Midway Games has shipped its video game based on Warner Bros.’ animated feature film, Happy Feet, which arrives in theaters this Friday. Licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, the game is available for PlayStation 2, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance and PC. A Nintendo Wii version is scheduled to ship to stores later this week in advance of the next-gen console’s debut on Sunday, Nov. 19.
The Happy Feet game features the voices of Elijah Wood and Brittany Murphy, who reprise their roles from the movie. The title puts the player in the tap shoes of Mumble, a young penguin born into a nation of singing Emperor penguins where each needs a heart song to attract a soul mate. And while Mumble is cursed with being the worst singer in the world, he just happens to be a brilliant tap dancer.
Following the general storyline of the film, the game chronicles Mumble’s growth from a small fluffy toddler into a tall, sleek, confident adult as he belly-sleds, dances, and swims through Antarctica on an amazing adventure complemented by a playful and lively music soundtrack. For more information on the game, go to www.happyfeet-game.com.
Directed by George Miller, whose credits include the Babe and Mad Max films, Happy Feet is an animated musical comedy that also stars the voices of Hugh Jackman (Flushed Away), Nicole Kidman (His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass), Robin Williams (Robots) and Hugo Weaving (The Matrix trilogy), among others. The family flick has been garnering good reviews in advance of its Friday opening.
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