Nickelodeon’s pint-sized, half-specter ghostbuster proves he’s got game with this week’s release of THQ’s Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy for the Game Boy Advance. Marking the first video game outing for the popular toon series from creator Butch Hartman (The Fairly OddParents).
Based on a special Danny Phantom episode scheduled to air on Sept. 16 on Nickelodeon, Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy reveals that the future is in peril and it’s up to Danny and his paranormal powers to save his friends and family from the most dangerous force imaginable.
Playing as Danny, gamers can walk through walls, shoot ghostly beams and wail like banshees as they travel through time to save the world. Adding to the fun is a strategic combat system that keeps the gameplay fresh.
Almost a year ago, THQ renewed its master licensing agreement with Nickelodeon in a deal reportedly worth $75 million. In addition to bringing Danny Phantom to the interactive realm, the company is tackling new Nick properties The Barnyard and everGirl, while continuing to produce games based on long-running animated favorites such as SpongeBob SquarePants and The Fairly OddParents. The two companies first partnered for the 1998 release of Rugrats for PlayStation. Under the current contract, the will continue to make games together through 2010.
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