THQ’s new video game based on the popular Warner Bros. Animation series, Teen Titans, is now available for PlayStation2 and GameCube. Licensed from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developed by Artificial Mind & Movement (A2M), the game marks the console debut of the superhero franchise starring young versions of DC Comics characters. Majesco previously released a Game Boy Advance title based on the property.
The action-adventure game allows gamers to play as as Robin, Starfire, Beast Boy, Cyborg and Raven, switching from one Titan to another in real time.Using each character’s unique attacks, players fight more than ten notorious villains from the series, including Slade, Cinderblock and Jinx. Furthermore, the multi-player mode lets fans of the show team up with or play against up to three other people simultaneously.
Created by Marv Wolfman and George Perez, Teen Titans made its comic book debut in 1964 and soon grew into its own monthly comic book series that ran for seven years. The New Teen Titans followed in 1980 and became DC’s most popular comic book of the decade that followed. The revamped version dealt more with the teenage angst aspect and serves as the basis for the animated series, produced under the guidance of Emmy Award winner Glen Murakami.
Teen Titans for PlayStation2 and GameCube is available now for the suggested retail price of $19.95. For more information on this title and the rest of THQ’s 2006 product lineup, go to www.thq.com.
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