN.com's E3 2006 "Best PS2 Fighting Game."

About FUNimation Entertainment

FUNimation(R) Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation (Nasdaq: NAVR), is the leading company for home video sales of Japanese animation in the United States. FUNimation is known for acquiring top-rated anime series from Japan and for developing some of North America's most popular anime series. The company has a proven formula for launching and advancing brands, and manages a full spectrum of rights for most of its brands including broadcasting, licensing, production, internet, and home video sales and distribution.

About Atari

New York-based Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) develops interactive games for all platforms and is one of the largest third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company's 1,000+ titles include hard-core, genre-defining franchises such as DRIVER(TM), The Matrix(TM) (Enter The Matrix and The Matrix: Path of Neo), and Test Drive(R); and mass-market and children's franchises such as Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues(TM) and Dora the Explorer(TM), and Dragon Ball Z(R). Atari, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext - ISIN: FR- 0000052573), the largest interactive games publisher in Europe.

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