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Midway Cruis'n with Nintendo

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Jun 28, 2007 10:31 am PT

Publisher has five planned for Wii, DS, GBA; includes arcade classics and kid-friendly handhelds.

Speaking with analysts last May about its improved, albeit underwhelming, quarterly earnings, Midway CEO David Zucker mentioned the publisher was working on two Wii-exclusive titles that would be revealed later this year. Revealed today were the names of those two games, as well as a trio of Nintendo handheld exclusives that Zucker neglected to mention in the conference call.

First for the Wii, Midway will be reviving its classic arcade racer Cruis'n. The action racer hybrid will feature 12 courses, and players will drive using the Wii Remote. Midway will also be adding another party game to the Wii's library, aptly named Game Party. The minigame compilation will feature parlor games, such as darts, table hockey, and hoop shoot, as well as knowledge-based trivia contests.

Midway will also be bringing its hyperviolent fighter Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 to the Nintendo DS. This latest port of the arcade staple includes a fighting mode, as well as a puzzle mode similar to the puzzle kombat mode seen in Mortal Kombat: Deception. This first DS iteration of Mortal Kombat will also feature Wi-Fi multiplayer and record-keeping capabilities.

Also coming exclusively to the DS will be Cartoon Network's Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Imagination Invaders. In Imagination Invaders, players will assume the role of Bloo as they explore the Foster's home, stop the maniacal Space Nut Boogies from making off with The Greatest Thing in the Universe, and rescue other characters from the animated TV show.

Also for the kids, Midway has announced The Bee Game for the DS and Game Boy Advance. In this handheld title, players are tasked with completing various minigames to solve the mystery of where bee-hive residents have blown off to.

All five of Midway's recently announced Nintendo titles are slated to be available this November.

77 Comments

  • starfoxmcleoud

    Posted Nov 28, 2007 10:07 pm PT

    I don't know if anyone else noticed, but this is nothing more than a port of the arcade Fast and the Furious! All they did was replaced the title, menus, and controls! They should have named it Cruisn': Fast and Furious or something like that. Sorry Midway, but i'd rather keep playing the original version in the arcade and keep building up my car.

  • herman404

    Posted Nov 26, 2007 2:10 pm PT

    Cruis'n was fun back in the day, I still have Cruis'n World on my old N64, but it is definitely a bit dated now. Note to studios: Wouldn't a remake of Cruis'n be done similiar to how they remade OutRun? Possibly a sandbox style, open ended racer; taking Paris, Rome, or London on Google earth and creating a full or partial 3D model from it that the player can drive around. I read that they're already rendering 3D models from nothing more than lots of Flickr pictures of the Statue of Liberty, Eiffel Tower, or other landmarks. Just a thought, if done well I would jump at a sandbox racer that could let you drive all over world famous cities or areas.

  • johnnyauau

    Posted Oct 21, 2007 8:14 am PT

    Besides the sad reviews on the N64, the game should at least give me an impression that this is not an ordinary game. Even if the graphics is dated, there always be something to resolve it to a degree. But I'm more interested in sound than in graphics. Every racing game should have the best music if you know what I mean.

  • Sacred-Snow

    Posted Aug 25, 2007 6:12 am PT

    Cruis'n looks good, but the graphics are meh.

  • lolag

    Posted Aug 23, 2007 5:06 pm PT

    omg they better improve the graphics for it to sell

  • bigbootay

    Posted Aug 4, 2007 7:31 pm PT

    theyre FINALLY reviving the cruisn franchise. Its about time!

  • CLeRKSfan4life

    Posted Jul 28, 2007 6:20 am PT

    I can't wait for Cruis'n. The original games are awesome!

  • saskue327

    Posted Jul 7, 2007 10:51 am PT

    finally a remake must be more better than mk advance

  • bxiceman

    Posted Jul 2, 2007 7:02 pm PT

    sweettttttt

  • chrisdojo

    Posted Jul 2, 2007 10:59 am PT

    cool.

  • black_ice23

    Posted Jul 1, 2007 9:36 am PT

    MK with WiFi it has potential heres hoping midway don't screw it up

  • Noyon786

    Posted Jul 1, 2007 1:23 am PT

    YES!!!!! MORTAL KOMBAT ON DS FINALY!!!! NOW I HoPE cAPCOM GET ON WITH MAKING STREET FIGHTER FOR DS HERES HOPING

  • BKeeper

    Posted Jun 29, 2007 10:10 pm PT

    Hmm.... could this be one of the first example of a "green" game (one based on a real-life environmental scenario, possibly made to raise awareness of said issue)?

    I've read reports on the problems of bees dying off (cause still unknown, pesticides are suspected), and deserting hives. This is a major problem, as farmers rely on them for pollination. Midway, if this was your intent, kudos. Or just see it a an extraordinary timing.

  • Narroo

    Posted Jun 29, 2007 2:24 pm PT

    The bee game is going to be pulled for offensiveness, because all the American honey bees are disappearing.
    hmm....

  • Drizzt_79

    Posted Jun 29, 2007 2:24 pm PT

    Also for the kids, Midway has announced The Bee Game for the DS and Game Boy Advance. In this handheld title, players are tasked with completing various minigames to solve the mystery of where bee-hive residents have blown off to.

    I wonder if the creators of this game realize the irony of this concept, because this is being mirrored in the real world. For those of you who haven't heard, bee keepers are discovering that worker bees (in the real world) are beginning to get lost and are not returning to their hives. Some are predicting a food crises as a result. Good thing they have the best minds at work on solving the problem!!

  • metc123

    Posted Jun 29, 2007 2:00 pm PT

    bit dissapointed, this is a lack of support if you ask me, on the best selling home console at the moment

  • SneakyB986

    Posted Jun 29, 2007 11:26 am PT

    the Wii games sound like a waste of shelf space and money....but mk on the ds with wifi capabilites sounds promising.....old mk before they started "trying" to make it 3D was the best....but I havn't played a mk like that in like 10 years......I would have to see how the reviews go before I even consider buying UMK3

  • KingKoop

    Posted Jun 29, 2007 9:18 am PT

    I had a MK on the GBA, I love MK but this game was awful I think it actually was UMK3 or MK Trilogy. I hope they don't mess this one up.

  • Hvac0120

    Posted Jun 29, 2007 8:10 am PT

    UMK3 for DS? Okay, but they should also update the graphics for it. I like that they are adding MP, but the game is getting dated. It's great to go back and remember the great times, but better fighing mechanics have been developed since then.

  • ManOfTeal

    Posted Jun 29, 2007 7:17 am PT

    Bring Area 51 to the Wii please.

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