Mass Effect 4D Attraction Coming to Great America's Amusement Park
"First-of-it's-kind guest experience" will use motion seats, live performers, and more.
EA and California's Great America have entered into a partnership that will bring what it is calling a "dynamic new attraction" based on the Mass Effect series to the amusement park.
Described as a "first-of-it's-kind guest experience," the attraction will bring "settings and characters" from the series to life.
Visitors will "climb aboard motion-based seating and wear 3D glasses, live performers will curate the journey and interact seamlessly with the "next generation 3D visual." In addition to the motion seating, the ride will have "high-tech sound and other 4D effects."
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"Partnering with a world-wide gaming leader like EA will enable us to build an incredible user experience for our guests," said Raul Rehnborg, California's Great America vice president. "This combination of technology and creative video game content is sure to usher in a new wave of entertainment innovation in amusement parks.
"EA and BioWare are thrilled to partner with Great America and see one of our most iconic games turned into an exciting high-tech attraction," added Patrick O'Brien, vice president of entertainment and licensing at EA.
"Having a partner who shares our commitment to thrilling our fans is extremely important to us and we look forward to building an attraction that will appeal to the Mass Effect fan-base and introduce it to many more."
Mass Effect: Andromeda, the next entry in BioWare's sci-fi RPG series, was revealed at E3 2015. It has been pitched as "very much a new adventure, taking place far away from and long after the events of the original trilogy."
BioWare previously offered a few vague details on the game: "You will play a human, male or female. You'll be exploring an all-new galaxy, Andromeda, and piloting the new and improved Mako.
"And through it all, you will have a new team of adventurers to work with, learn from, fight alongside of, and fall in love with."
Mass Effect: Andromeda, is slated for a fall 2016 release on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
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