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Sega announces Planet 51 game

DarkZero: Sega have announced they've teamed up with Madrid-based developer Pyro Studios to work on a game based on the upcoming animated action/comedy film, Planet 51. The Planet 51 game will be available in Winter 2009 for PC, Xbox 360, Wii, PS3 and Nintendo DS. No more definite date as of yet, but seeing as the film hits November 20th, we should expect the game to release concurrently.

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Godmars2905541d ago

Given their current track record for Sonic alone Sega should really know better.

sinny5541d ago

Pyro Studios should be doing a new Commandos game intead ( and not in first person view )

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El33tonline Review: Planet 51

El33tonline writes:

"Aliens. Ooh, scary! We read about mysterious aliens coming to earth, searching for intelligent life and failing to find it in the US. We read how they kidnap poor trailer trash hillbillies and do all sorts of nasty probes. We see movies of the little green men using ray guns to vaporise everything and everyone in their way. We listen to music that sometimes sounds like the artists are from another planet. And finally we play games about aliens coming to our planet and scaring babies. But in Planet 51, the whole concept has been turned on its head."

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PSX Extreme: Planet 51 Review

PSX Extreme writes: "Video games based on movies have increased in quality this generation. We've actually seen a few pretty decent efforts already; The Bourne Conspiracy and Kung Fu Panda have been solid and worthwhile, which is why I go into such reviews with an open mind. Unfortunately, Planet 51 is a step backwards due to somewhat sluggish controls, a style of gameplay that forces the player to complete trivial and extremely boring "missions," and an overall lack of immersion."

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GamesRadar: Planet 51 Review

Planet 51 is an okay way to kill a few hours, if you're really so time-rich you can afford to waste your precious life driving very slowly around a dull alien planet. It's not horrendous, but it's light-years away from great.

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