Christmas Comes Earlier This Year

It seems every movie released nowadays has it’s licensed picked up by a game developer. Anyway, let’s hope this one turns out to be good though!

THQ Inc. and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced the release of The Polar Express for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo’s GameCube and Game Boy Advance, as well as PC. The games are based on the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures holiday release, The Polar Express, an adaptation of the internationally acclaimed children’s book. The Polar Express video games are now available at retailers across North America.

“The Polar Express film, which opens nationwide November 10, reunites the Academy Award winning team of Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis and features the innovative blend of next-generation motion capture technology called performance capture,” said Philip Holt, senior vice president, product development, THQ. “We are pleased to release video games that capture the impressive beauty of the film and include fun and exciting gameplay to draw players further into the story.”

“The Polar Express games are furthering the evolving relationship between Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and THQ,” said Jason Hall, senior vice president, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “We’re pleased to see the much-anticipated film translated into an interactive adventure so players can become further engaged in the story and ultimately enhance their film-going experience.”

About The Polar Express video games

In this inspiring video game adventure based on The Polar Express movie, players will take an extraordinary ride through eight exciting chapters. A conductor shepherds players aboard the train, and onto a journey to meet Santa Claus at the North Pole. Along they way, they will meet memorable characters from the film and together they will solve puzzles, zip through ice tubes and search for lost presents. The PlayStation 2 version also features mini-games for the EyeToy peripheral, in which players use their body motions to drive the train and decorate a Christmas tree.