We received the following press release.--RL

"It's just a simple, everyday rock and roll story of boy meets girl meets alien transvestite from another world... And now it's being turned into a game!"

Format: PC CD-ROM
Release dates: August, September, October 1998 (various languages)
UK RRP: £ 34.99
Starring: Richard O'Brien as the Game devil, Christopher Lee as the narrator
And including: Over 65 locations, More than 80 puzzles to solve, Up to 20 hours of game play, Seven Rotascoped characters

Select to play Brad or Janet and release your partner before the house turns into a spaceship and blasts off for the planet of Transexual Transylvania!

Plus: Video sequences of Richard O'Brien and Christopher Lee

And: AVI's of Richard O'Brien unplugged, singing Time Warp, Sweet Transvestite and Super Heros.

ALSO: Three original CD Audio dance track re-mixes of the hit songs "Time Warp", "Science Fiction" and "Frankenstein's Place" by kind permission of Richard and Linus O'Brien

After three years in development, On-line PLC developers of big budget CD-ROM titles announce the release this year of The Rocky Horror Interactive Show.

Developed jointly by author Richard O'Brien, Diverse Interactive, the software arm of Diverse Television and On-line PLC, The Rocky Horror Interactive Show is an innovative action adventure game that sets new standards of depth, detail and playability.

The Rocky Horror Show is a world-wide phenomenon with the stage show running in 10 locations, the movie still in theatres after 25 years and millions of CDs sold and selling still. The Rocky Horror Interactive Show adds to this with a host of new and unreleased material and levels of Rocky Horror-ness only the interactive media can deliver.

"This is more than just a multimedia experience," says Producer Clem Chambers, "this is a bodice-ripping action game where you have to rescue Brad and Janet from a fate worst than death in real-time."

The game is set in the haunted house where Dr. Frank 'n' furter and his fellow Translyvanians are hiding out. You play either Brad or Janet. The game contains some of the most beautifully detailed graphics ever drawn and the characters are sprite based using enhanced video capture for life like behaviour. David Pinnell, Head of Graphics at On-line said, "These graphics amount to dozens of man years of work and the game packs some mean pixels. You'll be amazed at what some of the characters can do."

Interwoven with the game is a whole host of music. The Rocky Horror Show is not only the world's greatest cult but also one of the most famous musicals of all time. "We have re-recorded new tracks in the latest dance styles and included some unreleased versions from the '70's." says Clem Chambers. "They are a must have for the millions of fans."

As with the game itself we leave the last word to the author and star of stage, screen and CD-ROM versions, Richard O' Brien, "Don't dream it, play it."

More info at www.rockyhorrorshow.com

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