Futurama Announced News

SCi today revealed the first screens and information from the forthcoming multi-platform title based on the hit animated show Futurama – and unlike virtually every Simpsons game, this one has left us quite intrigued.<br><br>Players take the role of Fry, Leela and Bender through different levels each themed around famous locations from the show. The team behind the TV series has penned the script, which sees the megalomaniac ‘mom’ purchasing the ‘Planet Express Deliveries’ from Professor Farnsworth. By doing so she now owns over fifty percent of the Earth, making her the supreme ruler. Her first step is to enslave all humanity and turn the planet into a gigantic warship to conquer the known Universe. The player' s goal is to prevent Mom from Universal domination by taking the Planet Express crew back in time to stop the deal from going ahead.<br><br>“Playing as Fry your journey begins in the Planet Express HQ, home of the Futurama cast. From there you must explore the dark and forbidding underground ruins of Old New York, battling sewer monsters and dodging toxic radioactive waste. From there you must fight your way through the futuristic streets of New New York's and its infamous Red Light District, annihilating Mom's evil robot army and avoiding the temptations of Robo-hookers.<br><br>In the trusty Planet Express ship, the crew travels across the galaxy away from the enslaved Earth. Their flight is halted when captured by evil Mom's gigantic tractor beam that draws them to a distant asteroid belt. Bender abandons the crew to land on the surface of this hostile planet, battling his way across dangerous Canyons and abandoned Mines to defeat Mom's sons and release the Planet Express Ship.<br>Pursued by the relentless Mom, the crew crash land onto the surface of the sun - which turns out to be a tourist resort called Sun City, where Sun God has gone mad, and is killing the inhabitants to form a Skeleton Army to do his bidding. Playing as Leela, your must fight your way through Temples and Courtyards to defeat his army and liberate the planet.<br>Racing to the very edge of the universe, the Futurama crew head for Planet Bogad to meet the mysterious Adoy, creator of a time machine that will enable them to rectify the problems caused by Mom's dictatorship. Aided by the decapodian Dr Zoidberg, the crew travel back through time to prevent the sale of Planet Express ever taking place.<br>They arrive to be used by Mom as target practice for her giant 'Destructor' robot ' . Only by combining their strength will Fry, Bender and Leela be able to thwart Mom's plans'..”<br><br>We’re hoping that the game hasn’t been reduced to a generic action/adventure and hope to see the shows unique humour incorporated faithfully; we’ll take a closer look at Futurama soon, but in the meantime make sure to check out the first screens taken from the Ps2 version.