If an animated movie is coming out you can pretty much guarantee that it’s going to have a kid friendly videogame land alongside it. It appears that the Johnny Depp led Rango will be no different as employees from Canadian developer A2M, who brought us Naughty Bear, are already listing the game on their resumes.
Normally a game based on a children’s movie would hardly be news as they are a dime a dozen, but Rango really looks interesting as a film and I’m hoping it tumbles over to the game. Check out the trailer above. Not only is there an odd Fear and Loathing vibe going on, but we have a plethora of classic Western themes and tropes along with a giant floating fish. Plus, with the quality of the last Toy Story game I have unreasonably high hopes for all children’s movie-based videogames.
It should be noted that this game could have nothing to do with the movie. The release year is the same, and A2M has worked on plenty of licensed games in the past, but that doesn’t confirm that this game and the movie are the same.
Can’t be worse than Naughty Bear [superannuation]
Published: Aug 15, 2010 11:00 am