Video Gaming News - April 2003
Los Angeles, CA (April 25, 2003) - Vivendi Universal Games announced
today the development of Futurama for the PlayStation 2 and the Xbox.
Futurama, developed by Unique Development Studios in Sweden and published by
Vivendi Universal Games, is a third-person platform action game, which features
four playable characters, over twenty levels, puzzles and platform gameplay, and
special combat moves.
From Vivendi Universal:
The game begins when Professor Farnsworth sells Planet Express to the evil
businesswoman Mom, who now owns over fifty percent of the Earth, making her the
supreme ruler. Your goal is to prevent Mom from universal domination by taking
the Planet Express Crew back in time to stop the deal. Fry, Bender, Leela and
Dr. Zoidberg must be guided through familiar scenes from the show: Planet
Express, the Red Light District, New New York, and a host of new environments.
With each character’s unique skills, players can master their power ups and
complete their tasks to lead them to victory against Mom and the ‘hover-bot
death troopers’.
The gameplay and detailing have been developed in conjunction with Matt
Groening to ensure an authentic Futurama experience. Matt Groening, series
creator, said, “Futurama’s sci-fi themes fit perfectly with sophisticated video
game technology, helping you imagine what it would be like to be alive in the
31st Century. It involves blasting a lot of aliens.”
The main character and original voice actors have been used throughout the
game and series writer J. Stewart Burns, who won an EMMY® for scripting the
classic Futurama episode, Roswell That Ends Well, has written the game’s
storyline. Gamers will also be treated to about 30 minutes of new Futurama
cinematic footage.
Futurama will be available in Q3, 2003 on PlayStation 2 and Xbox for a
suggested retail price of $49.99 with an expected ESRB “Teen” rating.
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