"Heroes" game on the way ... to your mobile phone
Yes, a video game based on NBC's series Heroes may be on the way, but don't expect to be picking up the "Have a Haitian Guy Erase Your Wife's Mind 20 Times" Achievement any time soon.In its mobile gaming roundup, Gamesindustry.biz mentions that publisher Gameloft has picked up the rights to develop games based on the geek favorite for the very small screen. No details are available yet about which of the show's many characters will be playable in the cell phone game ... or if the story will be separate from the show's storyline or ... well, really no details are available about any of it, save that it will be based on Heroes.
It's well-worn territory for Gameloft, which has already given similar treatment to hot TV properties like Lost and Desperate Housewives. Looking at those rather unlikely choices, Heroes may just be their easiest adaptation to date.
Though light on details, what the announcement does provide is an opportunity for you junior marketers to come up with your own witty, cell-phone based play on one of Heroes' many infamous taglines.
Right now, we're leaning towards "Save the RAZR ... save the world."
