Whilst Electronic Arts has only had moderate success with its videogame version of The Godfather, Sierra Entertainment has seen its risky move to recreate the world of Scarface in the gaming world turn into something of a masterstroke.

Created through a licensing agreement with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group, Scarface: The World Is Yours is the eighth game to sell more than a million units and the third title to sell more than two million units for Radical Entertainment, one of Sierra Entertainment’s four internal studios.

“Selling 2 million units of Scarface: The World Is Yours worldwide is great achievement and a direct reflection on the outstanding support received by the international retail and gaming community. This milestone is another strong example of Radical Entertainment’s strong development talents and Sierra Entertainment’s commitment to deliver a high quality, compelling gaming experience.”
- Pascal Brochier, president, global retail for Vivendi Games.

“It’s been exciting to watch the continued success of Scarface: The World Is Yours. It’s a testament to the fantastic word of mouth the game has received among players, and reinforces that the Scarface film and character have truly become ingrained in popular culture.”
- Bill Kispert, Vice Ppresident and General Manager, Interactive, Universal Pictures.

Scarface: The World Is Yours presents a sequel storyline that asks “What if Tony Montana survived the mansion shootout?” The game plunges players deep into the seedy underbelly of 1980s Miami as the one-and-only Tony Montana. Players are challenged to re-enact the climactic mansion shoot-out from the original film, but in the game the player has the opportunity to help Tony fight his way out of the mansion and survive. As Tony, the player must then rebuild his fallen empire and seize vengeance on his enemies.

Scarface: The World Is Yours is available now for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC, and will be available on 12th July for Nintendo’s Wii.

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