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He's starred in many a classic movie, starred in a medical drama with his son, and has a name I cannot type on here because of the swear filters, but Richard Van Driver (you know who I mean) has become one of the most...erm...one of the most...well, you know, he's some famous guy who has appeared on the TV a lot. Well, quite unsuprisingly, Activision have bought the rights to DVD's face and is starting to put together a number of games to appear on all formats!
Chitty Chitty Bang BANG!
In an attempt to please the X-box and Playstation 2 fans, this version (released February 24th 2003) of the Van-***e classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is to be a gorey and bloody title which sees you playing as either DVD himself, or the two kids. Ofcourse, this is a movie license so the storyline is to stay similar, but depending on which character you play as, there will be differences in the story. Some of the game's levels are as follows:
The Windmill - Caratacus Potts' Toot-sweet making machine has been sabotaged by a group of hooligans wearing lederhosen. In a first person view, it is your job to blow off their heads and repair the machinary. Armed with a musket containing explosive ammunition, you face rats, lederhosen-clad teens and even the evil Flamagus Clouts, who is trying to steal the sweets for himself!
The Sea - Remember that scene in the movie where the pirates try to make Chitty go bang bang sink? Well, Chitty's had a refit and is now armed with a powerful laser cannon. Controlling Chitty through the water is a very difficult thing to do indeed when cannon balls are raining down on your parade, but with well timed precision aiming, you should soon defeat the armada of sea-ships that, for no reason at all, want you dead.
It is rumoured that the GameCube version, which is yet to have a release date, will be more tame and stay much closer to the original movie.
Mary Poppins
This game sees you button bashing in time to hit tunes from the movie of the same name in Parappa the Rappa style. Following the movie closely, there aren't too many musical levels, but there are many a sub-level in which you play in a 3D side scrolling way.
A Spoonful of Sugar - After taking your medicine and singing along to the classic song, you are shrunk by a mysterious force and your toys have come to life! To survive, you must put away your toys by jumping ontop of them without them crushing you first.
The Fairground - Your fairground horse have gone completely mad and are chasing your character with a mad 'kill...KILL!' look on it's face. Don't dispair, your magic shoes will save you! Just run like the wind and avoid hitting any obstacles otherwise you could end up being trampled on like Simba's father in the Lion King.
Chimney Cheroo - You soon notice that the smoke ain't coming out of those Victorian style chimneys the way it should be. As a chimney-sweep, you've got to run along the rooftops, vault over massive drops and remove the blockages of birds nests and joints of beef before the houses explode with high pressure build-up! Ofcourse, you're being chased by giant vultures, but avoiding those should be easy.
This title should have a simultaneous launch in March next year and Activision spokesman Dough Nut reccomends it for the younger audience.
In an interview with Mr. Van-***e, we found out that he wasn't too happy with Activisions two movie-based games, claiming them to be a little 'farfetched and over the top.'
Activision responded with the question, "Isn't a car that can both float on water and fly a little farfetched?"
Activision have, however, promised to make it up to Mr. Van-***e by making the medical horror game, Diagnosis Murder: One Medical Mystery Too Far, stay closer to reality.
In a third person view, you play as Richard Van-***e's character, Dr. Mark Sloane, who's son, a respectable member of the police force, has been kidnapped by an evil masked batlike man. Limited to only being able to carry up to six items at any time, you must solve the mysteries of the suspiciously secluded fortress and eradicate the evil un-humans, people that have mutated into vicious killing machines.
Set for a UK release in January next year, Diagnosis Murder: One Medical Mystery Too Far will be priced at £34.99 and should be available at all good videogame retailers.
So yes it's true, you can play DVDs on a PAL version GameCube. That's right, Dick-Van-***e's new videogame series by Activision, soon to appear on all formats. Expect Game Boy Advance and arcade titles too!
Any updates will be added here as soon as we get them.
Chitty Chitty Bang BANG!
In an attempt to please the X-box and Playstation 2 fans, this version (released February 24th 2003) of the Van-***e classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is to be a gorey and bloody title which sees you playing as either DVD himself, or the two kids. Ofcourse, this is a movie license so the storyline is to stay similar, but depending on which character you play as, there will be differences in the story. Some of the game's levels are as follows:
The Windmill - Caratacus Potts' Toot-sweet making machine has been sabotaged by a group of hooligans wearing lederhosen. In a first person view, it is your job to blow off their heads and repair the machinary. Armed with a musket containing explosive ammunition, you face rats, lederhosen-clad teens and even the evil Flamagus Clouts, who is trying to steal the sweets for himself!
The Sea - Remember that scene in the movie where the pirates try to make Chitty go bang bang sink? Well, Chitty's had a refit and is now armed with a powerful laser cannon. Controlling Chitty through the water is a very difficult thing to do indeed when cannon balls are raining down on your parade, but with well timed precision aiming, you should soon defeat the armada of sea-ships that, for no reason at all, want you dead.
It is rumoured that the GameCube version, which is yet to have a release date, will be more tame and stay much closer to the original movie.
Mary Poppins
This game sees you button bashing in time to hit tunes from the movie of the same name in Parappa the Rappa style. Following the movie closely, there aren't too many musical levels, but there are many a sub-level in which you play in a 3D side scrolling way.
A Spoonful of Sugar - After taking your medicine and singing along to the classic song, you are shrunk by a mysterious force and your toys have come to life! To survive, you must put away your toys by jumping ontop of them without them crushing you first.
The Fairground - Your fairground horse have gone completely mad and are chasing your character with a mad 'kill...KILL!' look on it's face. Don't dispair, your magic shoes will save you! Just run like the wind and avoid hitting any obstacles otherwise you could end up being trampled on like Simba's father in the Lion King.
Chimney Cheroo - You soon notice that the smoke ain't coming out of those Victorian style chimneys the way it should be. As a chimney-sweep, you've got to run along the rooftops, vault over massive drops and remove the blockages of birds nests and joints of beef before the houses explode with high pressure build-up! Ofcourse, you're being chased by giant vultures, but avoiding those should be easy.
This title should have a simultaneous launch in March next year and Activision spokesman Dough Nut reccomends it for the younger audience.
In an interview with Mr. Van-***e, we found out that he wasn't too happy with Activisions two movie-based games, claiming them to be a little 'farfetched and over the top.'
Activision responded with the question, "Isn't a car that can both float on water and fly a little farfetched?"
Activision have, however, promised to make it up to Mr. Van-***e by making the medical horror game, Diagnosis Murder: One Medical Mystery Too Far, stay closer to reality.
In a third person view, you play as Richard Van-***e's character, Dr. Mark Sloane, who's son, a respectable member of the police force, has been kidnapped by an evil masked batlike man. Limited to only being able to carry up to six items at any time, you must solve the mysteries of the suspiciously secluded fortress and eradicate the evil un-humans, people that have mutated into vicious killing machines.
Set for a UK release in January next year, Diagnosis Murder: One Medical Mystery Too Far will be priced at £34.99 and should be available at all good videogame retailers.
So yes it's true, you can play DVDs on a PAL version GameCube. That's right, Dick-Van-***e's new videogame series by Activision, soon to appear on all formats. Expect Game Boy Advance and arcade titles too!
Any updates will be added here as soon as we get them.
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He's starred in many a classic movie, starred in a medical drama with his son, and has a name I cannot type on here because of the swear filters, but Richard Van Driver (you know who I mean) has become one of the most...erm...one of the most...well, you know, he's some famous guy who has appeared on the TV a lot. Well, quite unsuprisingly, Activision have bought the rights to DVD's face and is starting to put together a number of games to appear on all formats!
Chitty Chitty Bang BANG!
In an attempt to please the X-box and Playstation 2 fans, this version (released February 24th 2003) of the Van-***e classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is to be a gorey and bloody title which sees you playing as either DVD himself, or the two kids. Ofcourse, this is a movie license so the storyline is to stay similar, but depending on which character you play as, there will be differences in the story. Some of the game's levels are as follows:
The Windmill - Caratacus Potts' Toot-sweet making machine has been sabotaged by a group of hooligans wearing lederhosen. In a first person view, it is your job to blow off their heads and repair the machinary. Armed with a musket containing explosive ammunition, you face rats, lederhosen-clad teens and even the evil Flamagus Clouts, who is trying to steal the sweets for himself!
The Sea - Remember that scene in the movie where the pirates try to make Chitty go bang bang sink? Well, Chitty's had a refit and is now armed with a powerful laser cannon. Controlling Chitty through the water is a very difficult thing to do indeed when cannon balls are raining down on your parade, but with well timed precision aiming, you should soon defeat the armada of sea-ships that, for no reason at all, want you dead.
It is rumoured that the GameCube version, which is yet to have a release date, will be more tame and stay much closer to the original movie.
Mary Poppins
This game sees you button bashing in time to hit tunes from the movie of the same name in Parappa the Rappa style. Following the movie closely, there aren't too many musical levels, but there are many a sub-level in which you play in a 3D side scrolling way.
A Spoonful of Sugar - After taking your medicine and singing along to the classic song, you are shrunk by a mysterious force and your toys have come to life! To survive, you must put away your toys by jumping ontop of them without them crushing you first.
The Fairground - Your fairground horse have gone completely mad and are chasing your character with a mad 'kill...KILL!' look on it's face. Don't dispair, your magic shoes will save you! Just run like the wind and avoid hitting any obstacles otherwise you could end up being trampled on like Simba's father in the Lion King.
Chimney Cheroo - You soon notice that the smoke ain't coming out of those Victorian style chimneys the way it should be. As a chimney-sweep, you've got to run along the rooftops, vault over massive drops and remove the blockages of birds nests and joints of beef before the houses explode with high pressure build-up! Ofcourse, you're being chased by giant vultures, but avoiding those should be easy.
This title should have a simultaneous launch in March next year and Activision spokesman Dough Nut reccomends it for the younger audience.
In an interview with Mr. Van-***e, we found out that he wasn't too happy with Activisions two movie-based games, claiming them to be a little 'farfetched and over the top.'
Activision responded with the question, "Isn't a car that can both float on water and fly a little farfetched?"
Activision have, however, promised to make it up to Mr. Van-***e by making the medical horror game, Diagnosis Murder: One Medical Mystery Too Far, stay closer to reality.
In a third person view, you play as Richard Van-***e's character, Dr. Mark Sloane, who's son, a respectable member of the police force, has been kidnapped by an evil masked batlike man. Limited to only being able to carry up to six items at any time, you must solve the mysteries of the suspiciously secluded fortress and eradicate the evil un-humans, people that have mutated into vicious killing machines.
Set for a UK release in January next year, Diagnosis Murder: One Medical Mystery Too Far will be priced at £34.99 and should be available at all good videogame retailers.
So yes it's true, you can play DVDs on a PAL version GameCube. That's right, Dick-Van-***e's new videogame series by Activision, soon to appear on all formats. Expect Game Boy Advance and arcade titles too!
Any updates will be added here as soon as we get them.
Chitty Chitty Bang BANG!
In an attempt to please the X-box and Playstation 2 fans, this version (released February 24th 2003) of the Van-***e classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is to be a gorey and bloody title which sees you playing as either DVD himself, or the two kids. Ofcourse, this is a movie license so the storyline is to stay similar, but depending on which character you play as, there will be differences in the story. Some of the game's levels are as follows:
The Windmill - Caratacus Potts' Toot-sweet making machine has been sabotaged by a group of hooligans wearing lederhosen. In a first person view, it is your job to blow off their heads and repair the machinary. Armed with a musket containing explosive ammunition, you face rats, lederhosen-clad teens and even the evil Flamagus Clouts, who is trying to steal the sweets for himself!
The Sea - Remember that scene in the movie where the pirates try to make Chitty go bang bang sink? Well, Chitty's had a refit and is now armed with a powerful laser cannon. Controlling Chitty through the water is a very difficult thing to do indeed when cannon balls are raining down on your parade, but with well timed precision aiming, you should soon defeat the armada of sea-ships that, for no reason at all, want you dead.
It is rumoured that the GameCube version, which is yet to have a release date, will be more tame and stay much closer to the original movie.
Mary Poppins
This game sees you button bashing in time to hit tunes from the movie of the same name in Parappa the Rappa style. Following the movie closely, there aren't too many musical levels, but there are many a sub-level in which you play in a 3D side scrolling way.
A Spoonful of Sugar - After taking your medicine and singing along to the classic song, you are shrunk by a mysterious force and your toys have come to life! To survive, you must put away your toys by jumping ontop of them without them crushing you first.
The Fairground - Your fairground horse have gone completely mad and are chasing your character with a mad 'kill...KILL!' look on it's face. Don't dispair, your magic shoes will save you! Just run like the wind and avoid hitting any obstacles otherwise you could end up being trampled on like Simba's father in the Lion King.
Chimney Cheroo - You soon notice that the smoke ain't coming out of those Victorian style chimneys the way it should be. As a chimney-sweep, you've got to run along the rooftops, vault over massive drops and remove the blockages of birds nests and joints of beef before the houses explode with high pressure build-up! Ofcourse, you're being chased by giant vultures, but avoiding those should be easy.
This title should have a simultaneous launch in March next year and Activision spokesman Dough Nut reccomends it for the younger audience.
In an interview with Mr. Van-***e, we found out that he wasn't too happy with Activisions two movie-based games, claiming them to be a little 'farfetched and over the top.'
Activision responded with the question, "Isn't a car that can both float on water and fly a little farfetched?"
Activision have, however, promised to make it up to Mr. Van-***e by making the medical horror game, Diagnosis Murder: One Medical Mystery Too Far, stay closer to reality.
In a third person view, you play as Richard Van-***e's character, Dr. Mark Sloane, who's son, a respectable member of the police force, has been kidnapped by an evil masked batlike man. Limited to only being able to carry up to six items at any time, you must solve the mysteries of the suspiciously secluded fortress and eradicate the evil un-humans, people that have mutated into vicious killing machines.
Set for a UK release in January next year, Diagnosis Murder: One Medical Mystery Too Far will be priced at £34.99 and should be available at all good videogame retailers.
So yes it's true, you can play DVDs on a PAL version GameCube. That's right, Dick-Van-***e's new videogame series by Activision, soon to appear on all formats. Expect Game Boy Advance and arcade titles too!
Any updates will be added here as soon as we get them.