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E3 06: Family Guy detailed

2K Games' upcoming adventure in Quahog features three playable characters, different types of gameplay, trademark pop-culture parodies.

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Fans of Seth McFarlane's Family Guy cartoon had mixed reactions when hearing about 2K Games making a game based on the show. When any license makes the leap to gaming, the interactive result can be a shell of what it was derived from.

The debate will no doubt linger on with the announcement of the first details of Family Guy, which is scheduled for release this fall on current-gen consoles.

Gamers will be able to switch back and forth between three characters: bumbling patriarch Peter Griffin, matricidal maniac Stewie, and martini-swigging canine Brian. Each playable character will have its own storyline--Peter is out to stop Mr. Belvedere from taking over the world, Stewie goes up against his archenemy Bertram, and Brian tries to escape his wrongful imprisonment.

Family Guy is loaded with tangential joke after joke that pokes fun at pop culture, and the 2K title will be no different, but in the game the jokes will be interactive. Gameplay is described by 2K Games as a combination of "combat, stealth, and puzzle-solving gameplay" throughout familiar locations in the show's setting of Quahog, Rhode Island.

Family Guy has not yet been priced or rated. Look for more details during GameSpot's E3 coverage. For more information on the Family Guy TV show, head over to TV.com.

169 Comments

  • Blooper12789

    Posted Oct 20, 2006 3:34 pm GMT

    I

  • SUP5ADAM

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 11:56 am GMT

    cant wait
    by the way, this game will be rated M
    on the back of my MAD magazine (#470) there was and ad for it
    it will be rated Mature for:
    -Mature Humor
    -Partial Nudity
    -Violence

  • Hoennhyruleguy

    Posted Aug 26, 2006 1:18 am GMT

    Awesome-tastic!

  • moparmusclefan

    Posted Aug 16, 2006 6:39 am GMT

    I hope its awesome and doesnt suck hardcore.

  • the_sharko

    Posted Aug 12, 2006 3:13 pm GMT

    Took them a while, didn't it? South Park had 2 games out shortly after it's initial release, and The Simpsons.. well... Lets hope Seth Macfarlane and crew colaborate on this one. It is a good licence.

  • Tom1Kaskla

    Posted Aug 7, 2006 6:30 am GMT

    Dark_Link87 Family Guy - The Movie rocked.Dont rate the game before youve tried it.It could be the sleeper hit of this year.

  • Bry3800

    Posted Jul 16, 2006 3:57 pm GMT

    This game will be awsome.. I just hope it doesnt bomb!

  • oakbend

    Posted Jun 21, 2006 10:03 am GMT

    Family Guy iz now coming to video games!!! I think I died and went to heaven!

  • thegame584

    Posted Jun 20, 2006 5:25 am GMT

    i hpoe they do good jokes like "coming up diannes weight".

  • thegame584

    Posted Jun 20, 2006 5:24 am GMT

    i hope they make good jokes like this one "coming up diannes weight".

  • thegame584

    Posted Jun 20, 2006 5:20 am GMT

    dont ever say that something is going to be bad or even good for that matter until it is out or something like that.

  • usmanrafiq

    Posted Jun 10, 2006 6:06 pm GMT

    giggidy giggidy giggidy!!!!

  • Cpt_Birdseye

    Posted May 28, 2006 12:19 pm GMT

    Please don't make this like Futurama.

    It would be better if you could play as the superhero versions of the characters from Season 3's "Viewer Mail #1"

  • badlands27

    Posted May 1, 2006 7:31 pm GMT

    Absolutely LOVE the show, but I'm not liking the screenshots...looks a little weak to me.

  • tuddy_666

    Posted May 1, 2006 11:50 am GMT

    The Game's graphics remind me of the futurama game that came out a couple of years ago. That was a pretty decent game, in my opinion, and I hope that Family Guy: The Game is better than futurama and not just a crappy cartoon-game rushed out in time for Xmas, like the many simpsons games we love to hate.

  • smackdown_raw

    Posted Apr 30, 2006 9:11 pm GMT

    this game looks alright i would like to play it so far ill give it probly 7.0
    good

  • GPSnake03

    Posted Apr 30, 2006 1:44 pm GMT

    yesss!!!

  • 10outof10

    Posted Apr 29, 2006 9:46 pm GMT

    When i told my friend about this he said "im gonna buy it!" He is over obsessed. The Biggest Fan I know.

  • one8seven

    Posted Apr 28, 2006 2:18 pm GMT

    If thats what the games gonna look like 4get it i love family guy but that looks like a GHEY game right there

  • Nuron_V

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 3:15 pm GMT

    Cell shading i like.....Jaggies i don't

  • rejitrinidad

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 3:03 pm GMT

    im not so happy........but it better be good

  • Raptor123

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 2:05 pm GMT

    Ugh that cell shading is horible. And usually when a game has lazy visuals, the gameplay is sure to follow.

  • Donald_Duck_Fan

    Posted Apr 22, 2006 7:46 pm GMT

    GIGGITY GIGGITY ALLRIGHT!!!! Hey, don't diss it. I will bet that this is WAY better than either SImpsons: Road Rage or Simpsons: Hit & Run. The 3-D Simpsons characters frankly stunk, imho.

    BJ

  • troakun

    Posted Apr 21, 2006 12:01 pm GMT

    At least it's cel-shaded and matches the style of the show . That alone makes me feel slightly optimistic.

  • Dark_Link87

    Posted Apr 21, 2006 7:45 am GMT

    holy crap this game looks pathetic, stick to the shows familyguy the movie sucked and i believe the game will suck.

  • MacBrother

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 8:44 pm GMT

    I wonder if they will hire their staff of manatees to write the script. Or perhaps they will try to make actual jokes, instead of having the usual out-of-continuity cutaways, that are interchangeable and have nothing to do with the plot jokes.

  • KingOfOldSkool

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 7:47 pm GMT

    people.. its just a damn video game.. if its good, fine.. if its not its not.. no big deal.. family guy rocks and hopefully it will be at least decen.., no high expectations, but it would be kool if the game was good and sold well just out of spite to all the constant b*tching douche bags on this site..

  • PC-Gamer

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 3:32 pm GMT

    This game is probably gonna suck... just a feeling.

  • tr00pa_26

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 2:32 pm GMT

    homer : what those damn mecenaries
    bart : so thats why they are called family geeks
    marge : ohh dear , homer thy neighbours are a disgrace to the cartoon society
    lisa : In order to succed one must not look like a fat white man instead a fat yellow man
    maggie : (i cant make out the words for the sound maggie makes lol)

  • ssj4_2004

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 12:32 pm GMT

    I hope this isnt as bad as most games that are based on T.V. shows and Movies.

  • Some-Killz

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 12:27 pm GMT

    Ugh....I hope this isnt as bad as most games that are based on T.V. shows and Movies...

  • superkhy

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 11:59 am GMT

    looks like ass.

  • grave_rob

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 11:49 am GMT

    I'd just like to give my condolences in advance for anyone lame enough to pick up a copy when it drops.

  • FirebladeC

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 11:06 am GMT

    Will it be anygood though looks like its got the same gameplay and graphics as the Futurama game and that was crap (not the show)

  • Agreb91

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 10:28 am GMT

    Yes go Family GUy!

  • Jahovey

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 10:23 am GMT

    I don't like Family Guy and I think the game is just going to flop.

  • comb_over

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 9:46 am GMT

    The screenshots shown their dont look that great to me, but I wasnt getting my hopes up for the game anyway. Lets hope I am wrong.

  • ZhadowShadow

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 9:32 am GMT

    Looks dumb.

  • paradyme777

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 8:12 am GMT

    This game might actually be sorta fun, that is if you are into Family Guy at all.

  • Sevenik

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 8:03 am GMT

    Giggedy...

  • RandyNewman

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 7:55 am GMT

    you'll not find a bigger fan of Family Guy than me, but this game is going to suck soooooooo bad. What a disgrace to the show.

  • microwavedapple

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 7:54 am GMT

    Looks good! Hopefuly it will be free roaming.

  • Jonathan007pc

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 7:13 am GMT

    Looks good and I love the show,
    But I'm more likely to go and rent it then to buy it.

  • subject117

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 7:04 am GMT

    I'm predicting "DDD"

  • neatfeatguy

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 6:53 am GMT

    Giggity-giggity! Enough said...

  • Tricky2050

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 6:47 am GMT

    2K Games have produced a few good games also some dodgy ones but as long as Seth McFarlane has enough involvement, the comedy should be great, gameplay questionable as what tv shows are made into good games anyway these days. Saying that I probably will jsut end up buying it for the jokes unless its the usual short game rushed out to fill wallets.

  • eg_robomojo

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 6:31 am GMT

    This is more than likely going to be very bad. Not everything was meant to be made into a video game. i.e. paris hilton making video games

  • TheGlull

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 6:26 am GMT

    the game is going to be real bad

  • granitehole

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 6:24 am GMT

    you never know it might be good, if they get the orginal actors in and do the parody cutscenes in cartoon form, also if they do video game parodys (peter trying to fit into master chief outfit)

  • MagnusGman

    Posted Apr 20, 2006 6:13 am GMT

    This REALLY looks like a budget title

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