Hail To The Chimp - Politically Charged Party Game Detailed
From the hilariously named Gamecock Media Group
Gamecock Media Group (*snigger*) has today announced the awesomely-named Hail to the Chimp is to be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 next spring.
"No one has attempted to bring an over-the-top party game like Hail to the Chimp to next-gen consoles, much less one with biting political satire,” said Rick Stults, Console Chief for Gamecock Media Group. ”Keeping with its reputation, Wideload is going to give gamers something truly original.”
Wow! Hold on there! A party game with ‘biting political satire’ – Hail to the Chimp sounds like just the kind of game to roll out at our high-brow dinner parties we (imagine that we) attend in the upper echelons of London media world.
Hail to the Chimp is being developed by Wideload Games and is described as beginning after the Lion is deposed as King following a series of embarrassing 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.
Gamecock’s press bumf continues, “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 hazard-filled arenas keep the action flowing nonstop as the shifting loyalties, truces and vendettas build up to epic proportions.”
We’ll be catching up with the Gamecock crew at E3, so expect more details on Hail to the Chimp in the coming weeks. In the meantime, peruse the screens below to see if satirical monkeys might be your thing.
"No one has attempted to bring an over-the-top party game like Hail to the Chimp to next-gen consoles, much less one with biting political satire,” said Rick Stults, Console Chief for Gamecock Media Group. ”Keeping with its reputation, Wideload is going to give gamers something truly original.”
Wow! Hold on there! A party game with ‘biting political satire’ – Hail to the Chimp sounds like just the kind of game to roll out at our high-brow dinner parties we (imagine that we) attend in the upper echelons of London media world.
Hail to the Chimp is being developed by Wideload Games and is described as beginning after the Lion is deposed as King following a series of embarrassing 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.
Gamecock’s press bumf continues, “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 hazard-filled arenas keep the action flowing nonstop as the shifting loyalties, truces and vendettas build up to epic proportions.”
We’ll be catching up with the Gamecock crew at E3, so expect more details on Hail to the Chimp in the coming weeks. In the meantime, peruse the screens below to see if satirical monkeys might be your thing.
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