Fighting Fantasy bearing down on DS

Classic series of interactive role-playing books resurfaces as Aspyr preps Warlock of Firetop Mountain for Nintendo handheld.

The Fighting Fantasy series of books is a natural fit for gaming, as the dozens of diverse entries in the franchise spiced its prose with Choose Your Own Adventure-style interactivity and Dungeons & Dragons-esque dice-driven battles. However, the franchise's last foray into games was the critically panned Deathtrap Dungeon for the PC and the original PlayStation.

Contrary to popular belief, beauty is not in the eye of the beholder.

Now the franchise is set for a second stab at gaming glory. Aspyr Media today announced Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain for the DS. Set for release this October, the action role-playing game will adapt the original book in the series, which sees players seek out a sinister mage within the Dwarven Firetop Mountain Keep.

The Warlock of Firetop Mountain is being developed by London, Ontario-based Big Blue Bubble. The company's previous efforts for the DS include Mage Knight: Destiny's Soldier, I Spy Fun House, Animal Genius, and Army Men: Soldiers of Misfortune.

For more on the game, check out GameSpot's first impressions of Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain.

19 Comments

  • ploppyluke98

    Posted Sep 4, 2009 6:37 am PT

    i can tell that this game is going to be good because it looks good

  • Nelhew

    Posted Aug 27, 2009 3:33 am PT

    Finally a Fighting Fantasy Video Game. Hopefully this time the Warlock actually stays dead unlike the newer books where he gets revive and become an undead warlock and the second time he becomes a demon back from hell.

  • starduke

    Posted Jul 30, 2009 12:12 pm PT

    I hope this game is good.

  • score89

    Posted Jul 19, 2009 2:17 pm PT

    i was hoping this was like dissidia, but in a " jump ultimate stars" style

  • saskue327

    Posted Jul 13, 2009 11:18 pm PT

    i thought it said final fantasy

  • Luigi12901

    Posted Jul 11, 2009 5:19 pm PT

    X-Remnant:
    Hrm. I thought we might be getting a dissidia.

    That was my first thought as well.

  • neji122793

    Posted Jul 10, 2009 4:45 pm PT

    lol I thought it said Final Fantasy.

  • mondo7

    Posted Jul 8, 2009 8:53 pm PT

    Wow. Yeah, totally thought that said final fantasy. lol!

  • 1425678786655

    Posted Jul 8, 2009 8:47 pm PT

    lol i thought it said final fantasy XD

    at least i see im not the only one who thought the same haha

  • GhostyMcboo

    Posted Jul 8, 2009 7:30 am PT

    haha nice. I made a point and click "Dead of Night" waaay back on my Mac SE using hypercard.

    I loved those books and the only videogame version I can think of was that damn Deathtrap Dungeon BS that Eidos made for ps1

  • kavadias1981

    Posted Jul 8, 2009 2:37 am PT

    Ooh I love FF. The books were just as important to me as video games were when I was a kid. Merge the two together = happy me.

  • X-Remnant

    Posted Jul 8, 2009 2:05 am PT

    Hrm. I thought we might be getting a dissidia.

  • Orasion_Seiz

    Posted Jul 7, 2009 10:07 pm PT

    lol yeah i read it too as "Final Fantasy"...

  • youngsexynerd

    Posted Jul 7, 2009 9:45 pm PT

    haha yeah i read it as final fantasy to!

  • almightybob14

    Posted Jul 7, 2009 7:18 pm PT

    Crap, I read the article title as "Final Fantasy"

  • world-ender-49

    Posted Jul 7, 2009 5:28 pm PT

    Me too title is decieving. this still looks like it could be good though.

  • _IronManDude_

    Posted Jul 7, 2009 4:07 pm PT

    I thought this was related to a DS version of Dissidia. Now I'm sad.

  • UbdU

    Posted Jul 7, 2009 4:01 pm PT

    I own the original book still. I can't wait to see how this turns out!

  • calvinx6

    Posted Jul 7, 2009 3:46 pm PT

    Looks good.

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