Bakugan videogame announced for Wii, DS, Xbox 360, PS3 and PS2. Release date is October 20, 2009
Activision has announced that they are developing videogames based on the toy line Bakugan, which has been a major breakout hit and spawned a popular action animated TV series that airs on Cartoon Network (and Teletoon in Canada). The first Bakugan: Battle Brawlers game will be released on October 20th, 2009 in North America for Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2 and DS.
Bakugan tells the story of Dan and his friends as they battle their Bakugan Brawlers to save the planet of Vestroia and, ultimately, Earth from destruction. The toy line, developed by Spin Master Ltd., brings action to the popular genre of collectible trading card games with marble-like Bakugan spheres that transform into “battle brawling” action figures when rolled onto special game cards. A genuine toy craze in the 2008 holiday season, Bakugan recently won three “Toy of the Year” awards from The Toy Industry Association: overall Toy of the Year, Boy Toy of the Year, and Property of the Year.
The videogame will render the elements that made Bakugan a worldwide phenomenon into “mind-blowing digital experiences”. Everything a Bakugan enthusiast and gamer would love is included such as intense battles, the ability to create your own Brawler, cartoon quality graphics and multiplayer combat.
The games will be brought to the U.S. in collaboration with Corus Entertainment Inc.’s Nelvana Enterprises and are developed in Japan by NOW Production.
“Bakugan’s success in 2008 speaks for itself and we’re confident it will be even bigger in 2009,” said David Oxford, Activision Publishing. “It is our goal to expand this proven property in a way that both fans and gamers will love.”
Here is an overall trailer for the game.
And here is a DS version trailer.
