Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu contest
by Jolex Del Pilar

Tuesday, July 22, 2003

Prizes includes a brand new black Gameboy Advanced SP.

Ubi Soft Entertainment, in partnership with DC Comics, Warner Home Video, and GamePro Magazine have announced a joint promotion in support of Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu, the first video game to introduce a new character into the Batman universe. The promotion will include, the "Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu - Art Attack! Contest" sponsored by Ubi Soft, which will run from now through October 31. Entrants submitting their best drawings of Batman will be judged by legendary comic book artist and Sin Tzu's co-creator, Jim Lee.

The contest will consist of three preliminary rounds, followed by one final round and offer contestants a chance to win a multitude of prizes including:

* The new Black GameBoy(r) Advance SP

* Copies of Ubi Soft's new video game, Batman(tm):Rise of Sin Tzu

* Mattel, Inc. BatmanTM products

* A Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman DVD

* Playing Mantis Batmobile die cast model kits

* The novel, Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu, from Warner Books/Aspect

* Mad Catz peripheral packages

* Subscriptions to GamePro magazine.

All entrants for Art Attack! must submit their drawing online through GamePro's Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu site at www.gamepro.com/batman, where the public can also go to vote for their favorite artistic rendition. There are three different age categories for eligibility: ages 8-13, 14-18, 19 and older, with one 1st place winner and two runners-up, chosen each month in each age group as voted on by the general public. All monthly winners will be shown online and in print in GamePro magazine. The nine finalists as chosen by the public will go to the ultimate round to compete for a Grand Prize with 2nd and 3rd place finishes. Ubi Soft will send the final nine images to Jim Lee, who will make the final decision on the top three grand prize winners. The Grand Prize winners will take home an autographed Jim Lee exclusive Sin Tzu lithograph, DC Direct Batman statue designed by Jim Lee, Mattel Batmobile, Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu video game on platform of choice, and a Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman DVD.

In addition to the contest, UbiSoft will include a trailer of Warner Home Video's upcoming release Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman on the Rise of Sin Tzu video games and Warner Home Video will also include a trailer of the Rise of Sin Tzu game on its VHS versions of Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman.

--- Jolex Del Pilar