We're coming up on the end of 2009, something I suspect Namco Bandai had in mind when they dropped a bombshell on the gaming world today. Announcing what is clearly going to be the downloadable title to own right at the very end seems like a tactic to ensure they make all the Game of the Year lists.
Allow me to introduce you to Muscle March. In the game, you must chase down a burly thief who has stolen your protein shake powder by imitating the poses he makes as he runs through walls. This is a real thing that is happening.
It features both a single-player mode and a competitive multiplayer mode for up to four players. Unless one of those four people happens to be Brad Nicholson, in which case it's still a single-player game, as we all know none could compete with his raw posing power.
Now that you've pulled your collective jaw off the floor, enjoy this trailer and screenshots which were sent over to us. The fact that this game had yet to be released before this point demonstrates a severe shortcoming in the games industry, one which I'm pleased to see Namco Bandai taking on.
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I remember seeing the original Japanese trailer and thinking "That's it. The best game ever has been made. Game over". Great to see that it will also come in the US and probably Europe.
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5:20 PM on 12.02.2009
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I'm utterly confused even if I'm half asleep.
*Obligatory penis joke here*
yes that was intended.
HELL YEAH! LETS FLEX!
Yes, I am surprised as well.
This localization could not be possible without Niero, Rey, and the Green Ranger.
WTF was that!?!??!!??