Namco Bandai has stated that they game, Curious George, has gone gold. The company released this statement:
?NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. Teams with Universal Studios Consumer
Products Group to Star Curious and Kind-Hearted Children’s Character in
Interactive Adventure
SANTA CLARA, Calif., (January 9, 2006) – Global video games developer
and publisher, NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced Curious
George(tm) has gone gold for the PlayStation(r)2 computer entertainment
system, Xbox(r) video game system, Nintendo GameCube(tm), Game Boy(r)
Advance and PC. 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.?
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-[i]Zachary Gasiorowski[/i]