Pre-Order Metal Saga at Participating Retailers and Receive a Free Demo Disc of the Year's Most Unique Action-Adventure.

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - March 23, 2006 - Atlus U.S.A., Inc., a leading publisher of interactive entertainment, today announced the availability of a free Steambot Chronicles consumer demo disc for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system. The demo disc can be obtained at participating retailers, while supplies last, by pre-ordering Metal Saga, Atlus's upcoming tank-busting RPG.

"Steambot Chronicles has such unique gameplay that it almost defies description," said Tomm Hulett, Project Lead of Steambot Chronicles for Atlus U.S.A., Inc. "It's great for our fans to have the opportunity to experience it for themselves, and to understand why we're so excited to be bringing this game to North America."

In addition to the consumer demo, a playable demo of Steambot Chronicles will be included on the coverdisc of the June 2006 issue of the Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine.