Sean “Samwise” Astin Becomes a Man of Valor News

Vivendi-Universal today confirmed that Sean â??Samwiseâ? Astin has joined the voice-cast of its intense and gritty first-person-shooter, Men of Valour; currently in development for the Xbox and PC at 2015.

In Men of Valor, Astin voices the role of the novice, yet confident radioman Pat Hodges, better know to the squad as â??Mouth.â? In this action-packed realistic portrayal of the Vietnam War, â??Mouth,â? who is never seen without his backpack radio, speaks directly to the player, calling in fire and artillery support. In order to succeed, gamers must pay close attention to â??Mouthâ??sâ? directions during their quest to defeat the Vietcong and complete the gameâ??s daunting missions while in the humid and chaotic jungles of Southeast Asia.

â??I am thrilled to be a part of this game,â? said Astin. â??It is obvious that the developers spent just as much time researching and developing the script as they did with the awesome graphics.â?

Michael Pole, EVP, Worldwide Studios, VU Games, echoed Astinâ??s sentiments: â??It is only fitting that we have an actor of Astinâ??s caliber involved with a game like Men of Valor,â? he said. â??The graphics and storyline in Men of Valor mirror many action and war-based films; we have a top-notch game and a top-notch actor.â?

Astinâ??s repertoire of films includes the critical and box-office success of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, 50 First Dates (Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore), Rudy and The Goonies; whilst he has also recorded lines as Hercules for Square-Enix forthcoming Kingdom Hearts 2.

TVG recently came away suitably impressed from what weâ??ve seen and played of Men of Valor; to check out our previous coverage please hit the link.

Men of Valor is scheduled for release on October 29th; weâ??ll have more coverage soon.