Gaming News - January 2006
Santa Clara, CA (January 9, 2006) - Namco Bandai today announced that
Curious George has gone gold for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy
Advance, and PC.
From Namco Bandai:
An action adventure title, based on the February 10th animated feature film
of the same name from Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment, Curious
George invites players to experience madcap mishaps and mischievous fun as the
world’s most inquisitive chimp. Curious George will be available February 1st
and is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB.
For more than 60 years, children and adults alike have followed the tales of
the lovable little Curious George – known for his insatiable inquisitiveness and
taste for adventure. The story begins as The Man with the Yellow Hat travels to
Africa in search of a lost artifact and returns with some unexpected cargo — a
precocious chimpanzee named George.
Curious George allows players to meet and interact with their favorite
characters from the animated film in this exciting and colorful game world. As
the fun-loving George, players can run, jump, climb and swing through 12
action-packed levels including the jungle, museum and Big City. Players must
also use the character’s skills, which include crafty escapes and distracting
performances, to elude trouble and avoid one entertaining predicament after
another. Throughout George’s big adventure, players are encouraged to be curious
and explore the “Curious Objects” in each environment – drawers to peek in,
machines to activate, trunks to pop open and even chairs to bounce on!
Interacting with these objects awards players “Curious Points,” which enable
them to purchase items in the Museum Gift Shop including concept art, scenes
from the animated movie and accessories for George. Curious George also features
bonus features, special unlockables and challenging mini-games to provide
players hours of replay after the main story is finished.
“We are excited to be one step closer bringing this lovable character to life
in console and handheld video games,” said Jeff Lujan, business director at
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. “By working together with Universal, we’re
taking a fresh approach to a classic brand – offering plenty of fun, curiosity
and family-oriented gameplay.”
Curious George is developed for consoles and the PC by Monkey Bar Games and
for handheld gaming systems by Torus Games through a licensing agreement with
Universal Studios Consumer Products Group.
For more information on Curious George, please visit
www.curiousgeorgegame.com.
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