Gamecock Media Group has sent word that Hail To The Chimp will be coming to Sony’s PS3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360. The title is more of a party game where gamers are in a political race that is brewing across the kingdom.
Hail to the Chimp Overview:
- Hail to the Chimp begins after the Lion is deposed as King following a series of discomforting scandals. The rest of the animals decide it’s time to give democracy a try and hold an election for the next King giving even the lowliest of animals (the Clams) a say in things. The election quickly becomes a chaotic multiplayer free-for-all, with each candidate using a combination of brute force and dirty tricks to turn out the Clam vote. Ten animals will compete to become the next King. During the game, all ten candidates will need to form, and break, alliances with their rivals to gain the upper hand. Multiple game types and danger-filled arenas keep the action flowing hysterically as the shifting loyalties, truces and vendettas build up to epic proportions.
Rick Stults, Console Chief, Gamecock Media Group comments, “No one has endeavored to bring an over-the-top party game like Hail to the Chimp to next-gen consoles, much less one with sharp political satire. Keeping with its reputation, Wideload is going to give gamers something truly original.”
Hail to the Chimp has been developed by Wideload and will release for the PS3 and the Xbox 360 in Spring 2008. By the looks of it, it seems more of a game that will suit the Wii. I wonder why they are not bringing it out on Nintendo’s next-gen console.