June 17, 2009
Madballs
Invade E3 2009: Popular Toy Icons Back with a Vengeance!
Upcoming Xbox LIVE Game and Much
More on Horizon
Playbrains, an independent game
development studio specializing in the digital download arena, is set to
introduce those freaky-looking rubber balls with the grossly sculpted faces into
the videogame console arena this summer via Xbox LIVE Arcade in Madballs in…Babo:Invasion.
Unleashed upon an unsuspecting world
in 1986, Madballs were the gross-out phenomenon of the decade. Aimed at younger
and older boys alike, Madballs featured such evocatively named characters as
Oculus Orbus and Horn Head. Extending their gleefully outrageous reach beyond
toys, Madballs sparked a merchandising craze that included action figures,
t-shirts, comic books and animated entertainment. This summer, two popular
Madballs characters are set to invade the world of videogames for the first
time, bouncing fearlessly onto the Xbox LIVE platform.
Madballs in…Babo:Invasion is an
arena-based 3D shooter featuring Oculus Orbus, a slimy mass of bloodshot veins
who possesses an ultra-deadly "Ramming Speed" superpower that allows him to stun
attack his enemies, and a super-speedy "Fast Forward" ability, which he uses to
escape danger and any incoming fatal blows. Also up for the Babo:Invasion
challenge is Horn Head, a bodiless Cyclops with a massive horn jutting out of
his forehead who can spin his nose chain with his "Psycho Slash" power to
inflict pain, or taking it to the next level, can become an insane "Psyclone" of
slobber and destruction. Both characters are fully loaded with weapons,
unlockable weapon modes and plenty of Madballs’ attitude.
