Wii, 360 get Looney Tuned

By Tim Surette, GameSpotPosted Jan 23, 2007 2:53 pm PT

Wise-cracking wabbit Bugs Bunny and company get their own adventure this fall; Acme Arsenal features mix of combat, puzzles, vehicle-based action.

An anvil dropped on the heads of gamers today as Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced the development of a new game based on the Looney Tunes cartoons. Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal is currently in development by Australian developer Redtribe, and is due out on the Xbox 360 and Wii this fall.

Next scene: Flying Wii Remote impales Wile E. Coyote.

Acme Adventure will feature seven playable characters from the Looney Tunes cartoons, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin the Martian, Gossamer, Tasmanian Devil, and "a special secret character." The Xbox 360 version will support Xbox Live play, and the Wii version will make full use of the motion-sensitivity of the Wii Remote.

The action/adventure game will feature single-player or two-player cooperative modes, with gamers engaged in "fast-paced combat," puzzles, and vehicle-based action. Settings for the game include ancient Egypt, Mars, World War II, and Camelot.

A quick visit to Redtribe's Web site reveals that the game may also be coming to the PlayStation 2. On its list of games currently being developed, it lists "an innovative fast-pace action platform game for the 360, PS2, and Wii Platforms" accompanied with art that would suggest the game is Acme Arsenal.

In mid-December, Warner Bros. invested in SCi Entertainment Group, the parent company of Eidos. As part of the deal, Eidos got the rights to make games based on several WB properties, including Looney Tunes. However, it is unclear if Eidos will be involved with this project at all.

WBIE has not yet priced the game, nor has the ESRB rated it.

108 Comments

  • Shadow_Fire41

    Posted Apr 2, 2007 8:15 pm PT

    take that PS3 owners with your fancy $600 doller sytem which if you get a full refund for you can get 2 Wiis for you and your freind and still have 100 bucks left over.
    also, if its a rpg, yay
    if not, why should i care?

  • Franklinstein

    Posted Feb 17, 2007 2:41 pm PT

    I remember when I was a child I played the hell out of Acme games, they were fun. I hope this does justice to the old cartoons.

  • Dragon_Jedi0

    Posted Jan 25, 2007 7:28 am PT

    Zelda has always been a game. The cartoon your are thinking of was based on the game.

    @ LosDaddie:

    lol I don't think they'd make one unless they were in demand xD

  • LosDaddie

    Posted Jan 25, 2007 5:35 am PT

    Where's the PS3 version?

  • Draconis77

    Posted Jan 24, 2007 7:26 pm PT

    I don't think so cwgr8621.

  • cwgr8621

    Posted Jan 24, 2007 5:51 pm PT

    to hiway2hell: im not sure, but i think zelda was based on a cartoon before it was a game

  • revengematron3

    Posted Jan 24, 2007 5:13 pm PT

    Ah, I remember playing a few Looney Tunes games in the past, and, to tell you the truth, I enjoyed them very much. So, I hope that this game will also be as enjoyable. (nostalgia hits)

  • xtremeg4m3r

    Posted Jan 24, 2007 3:21 pm PT

    What ever happened to acme instead of this stupid new cartoons.

  • hiway2hell

    Posted Jan 24, 2007 2:26 pm PT

    I remember watching Looney Tunes when i was a kid but could someone tell me the name of a game that was based on a TV show that actually did good

  • ElToRo_14

    Posted Jan 24, 2007 12:50 pm PT

    I'll rent it...depending on the achievements...

  • Cloud737

    Posted Jan 24, 2007 12:41 pm PT

    You got that right, Paul_TheGreat!!
    I`m really eager to see how it is, having grown up watching these. And the Wii is the perfect console for it, as it has that childish atmosphere and the controller.

  • mjwickstrom1

    Posted Jan 24, 2007 12:31 pm PT

    Good, it's not on the PS3!

    This should be a pretty funny game, but I'm not sure how successful it will be. I'll check it out though for sure!

  • Enigma2K99

    Posted Jan 24, 2007 12:28 pm PT

    I'd comment, but I don't want to be moderated again...

    ... all I'll say is... has anyone ever played a GOOD Looney Tunes based game? Me neither.

  • Bowb4meuno2do

    Posted Jan 24, 2007 12:20 pm PT

    I'm not a kid and I am looking forward to this game.

  • Paul_TheGreat

    Posted Jan 24, 2007 11:29 am PT

    The Wii fanboys will love this.

  • LordAndrew

    Posted Jan 24, 2007 10:22 am PT

    Redtribe had better not screw this up.

  • makemeweak

    Posted Jan 24, 2007 9:52 am PT

    I'll try any game once.

  • excessiveforce

    Posted Jan 24, 2007 9:17 am PT

    I hope they don't mess this up. Looney Tunes Space Race on Dreamcast was great multiplayer fun but the ai was flawed.

  • Sil3n7Knight

    Posted Jan 24, 2007 8:56 am PT

    Someone set us up the bomb!

  • Legacyoftain

    Posted Jan 24, 2007 8:12 am PT

    Game of the Year...nuff' said

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