Goosebumps Game Out Now
With the long-awaited movie being released on October 16, the Goosebumps game is out now for most platforms.
The point-and-click game is set before the film and features some of the series’ most iconic villains, including Slappy the Dummy, Fifi the Vampire Poodle, and the sinister Lawn Gnomes. Yes, there’s nothing scarier than murderous garden ornaments. If my memory serves me correctly, they actually spent most of the book in which they appeared damaging property and ruining flowerbeds rather than actually hurting anyone, but you get the idea. They’ll certainly be scary to kids.
Developer GameMill tried to create the perfect Goosebumps experience, as producer Andy Koehler explains: “Goosebumps is one of the literary world’s most emotionally and commercially successful franchises. Between those of us who read the books with our kids and those of us who actually were kids when they first came out, there’s a lot of love here for the unique blend of fun and easy horror that author R.L. Stine brought to life.”
The publisher of the books, Scholastic, was all too happy to be of assistance in the game’s development, according to Gary Hymowitz, their Vice President of Consumer Products: “Goosebumps has a special kind of cross-medium, cross-generational appeal that few other names in entertainment command. We’re excited to have GameMill as part of our team to bring a new Goosebumps experience to imaginations everywhere.”
If you have kids and they enjoy the game, it could end up being an incentive for them to read the books. The Goosebumps books may never have been great works of literature, but they are a hell of a lot better than all the Young Adult crap that floods the market today. If you want to get your kids reading, then it’s definitely a good place to start. They didn’t sell 400 million copies for nothing.
Goosebumps is out now on PC, Nintendo DS and 3DS, Wii, Xbox One and 360, PS3 and PS4.
Synopsis:
The walk home from school today is going to be a lot spookier than usual… Your sleepy neighborhood’s been overrun by monsters! Werewolves prowl the woods, Gnomes roam underfoot, and scarecrows walk at midnight. But these aren’t ordinary monsters—they’re R.L. Stine’s famous Goosebumps monsters, released from their books and looking to wreak havoc! You’ll need to use your wits to investigate the surroundings, puzzle out clues, and outsmart the monsters before it’s too late! Survive a trek through your neighborhood, unravel the mysteries of the Dead House, and sneak through the mall after hours; only then can you confront Slappy and stop his plans for revenge! Players beware… you’re in for a scare in the exciting Goosebumps video game, a prequel to the major motion picture in theaters October 16th!
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