In collaboration with Merscom, Showtime's The Tudors will be the channel's second property to get the video game treatment in the form of a "casual adventure/hidden object game," IGN reports. Joystiq asks: Why?
Seriously, the game is going to parallel the events of the show, and how does that make for a good casual game? Henry VIII was one of the most scandalous men in history, and the show features plenty of adult themes (including naked adults), so how can the show be made into a mass-appeal casual game? Lloyd Melnick, CCO of Merscom, says The Tudors' story not only appeals to the casual gamer, but that "the rich and beautiful graphical environment lends itself to an adventure game." We guess that environment won't include the king's chambers ...
No platforms have been announced yet, but we're placing our bets on at least the iPhone and PC.
Reader Comments (10)
Posted: May 6th 2009 4:39AM (Unverified) said
Meh.
I bought a couple of those hidden object iphone games, based on good reviews......What a load of crap, simply tap your fingers all over the screen till it says you've found them all.
Lame.
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I bought a couple of those hidden object iphone games, based on good reviews......What a load of crap, simply tap your fingers all over the screen till it says you've found them all.
Lame.
Posted: May 6th 2009 1:57PM ChrisAre said
Don't know what you mean by that- BBC didn't produce it, but they acquired the rights to broadcast it after the second season. It's also on Showtime.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_tudors
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_tudors
Posted: May 6th 2009 9:59AM jshannon00 said
OMG this combines my wife's two most favourite things in the world. She will buy this the moment it come out. If this was on the Wii her brain would explode.
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Posted: May 6th 2009 12:00PM (Unverified) said
My girlfriend will like this for sure. She loves the Tudors and plays adventure/hidden object games like mystery case files and things like that. I'm interested.
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