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Jaws Snapped Up By Ecco Developers

Posted by simoniker on from the chomp-chomp dept.

Thanks to Yahoo for reprinting a Majesco press release announcing a videogame version of Universal Pictures' and Steven Spielberg's Jaws, apparently "scheduled for release in 2005 for the PlayStation 2... Xbox [and PC]." The title, in which "players assume the role of a... shark driven to a predacious frenzy by the sonic emanations of underwater oil drilling equipment", is being "developed by Appaloosa", the developers of the Ecco The Dolphin series for Genesis and, latterly, for Dreamcast/PS2. Elsewhere, QT3 messageboard readers point out Sole Predator, likely the pre-Jaws licensed version of the game, in which "players assume the role of the most feared predator on earth, the Great White Shark."

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  1. wait a minute.... by dogbowl · · Score: 4, Funny

    The game won't be out until 2005, but the first review is already up here

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  2. Sympathy for the Devil by ALeavitt · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why are they going back and giving Jaws a motive? Back in the day he was just a huge shark with a bad attitude and he just ate people. He was a movie monster. Now, all of a sudden, the evils of technology are the cause of all of the problems of this poor, misunderstood creature. Jaws doesn't need a compressed air cannister in his mouth, he just needs a hug!

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  3. It's a stretch by Earlybird · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Jaws the film (and book) was about three people trying to survive on a boat being chased by a shark.

    Jaws the game is about a shark trying to win by chasing boats, people etc.

    It's like making a game called Jurassic Park in which you play the T-Rex. For a movie adaptation this is something of a stretch.