Green Lantern Video Game Confirmed, Title Revealed!
More news flies out of Comic Con, Warner Brothers has sent out a press release, as well as the first teaser poster of the Green Lantern movie tie-in video game "Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters". If the press release wasn't enough to convince you that the game is tied to the movie, the logo and ring design on the poster should.
Warner Brothers states that the game is tied to the movie, but will happen after the movie's story, adding more to the experience and exploring events not depicted in the film. An interesting note about the game, this seems to reveal that the Manhunters are no longer being left out of the Green Lantern movie mythos, this was previously the case with the first draft of the script.
Traditionally, movie tie-in games have a reputation of being poor quality and rushed into development to meet an exact deadline, usually around the release of the film that it's tied-to. Though this game has already been in development for some time, at last as long as the film itself, so we can hopefully look forward to a high-quality product. We'll all be ring-slinging around his time next year it looks like!
GREEN LANTERN: RISE OF THE MANHUNTERS
Players Continue the Adventures
of the Green Lantern Film
On Xbox 360®, PlayStation® 3,
Wii™ and Nintendo DS™Burbank, Calif. – July 23, 2010 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today announced Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters an action-adventure title that will be available in conjunction with Warner Bros. Pictures’ epic superhero feature film Green Lantern scheduled for release Summer 2011. The game will be available for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system, Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ and delivers an immersive experience for Green Lantern fans that the entire family will enjoy.
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters is inspired by the feature film, which brings the enduringly popular DC Comics Super Hero to the big screen for the first time and which stars Ryan Reynolds in the title role as Hal Jordan, the newest member of the Green Lantern Corps. In the videogame players will utilize over a dozen constructs and take flight across the deepest parts of the Universe to restore intergalactic order by wielding the ultimate weapon: the Green Lantern power ring.
“Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters gives players the chance to experience the world of the Green Lantern mythology in an interactive way, going beyond the events of the film and comic books,” said Samantha Ryan, Senior Vice President, Production and Development, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “The game is the first to center around DC Comics’ Green Lantern franchise and we’re excited to give fans the opportunity to experience the power of the ring with engaging gameplay.”
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters is in development for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii by Double Helix Games and for Nintendo DS by Griptonite Games.
