September 5, 2006
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2K Games’ Family Guy successfully delivers the beloved animated series to PSP, PS2 and Xbox. The game boasts the vocal talents of Seth McFarlane, Seth Green, Mila Kunis and Alex Borstein, as well as the show’s entire writing staff. As you’ll see, the writers are uninhibited by TV broadcast restraints and took advantage of it. Oh yeah, it’s on.
As part of the game’s ”interactive comedy” format, there is no single grand plot, just a series of intersecting storylines starring Peter, Stewie and Brian, each embarking on his own mission. Peter seeks revenge on Mr. Belvedere (yes, the guy from the sitcom), whom he thinks is responsible for destroying his satellite dish and therefore ruining Peter’s Mr. Belvedere marathon. From there, Peter either gobbles up or smashes pretty much everything in sight. The dish was really destroyed by Bertram, whom Stewie (equipped with his favorite laser gun and mind control helmet) battles throughout the game for control of the world. Finally, Brian must clear his name after being wrongly assuced of impregnating Seabreeze and find the real culprit.
As the game progresses, you switch from character to character, and the gameplay itself involves combat, stealth and problem-solving. Plus, over 200 characters from the show make cameos in the game, including Herbert the old pedophile, the sex-crazed Quagmire, finger-sucking Opie and the evil monkey. Family Guy will be available for PSP, PS2 and Xbox on October 23, 2006.
