Worried that the game might only be for kidz? Activision's David Oxford claims the game was designed for all ages, saying, "With the whole family competing against each other as their favorite zoosters, you have never seen action this wild." Clearly Mr. Oxford doesn't know about our weekend trip to Tijuana a month back.
Activision announces Madagascar Kartz, misses crucial naming opportunity
by Ben Gilbert 
on Oct 12th 2009 1:30PM
66
Worried that the game might only be for kidz? Activision's David Oxford claims the game was designed for all ages, saying, "With the whole family competing against each other as their favorite zoosters, you have never seen action this wild." Clearly Mr. Oxford doesn't know about our weekend trip to Tijuana a month back.
Reader Comments (66)
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 2:00PM runn1ngman said
Let's see...animals escape from zoo, have madcap kart races? This is a total rip-off of Wacky Wheels!!!
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 2:16PM darkinchworm said
And even a decade and a half later, it's probably not nearly as good.
Reply
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 2:03PM linebeginstoblur said
So much for hilarious wordplay being Activision's real secret weapon that keeps it ahead of the competition. :/
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/07/activision-guitar-hero-beat-beatles-because-its-fun-as-hell/
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/07/activision-guitar-hero-beat-beatles-because-its-fun-as-hell/
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 2:07PM ducttapeBigSexy said
Why didn't they just name it with a synonym for "Madagascar":
Don't Buy This Crap Kartz
Don't Buy This Crap Kartz
Posted: Nov 9th 2009 2:49PM monkeysez said
Maybe it is because I own Madagaskartz.com that they decided not to use it.
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 2:28PM CaptainProtonX said
"With the whole family competing against each other as their favorite zoosters, you have never seen action this wild."
Holy shit, really?
It's not wild enough to see a Hippo? Now it has to be crammed into a fucking kart(z) to have the "wild" impact?
And I thought cart games were reserved for overly publicized licenses. Where are the CoD and GH Kart games?
Holy shit, really?
It's not wild enough to see a Hippo? Now it has to be crammed into a fucking kart(z) to have the "wild" impact?
And I thought cart games were reserved for overly publicized licenses. Where are the CoD and GH Kart games?
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 2:29PM LunarAura said
Activision is probably legally bound to use "Madagascar" branding as a whole without the specific rights to manipulate the branding as Activision sees fit i.e. "MadagascarTZ".
Captain Nofun, signing off.
Captain Nofun, signing off.
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 3:04PM (Unverified) said
Try saying that five times...
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 3:32PM (Unverified) said
President Madagascar, a man in Brazil is coughing!
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 4:53PM The1stMJC said
So this is why almost every game was pushed till 2010. No one can compete with a game an entire family can play.
Good luck Modern Warfare 2.
Good luck Modern Warfare 2.
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 5:27PM rahmenxnoodles69 said
oh those crafty penguins
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 6:49PM Cafecito said
I haven't seen any of the movies, but boy how I long for a Kart game on current-gen systems. And no, the Wii isn't a current gen system.
So bring on the Madagas-fuckin-karts!
So bring on the Madagas-fuckin-karts!
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 9:21PM LiquidSnake said
DO A BARREL ROLL!
Way to fail Activision......
Way to fail Activision......
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 9:26PM xc7x said
Madagascar Prologue :)
Posted: Oct 13th 2009 8:52AM Gnoll said
Whew, thank goodness they put this game out while Madagascar was still on everyone's mind. It would be a shame if they waited until the movies faded and only the TV show nobody watches is left.
Oh shi--
Oh shi--
