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G.I. Joe Game On the Way

Posted by Soulskill on from the evidently-we-need-to-fight-the-other-half-of-the-battle dept.

Electronic Arts has revealed that they are developing a G.I. Joe video game that will be launched alongside the G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra movie later this year. According to the announcement, the game "picks up where the live-action movie leaves off, allowing players to re-create and re-live the greatest moments from the film, cartoon series and action figure toy line." The game is planned for the PS2, PS3, PSP, mobile devices, Xbox 360, Wii, and DS. EA confirmed that there would be a co-op mode, but it's unknown whether there will be an online component.

37 comments

  1. EA and GI Joe? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Ok. I can assure you I will not even think about getting the game after reading the first sentence of the summary. GI Joe and EA in the same sentence = destined to fail.

  2. Movie gets video game... by mrxak · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... news at eleven!

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    1. Re:Movie gets video game... by carlvlad · · Score: 0
      From the summary

      Electric Arts

      I stopped reading after that.

  3. And knowing is half the battle by Dachannien · · Score: 5, Funny

    True to the cartoon series, the game will equip players with M-16s that fire lasers color-coded by which side the player is fighting for. No more running around scrounging for ammo, as players will start with an infinite supply. EA and Hasbro have also co-developed a unique auto-aim function, which guarantees that you'll always miss human targets, and their new patented Insta-Bail System ensures crew survival during tank and air battles.

    Rated E for everyone!

    1. Re:And knowing is half the battle by YouWantFriesWithThat · · Score: 4, Funny

      yeah, it is going to be like watching my brother in law play a FPS. lots of shooting, and no one dies.

    2. Re:And knowing is half the battle by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      HEY!!! I'm not that bad...

      *runs and hides in the corner, sobbing incessantly

    3. Re:And knowing is half the battle by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      boring troll is boring

  4. On the way? by szo · · Score: 1

    I had it like 20 years ago!

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  5. FUCK YEAH! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    FUCK YEAH! GI JOE!

  6. Cobra? by Bangmaker · · Score: 1

    I loved the old U.S. military GI Joe. Why do the make "Cobra" GI Joes when the other ones actually existed.

    1. Re:Cobra? by Jimmy+King · · Score: 2, Insightful

      The cartoon GI Joe is what is remembered by most people in the age bracket they are targetting. We grew up watching that cartoon. Plus, a movie and/or video game about the older GI Joe would just be "Generic War Movie". It might be good, but as far as I know, there's nothing that really makes it GI Joe since there were only a few characters and all pretty generic.

    2. Re:Cobra? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Why do the make "Cobra" GI Joes when the other ones actually existed.

      Because some other countries might take it the wrong way (for some unknown reason) if they started making the "enemies" Japanese or Vietnamese or Middle Eastern Insurgentese. It's much easier to just make an unidentifiable sinister force as the "enemy". (Could you really not figure this out on your own?)

    3. Re:Cobra? by digitalgiblet · · Score: 1

      Anybody remember "Bulletman"? "Bulletman, Bulletman, the HUMAN bullet."

      One of the craziest GI Joe characters ever. No real link to the rest of the characters. Late in the run of the original toys. Before the Joes shrank and got more back story...

  7. Re:Still playing with dolls... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Thanks. Now we know. And knowing is half the battle.

  8. Greatest moments from the action figure line? by internerdj · · Score: 2, Funny

    What were those?
    At least it won't be the worst moments from the action figure line, like Cobra Commander being eaten by the neighbors dog, or loosing my favorite figure in my friend's massive sandbox, or accidentally dropping weapons down the vent in my bedroom...

    1. Re:Greatest moments from the action figure line? by Culture20 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Apparently you never got to play with bottle rockets. Snake Eyes, your noble sacrifice in the pursuit of science shall not be forgotten.

    2. Re:Greatest moments from the action figure line? by TornCityVenz · · Score: 2, Funny

      Sure that was fun for you...but it was MY figure.

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  9. Catch Phrase by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    And cheating is half the battle!

  10. I remember one for the 64... Commodore 64 by jedijacket · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I don't remember it too well, but we did play it fairly often. http://www.lemon64.com/?mainurl=http%3A//www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php%3Fid%3D231

    1. Re:I remember one for the 64... Commodore 64 by CrazyJim1 · · Score: 1

      I remember the Atari 2600 one, but like most Atari 2600 games, it wasn't very fun.

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  11. This is very good news indeed by kalirion · · Score: 1

    The PC is spared another awful movie license game!

    1. Re:This is very good news indeed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      The PC is spared another awful movie license DRM infected game!

      FTFY.

      It's EA, after all.

  12. OK? So? by Atticka · · Score: 1

    I used to play a G.I. Joe game on my Apple IIC.

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  13. GI Joe for the C64 by BigHungryJoe · · Score: 1

    was friggin great.

    hey remember destro? why was his head silver?

    1. Re:GI Joe for the C64 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      APPLE IIE FTW!!!

      http://www.virtualapple.org/gijoedisk.html

  14. Destro by Tetsujin · · Score: 0

    was friggin great.

    hey remember destro? why was his head silver?

    He knows all the bitches (i.e., the baroness) go crazy-wet over the chrome look.

    It's not just his head that's silver...

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  15. woooo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    The game is planned for the PS2, PS3, PSP, mobile devices, Xbox 360, Wii, and DS

    Ah ps2. The pinnacle of next gen gaming.

  16. NES! by LoudMusic · · Score: 1

    I'll stick to the NES GI-Joe games, thank you.

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  17. PS2 _and_ PS3? by Golddess · · Score: 1

    The game is planned for the PS2, PS3, PSP, mobile devices, Xbox 360, Wii, and DS.

    I'm sure this isn't the first game with a PS2 AND a PS3 release (thought it is the first one I've noticed), but it seems like it says something when, in addition to all the current gen systems, a company also releases a game to a single last gen system. I just wish I knew what.

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    1. Re:PS2 _and_ PS3? by SuiteSisterMary · · Score: 1

      It says 'we like money. There are more PS2s out there than there are PS3s and Xbox360s combined, and we'd be idiots to leave money on the table.'

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    2. Re:PS2 _and_ PS3? by CronoCloud · · Score: 1

      but it seems like it says something when, in addition to all the current gen systems, a company also releases a game to a single last gen system. I just wish I knew what.

      It says, "We like piles of money." Consider the HUGE PS2 install base and all those nostalgic family/casual gamers that still game on PS2's that would buy a GI-Joe Vs. Cobra game.

      And now you know, and knowing is half the battle.

      Yo Joe!

  18. Re:Who wants a body massage? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    not off topic, but actually super funny

  19. Re:Who wants a body massage? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Pork chop sandwiches!

  20. Make up your mind... by PopeGumby · · Score: 1

    picks up where the live-action movie leaves off, allowing players to re-create and re-live the greatest moments from the film

    Make up your mind, does it pick up after the movie, or is it set during the movie?