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Hands-On Mobile and Marvel Entertainment Bring Iron Man to Mobile
Ready your repulsor rays
because Iron Man is coming to mobile! Hands-On Mobile, Inc., the
world's leading developer of connected games and applications, and
Marvel Entertainment, Inc., today announced the availability of the
mobile game and personalization content around the forthcoming
big-screen adaptation of Marvel's legendary Super Hero, Iron ManT.
The game and content is currently available on select carriers
around the world, and will continue to roll out to additional carriers
in the coming weeks.
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"We are thrilled to add Iron Man to our extensive
Marvel Mobile catalog," said Niccolo de Masi, President, Hands-On
Mobile.  "This summer promises to be a blockbuster for mobile
content and we look forward to continuing to provide mobile gamers
with stylish and exciting content based on the much loved Marvel
characters."
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"Hands-On Mobile has created wonderful games for us, including
X-Men: The Last Stand and Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver
Surfer," said Simon Philips, President of Marvel International.
"Both Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk mobile
games promise to continue this success with nonstop action and
fantastic gameplay.  Hands-On Mobile continues to provide the
greatest gaming experience for all of our fans."
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In the vertically scrolling shoot-'em-up Iron Man
mobile game, players take control of the invincible Iron Man while
fighting through four levels of nonstop action based on the upcoming
movie starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and Terrence Howard.
Equipped with repulsor rays and the devastating unibeam, players
will visit many locations, including those from the movie, while at
the same time blasting away at enemy forces equipped with the weapons
Tony Stark had himself developed. Iron Man must collect
power-ups to increase the effectiveness of each weapon and destroy
relentless waves of enemy units en route to a climactic confrontation
with the world's greatest new foe: Iron Monger!
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Hands-On Mobile is also developing a mobile game and content
around Marvel Studios' upcoming film The Incredible HulkT
distributed by Universal Pictures, which will hit the big screen on
June 13. The mobile properties will launch in conjunction with
the film's release.
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Iron Man is set to be released by Paramount Pictures in
theaters May 2. For information and other exciting Marvel Mobile
content, visit www.MarvelMobile.com.
Iron Man the mobile game may be downloaded in the U.S. by text
messaging IRON to 46966.
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About Hands-On Mobile
Hands-On Mobile, Inc. is the world's leading developer of connected
games and applications. Established in 2001, with operations on four
continents, Hands-On Mobile develops and distributes mobile content to
more than 200 of the world's leading operators in 60 countries.
Hands-On Mobile provides operators and their customers with the
world's best entertainment brands and content.  The company's
diverse catalogue includes games, applications and personalization
suites from top brands such as Activision, Billboard, CBS, LEGO,
Marvel, NBA, NBC Universal, Paramount Pictures, and World Poker Tour.
The Hands-On Mobile Developer Network (HDN) brings mobile
development to the masses enabling developers to create and distribute
mobile applications through Hands-On Mobile's core platform and
ecosystem.  Hands-On Mobile is a U.S. corporation with
headquarters in San Francisco and offices in San Diego, California;
London and Manchester, England; Krakow, Poland; Sao Paulo, Brazil;
Shanghai and Beijing, China; and Seoul, Korea. For more
information about Hands-On Mobile please visit www.HandsOn.com.
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Hands-On Mobile is a trademark of Hands-On Mobile, Inc.
About Marvel Entertainment Inc.
With a library of over 5,000 high-profile
characters built over more than sixty years of comic book
publishing, Marvel Entertainment, Inc. is
one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment
companies. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in
licensing, entertainment (via Marvel Studios), publishing (via Marvel
Comics) and toys, with emphasis on feature films, DVD, consumer
products, video games, action figures and role-playing toys,
television and promotions. Marvel's strategy is to leverage its
franchises in a growing array of opportunities around the world.ÂÂ
For more information visit www.marvel.com.

