The Adventures of Tintin: The Game confirmed for Wii, also heading to 3DS

PRESENTS: Wii™ system, PlayStation®3 system, Xbox 360®, PC, Nintendo 3DS™ system
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE GAME

Product Description
In The Adventures of Tintin: The Game, play as Tintin, the intrepid reporter and hero of the action-packed movie The Adventures of Tintin directed by Steven Spielberg. Developed in close collaboration with the filmmaking team, the video game offers an authentic immersion into the movie’s enchanting environments and characters.

Players will experience non-stop action and adventure as they investigate the mystery of a lifetime that may lead them to one of the greatest sunken treasures. But the quest won’t be easy and players will need to join forces with the quick-witted dog Snowy and the grumpy Captain Haddock to beat greedy art collectors, kooky arms dealers, and other crooks to reveal the truth behind the Secret of the Unicorn ship.

Key Features
EXPERIENCE THE ADVENTURE AND EXOTIC ENVIRONMENTS FROM THE ACTION-PACKED MOVIE:
• Play as Tintin, Snowy, Captain Haddock or three other unlockable characters, each with their own personality and skills.
• Travel the world and discover more than 20 environments from the movie and beyond, such as Captain Haddock’s ship the Karaboudjan, the moonlit deserts of the northern Sahara, the exotic city of Bagghar, and more.
PLAY SOLO OR WITH FRIENDS FOR ENDLESS FUN:
• Play solo and relive major moments of the movie through a variety of gameplay, from platforming to sword fighting to flying a plane.
• Share the fun in 2-player co-op mode: play together with your friends to help solve the mysteries! Experiment with your characters’ new skills, collect treasures, earn disguises and unlock new maps.
• Compete in Challenge Mode: For a little extra competition, play against AI in specific challenges.
• More than 20 hours of gameplay
HUGE GAMEPLAY VARIETY OFFERING SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE: Pilot a plane through a rumbling tempest, drive a side-car in desert canyons, swim through underwater caves, sword-fight a 17th century knight, and solve puzzles on the trail of an incredible treasure, and more! Plus, play in the present and past as you discover various clues from Captain Haddock’s ancestors.

ENJOY ENHANCED IMMERSION WITH PLAYSTATION®MOVE AND KINECT™ FOR Xbox 360®. Play the game adventure with your whole body or through intuitive gestures using PLAYSTATION®MOVE or KINECT™. The game can also be enjoyed without the Playstation Move motion controller or the Kinect sensor.

HIGH-QUALITY GAMEPLAY & VISUALS: Developed in close collaboration with the filmmaking team for over a year and a half, the video game features high-quality graphics, environments, characters and gameplay in line with the movie’s innovative graphics and production.

About the Franchise:
Paramount’s and Sony Pictures’ movie The Adventures of Tintin is inspired by Hergé’s successful comic books: The Crabe with the Golden Claws, The Secret of the Unicorn and Red Rackham’s Treasure. The film is directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson and Kathleen Kennedy. It will be released in October 2011 in Europe and December 2011 in the US.

Ubisoft has licensed Tintin from Paramount Digital Entertainment.

Product Specifications:
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Ubisoft Montpellier
Street Date: Oct 2011 (EMEA) /Dec 2011 (US)
Category: Action-Adventure
Rating: RP (E10 expected), Pegi 12+ (TBC)

Source: Ubisoft PR