Futurama

*World Enslavement, Universal Domination, Mom's Work is Never Done.

Mom has taken over Planet Express from Professor Farnsworth, making her the supreme ruler of Earth. The Planet Express crew must stop Mom's battle bot army from dominating the world by taking back their ship before it's too late.

• Story written by TV series writer with over 30 minutes of original cinematics and original cast voiceovers.

• Play as Fry, Leela, Bender, and Dr. Zoidberg, each with their own unique fighting styles.

• Fight, shoot, and jump your way through 22 action-filled levels*

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Back of Case - PlayStation 2

THE PLANET EXPRESS CREW HAS LANDED ON STORE SHELVES

Vivendi Universal Games Announces Futurama’ Ships to Retail

LOS ANGELES, CA - (September 5, 2003) –Vivendi Universal Games announced that the video game Futurama’ has arrived at retail stores nationwide. The 31st century comes to virtual life with the assistance of Matt Groening who served as Executive Game Designer throughout the development of the video game. Futurama is a third-person platform action game, developed by Unique Development Studios in Sweden, for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox; video game system from Microsoft and features four playable characters, over twenty levels, puzzle/platform gameplay, and special combat moves all combined with the humor, character development and innovation of the highly popular & award winning television show created by Matt Groening.

The gameplay and detailing have been developed in conjunction with Matt Groening to ensure an authentic Futurama experience. Matt Groening, series creator, said, “Futurama's sci-fi themes fit perfectly with sophisticated video game technology, helping you imagine what it would be like to be alive in the 31st Century. It involves blasting a lot of aliens.”

The main character and original voice actors have been used throughout the game and series writer J. Stewart Burns, who won an EMMY® for scripting the classic Futurama episode, Roswell That Ends Well, has written the game's storyline. Gamers will also be treated to about 30 minutes of new Futurama cinematic footage.

Along with the television show synergy, Futurama utilizes NDL's Gamebryo(TM) 3D graphics engine and toolkit to enhance the game's style of 3D cartooning. Gamebryo's flexible framework provided the development team with what it needed for this project. The technology plugged right into the production pipeline and easily allowed custom features, content and gameplay to be added.

Futurama is available now on PlayStation 2 and Xbox’ for a suggested retail price of $49.99 with an ESRB “Teen” rating. For more information, log onto www.vugames.com.

In addition to the Futurama videogame, the Planet Express crew blasts onto DVD in the "FUTURAMA" VOLUME TWO DVD COLLECTION from Fox Home Entertainment. "FUTURAMA" VOLUME TWO is a four-disc set that includes all nineteen episodes from the second production season, plus an entire universe of exclusive bonus materials, including deleted scenes, Easter eggs, animatics, storyboards and much more. The suggested retail price is $49.98 U.S. and $69.98 Canada.

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Press Release

Help Fry, Leela, and Bender travel through time to thwart Mom’s evil plans for world domination! Matt Groening, the creative mastermind behind the Simpsons, presents his multiplatform console game, based on the hit animated TV series Futurama.

This irreverent parody of the sci-fi genre follows Fry, a twentieth century outcast mistakenly frozen until the thirty-first century, and his new interstellar adventures as a deliveryman.

Futurama’ is a third-person platform shooter, featuring characters and environments from the series. Set in the cartoon series’ futuristic universe, it features all the main characters from the TV show, including Fry, Leela, and Bender. Each character possesses his or her own skills and attributes, resulting in unique and varied gameplay.

Features * Game design true to the brand: With original story, dialogue, and music created by Futurama's writers and composer. * Original cinematics from the writers of the TV series: Including the equivalent of two all-new episodes. * Custom-made outline and toon-shading renderer: Captures the visual look and feel of the Futurama TV series. * Gigantic Futurama universe: Spanning 25 levels and five original environments, further expanded with exclusive new characters and settings. * Interaction with your favorite Futurama characters: Including Zap Brannigan and Dr. Zoidberg. * Easy-to-learn controls: Easy "pick up and play" controls, so even casual gamers can join in the fun.

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Xbox.com product page

Die böse Geschäftsfrau Mom hat den Planet Express Lieferservice gekauft. Dadurch besitzt Sie nun über 50% der Erde und plant, die gesamte Menschheit zu versklaven und den Planeten in ein riesiges Schlachtschiff umzubauen, um damit das Universum zu erobern. Nur mit vereinten Kräften können Fry, Bender, Leela und Dr. Zoidberg Moms Pläne vereiteln...

Das Spiel basiert auf dem TV-Superhit, der 2002 mit dem "Emmy"-Award als beste Animationsserie ausgezeichnet wurde. In dem Third-Person-Actionspiel sind alle vier Hauptfiguren der Serie - Fry, Bender, Leela und Dr. Zoidberg - spielbar. Jeder Charakter hat eigene Moves, Waffen und Spieleigenschaften. Das Spiel ist geradlinig, einfach zu begreifen und zu spielen und bietet einen herrlichen Mix aus Action, Geschicklichkeit, Rätseln und natürlich wahnwitzige Dialoge.

Das Futurama-Spiel umfasst 21 Level und spielt sich wie eine Episode der Fernsehserie: Wenn man alle erzählenden Filmsequenzen des Spiels aneinander reiht, kommt man sogar auf etwa 28 Minuten - 6 Minuten mehr, als eine durchschnittliche TV-Folge dauert.

Alle erzählenden Sequenzen wurden von J. Stewart Burns geschrieben, einem der Autoren der Fernsehserie. Mili Smythe, der Art Director der Serie, hat jedes einzelne Modell und jede Textur des Spiels geprüft. Futurama-Macher Matt Groening agierte sogar als Executive Games Designer. Und zudem bekommen Sie im Spiel auch die Original-Seriensprecher zu hören.

Entwickler

SCi / Unique Development

Alterseinstufung

Freigegeben ab 6 Jahren gemäß § 14 JuSchG.

Empfohlener Preis

29.95 €

Erhältlich von

SCi für PlayStation 2.

Auch erhältlich für: - Xbox

Pressestimmen: "Die vielen Matt-Groening-Fans werden dieses coole Spiel lieben"

-- OPM2

"Das Spiel zur Serie bringt galaktisch schrägen Spaß. (...) Optisch begeistert Futurama mit kunterbunten Szenarien und tollen Lichteffekten. (...) Für Futurama-Fans ein Muss."

-- Bravo Screenfun

"Diese Umsetzung fängt den Charme und Humor der Vorlage perfekt ein. Für Fans ein Pflichtkauf."

-- PlayZone

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www.take2.de - PlayStation 2

Dieses Spiel ist seiner Zeit voraus - und zwar 1000 Jahre! Das Action-Plattformspiel, das auf der Emmy-preisgekrönten Zeichentrickserie beruht, erreicht uns direkt aus dem 31st Jahrhundert. Futurama ist eine gelungene Kombination aus Humor, Charakteren und Innovation der äußerst beliebten und erfolgreichen Serie sowie klassischem Plattform-Spielspaß und Strategie. In Futurama herrscht die gerissene und bösartige Unternehmerin Mom über die Erde. Sie hat es sich zum Ziel gemacht, die gesamte Menschheit zu versklaven und den Planeten in ein gigantisches Kriegsschiff umzufunktionieren, um damit das Universum zu erobern. Und euer Ziel? Euer Ziel ist es, zu verhindern, dass Mom die Herrschaft des Universums übernimmt. Durch eine Zeitreise in die Vergangenheit versucht die Planet Express-Crew, Moms üble Geschäfte zu durchkreuzen.

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www.xbox.com/de-DE - Xbox

Not another Simpsons tie-in! Not this time, it isn't...

The Simpsons has been one of the world's greatest ever televisual phenomenons. As we know, any phenomenon in any major media usually gets the full multimedia works applied, hence the burgeoning number of Simpsons videogames. So you may be interested to hear that Matt Groening is infiltrating the videogame industry again, only this time he is lending a knowing hand to the development of SCi's Futurama, the game of his more recent TV series success.

The game features the vogue aesthetic of cel-shading, which is more intriguing than usual given that the graphical style is almost identical to the look of the original TV show. You can play as the famous Fry, Leela, Bender and Dr. Zoidberg (at least for one level), and also interact with other side-splitting characters from the 31st century. In your mission (which is a third-person action adventure) to prevent Mom from acquiring control over the entire universe, you must do battle with the fearsome hover-bot death troopers, while exploring such varied and intriguing environs as New New York and the decrepid old New York, along with the unmistakable HQ of Planet Express. With a script written by the show's creators, and with all the voice talents of the original actors on board, Futurama: The Game is being called 'The Lost Episode of Futurama', and that's not far wrong.

• 21 futuristic levels
• A plot epitomising the TV show's lunacy
• 3 big boss battles
• A range of 31st century locations to investigate
• Four playable characters, each with their own abilities to master

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uk.playstation.com

A game 1000 years ahead of its time-straight from the 31st Century comes an action platform game based on the Emmy Award winning animated program. Futurama combines the humour, character development and innovation of the highly popular and acclaimed license with the best in classic platform game play and strategy. In Futurama, an evil businesswoman, Mom, is the supreme ruler of the Earth. Her aim is to enslave all humanity and turn the planet into a gigantic warship to conquer the known Universe. Your goal? Prevent Mom from Universal domination by taking the Planet Express crew back in time to stop the deal from going ahead.

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www.xbox.com