Hollywood talent from the upcoming animated movie, Space Chimps, will be featured in their videogame of the same name. Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm, RV) and Patrick Warburton (Bee Movie, Seinfeld) reprise their roles from the movie, Luna and Titan respectively, for the videogame. Based on the highly anticipated film produced by Vanguard Animation and presented by Starz Animation, the videogame is slated for release on 1st August 2008.
In the Space Chimps game, players follow the adventures of pioneering primates on a mission into outer space. Cheryl Hines as Luna, is a by the books, go-getting chimp, who graduated top of her astronaut training class. As the interactive plot of the game unfolds, Luna’s level head becomes an asset, and players take control of the character to explore alien territories and complete quests that explore lands and characters beyond the plot of the movie. Patrick Warburton as Titan, is the commanding officer of their space craft, and uses his deep stern voice to keep his crew in line. However, his quick temper and tendency to go bananas makes leading a squad difficult at times for this commanding chimp.
“I think it is really fun to have a videogame that goes along with the movie,” explained Cheryl Hines, who voices Luna in Space Chimps the game and the film. “It gives fans a chance to be part of the movie by playing as their favourite characters, while exploring new adventures.”Space Chimps the game will be available for the XBOX 360, PLAYSTATION 2 computer entertainment system, and the Wii and Nintendo DS videogame systems from Nintendo. The game is rated ‘E’ by the ESRA and will be available at retailers nationwide on 1st August 2008.