International video game publisher The Game Factory has inked a worldwide publishing agreement with Taffy Ent. to market a Nintendo DS title based on the CG-animated children’s series Pet Alien. Aimed at kids seven and older, the game will launch at retail globally in 2007.
Produced by Mike Young Prods. with Moonscoop, Telegael, and Europool, Pet Alien is a comedy series about five aliens, Dinko, Gumpers, Flip, Swanky and Scruffy, who take up residence with 12-year-old Tommy Cadle and turn his life upside down. Realizing Tommy is a bit of an underdog, the blundering extra-terrestrials try to help him survive the trials and tribulations of pre-adolescent life but usually end up creating bigger messes. The series is created by Jeff Muncy of John Doze Studios and airs in more than 50 countries.
“The Game Factory is the perfect partner for an irreverent show like Pet Alien,’ says Cynthia Money, president of worldwide consumer products for Taffy Ent. ‘Their incredible creativity and sense of fun will translate into a video game that engages both fans of the show and gamers of all ages with exciting new worlds and interactions with Tommy and his alien friends.’
The Pet Alien game will be developed by SHIN’EN, which will use its proprietary, third-generation 3D Nintendo DS engine to integrate unique special effects and a state-of-the-art particle system. The game’s design will emphasize the TV series style and complement it with robot enemies inspired by 1960s-era science fiction entertainment and vintage robot toys.
The game will be set completely within an enormous robotic spaceship and will require players to use the unique abilities of all five Pet Aliens as they work to rescue Tommy through 50 levels of non-violent gameplay and puzzles. Featuring a tilted, top-down view, the title will also include five stylus-driven mini-games, an adventure mode and a bonus mode that contains an unlockable jukebox and photo gallery.
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