Wednesday
10Jun2009
'A Christmas Carol' Video Game Due Out This Fall
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 3:00AM
We've only seen a bit of Robert Zemeckis' A Christmas Carol, but in those few seconds we witnessed the promise of all this motion capture stuff. Still haven't perfected
the eyes, and I have a feeling they never will. But this looks much better than Beowulf and
Polar Express.
But being an annual holiday tradition like Polar Express isn't enough. There's actually
going to be a Christmas Carol video game. Game Focus describes it as "an innovative puzzle-adventure game celebrating the spirit of the
holidays with a Scrooge twist."
I remember when I was a kid and my parents sprung for an Atari 2600. It cost about as much as a Wii
does today, oddly enough. Even though we got the Atari and it came with Combat and we had a
copy of Space Invaders, the entire family was a little depressed that there wasn't a Charles
Dickens video game. I would have preferred Bleak House, but A Christmas Carol would
have done in a pinch.
Oh, to be a kid today.
Among the many features on the new game:
* Manipulate Scrooge's environments to guide him on his supernatural adventure
* Blow and shout into the microphone and use the DS stylus to pull, shake, drag, rattle and tap Scrooge's world and influence game play
* Experience immersive animated cutscenes that unfold like an interactive story book with amazing beauty and detail
* Interact with your favorite characters from the film, including Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, Mr Fezziwig, Marley and the three spirits of Christmas
* Use the real-time advent calendar to unlock surprises for everyday that you play leading up to Christmas
* Sing carols, decorate with holiday ornaments, and cook recipes from the Victorian era
* Master over 10 single-player mini-games, plus join a friend for a "pass the DS" multiplayer game That's right: You can cook recipes from the Victorian era. Is there no end to the fun you can have with video games?
* Blow and shout into the microphone and use the DS stylus to pull, shake, drag, rattle and tap Scrooge's world and influence game play
* Experience immersive animated cutscenes that unfold like an interactive story book with amazing beauty and detail
* Interact with your favorite characters from the film, including Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, Mr Fezziwig, Marley and the three spirits of Christmas
* Use the real-time advent calendar to unlock surprises for everyday that you play leading up to Christmas
* Sing carols, decorate with holiday ornaments, and cook recipes from the Victorian era
* Master over 10 single-player mini-games, plus join a friend for a "pass the DS" multiplayer game That's right: You can cook recipes from the Victorian era. Is there no end to the fun you can have with video games?
Reader Comments (2)
You know what I hate, all the parents and extended family who have no concept of video games who buy this crap. 90% of the time video games that are released with movies are crap, but clearly they make money, so we keep making them.
I think this sounds like a wonderful idea. What's wrong with having a game at traditional family values? Your comment is completely unjustified.