Taking place in the downtown streets of some of the world's most prestigious cities, the game's graphic and technological innovations offer players an exceptionally powerful and unique driving experience. Additionally, the game's online capabilities will enable the creation of one of the first online racing communities. The game is due out on Nintendo GameCube this fall.

The game aims to break the boundaries of current racing games by providing a racing experience with a firm emphasis on fun and minimum restrictions. It is thus possible to play online, to damage your car and to drive off-road. This is why Speed Challenge - Jacques Villeneuve's Racing Vision is a single seated racing game that will provide more freedom than ever to the racing fans !

Involved in the project for the past two years, Jacques Villeneuve worked closely with the Ubi Soft development team to provide players with a new racing challenge that places an emphasis on driver performance. "We wanted a game with innovative and futuristic features that would create a vision of the automobile race of tomorrow as imagined by champion Jacques Villeneuve," commented Sébastien Delen, the game's producer. "Players will be delighted by functions they've never seen in a video game before, such as autopilot and auto-reforming of cars."

"I'm very proud of the outcome of this game which comes straight from my imagination. Integrating innovative driving sensations and advanced settings options, I'm convinced it will thrill gamers, from beginners to advanced.'' said Jacques Villeneuve.

The game offers the following features:

� A choice of six state-of-the-art super-powered cars; completed by a range of 4 different skins for each vehicle. According to Jacques Villeneuve's vision of racing, all the pilots will drive the same type of car, so the difference is only made by the skills of the pilot.

� Ground-breaking game features, such as autopilot, auto-reform, etc.;

� 11 realistic courses based on real routes through some of the world's greatest cities: London, Paris, NYC, Osaka, Montreal �

� Powerful game engine directly derived from Ubi Soft's best selling simulation titles. REVENGE ENGINE handles 70 000 polygons per track, allowing realistic car models managing over 60 parameters, providing the player with unique and intense driving sensations !

� Multi-player Internet mode, offering a chance to meet Jacques Villeneuve live on the website (chats, forums, on-line races)

For further information, please check the site www.jvracingvision.com