Psychonauts
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Chat With Tim Schafer Today on Kotaku Talk Radio [Podcast]While his latest game to hit consoles is Jack Black rock anthem Brutal Legend, he is perhaps best known for his work on such memorable games as Psychonauts, The Secret of Monkey Island, Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle and Grim Fandango. In this article: Jack Black, Talk Radio, Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle, Brutal Legend, Psychonauts, Grim Fandango, The Secret of Monkey Island, Skype, and Double Fine Productions |
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Business Wire Entertainment News | October 27, 2009
Double Fine and EA Get Rocking with First Downloadable Content for Brutal Legend
...high-quality games with an emphasis on originality, story, characters, and fun. In 2005, Double Fine released the critically-acclaimed Psychonauts, which won several awards including "Best Action / Adventure Game" from OXM, "Game of the Year"...
In this article: Brutal Legend, Double Fine Productions, Trademark, Tim Schafer, Electronic Arts, EA Sports, EA Mobile, Xbox 360, and Xbox
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Telegraph.co.uk - Digital Life | October 26, 2009
Brutal Legend video game review
...game to feature his vocal talents, Brutal Legend. Developed by Tim Schafer, the ingenious mind behind such left-of-the-dial video games as Psychonauts and Grim Fandango, Brutal Legend has suffered through more than its fair share of setbacks on...
In this article: Brutal Legend, Jack Black, Ozzy Osbourne, Tim Schafer, Belching, Lemmy, Motorhead, and Judas Priest
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thestar.com | October 24, 2009
Brutal Legend: Saving the world with Heavy Metal
...... and still, somehow, pretty funny. One of games' greatest writers, responsible for Grim Fandango and the unbelievable Psychonauts, Schafer puts everything he's got into his tale of Eddie Riggs (Jack Black), the world's greatest...
In this article: Brutal Legend, Tim Schafer, Jack Black, Grim Fandango, Rob Halford, Lemmy, and Tim Curry
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digg.com | October 22, 2009
An Objection to Originality in Gaming
...ideas suck. Just because something is original doesn't automatically make it good. snwboardbaddie, 7 hr 23 min ago, -2/+2I loved Psychonauts, I loved Grim Fandango, Brutal Legend is Awesome, if your a metal head. But it is better to...
In this article: Cash cow, World War 2, Brutal Legend, Ubisoft, Hollywood, Modern Warfare 2, Braid, Halo 3, and Grim Fandango
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Kotaku | October 21, 2009
Will Brutal Legend Be On This List? [Brutal Legend]
...[Insert Noun Here]." This week, he makes GamesRadar's list of "18 awesome games that died at retail" not once, but twice! Psychonauts to me is the obligatory Schafer game everyone includes on their list. But thanfully Grim Fandango...
In this article: Tim Schafer, Brutal Legend, and Grim Fandango
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The Australian | October 19, 2009
Legend is classic fun fare
Brutal Legend is classic fun fare WITH classics such as Day of the Tentacle and Psychonauts already under his belt, game designer guru Tim Schafer is well-known for making some of the industry's most off-beat challenges. So it's with...
In this article: Brutal Legend, Tim Schafer, Day of the Tentacle, National Farmers Federation, Michael Lee, and Ozzy Osbourne
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A.V. Club RSS Feeds | October 18, 2009
Games: Review:Brutal Legend
...are practically compelled to enjoy themselves. Brutal Legend is even more captivating than previous Schafer games, which include Psychonauts and Grim Fandango, because there's more passion on display. An abiding love of heavy metal comes...
In this article: Brutal Legend, Tim Schafer, Gods of Metal, The Beatles: Rock Band, Grim Fandango, Ozzy Osbourne, Jack Black, and Liverpool
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digg.com | October 16, 2009
Brutal Legend is Smart Marketing
...Schafer? That should stick out more than Jack Black. SpeedyThing, 1 hr 11 min ago, -1/+6Anyone who thinks that the gameplay made Psychonauts flop is wrong...it was the people didn't get it. And I don't mean that nastily, it's just it...
In this article: Brutal Legend, Jack Black, Tim Schafer, Leap of faith, Guitar Hero, Metacritic, IGN, and God of War III
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Gamespot | October 13, 2009
Brutal Legend Review
Flash Player 9 is required to watch this video. But it should come as no surprise to those familiar with Double Fine's previous work with Psychonauts that Brutal Legend's characters and its story are the primary highlights. Eddie Riggs, a...
In this article: Brutal Legend, Jack Black, Double Fine, Ozzy Osbourne, Motorhead, and Judas Priest
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USATODAY.com | October 12, 2009
'Brutal Legend' head-bangs through heavy-metal history
...Curry (Rocky Horror Picture Show) plays the villain, Emperor Doviculus. Schafer's previous games, including Secret of Monkey Island and Psychonauts, "stand as some of the funniest work in the industry," says Geoff Keighley of Spike's...
In this article: Jack Black, Brutal Legend, Tim Schafer, School of Rock, Secret of Monkey Island, Double Fine Productions, USA Today, and Xbox 360
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Description from Wikipedia:
Psychonauts is a platform video game created by Tim Schafer (known for several LucasArts adventure games such as Grim Fandango and the first two Monkey Island games), developed by Double Fine Productions and published by Majesco. The game was released on April 19, 2005 for the Xbox, april 26 for Microsoft Windows and the following June for PlayStation 2. It has also been released on Steam, as an "Xbox Original" through Xbox Live Marketplace, and as a free playable title on the GameTap basic subscription service.
Psychonauts is based on the exploits of Raz, a young boy gifted with psychic abilities who runs away from the circus to try to sneak into a summer camp for those with similar powers in order to become a "Psychonaut" (a "psychic soldier, a mental marine, a paranormal paratrooper" as Coach Oleander described them). He finds that there is a sinister plot occurring at the camp that only he can stop from happening. The game is centered on the widely strange and imaginative minds of various characters that Raz enters as a Psychonaut-in-training in order to help them overcome their fears or memories of their past, so as to gain their help and progress in the game. Raz gains use of several psychic abilities during the game that are used for both attacking foes and solving puzzles.
While the game suffered from poor sales and publisher Majesco suffered financial difficulties relating to Psychonauts and other titles in its catalog, Psychonauts received strong praise and is considered one of the best platformers of the sixth console generation.
- Name:
- Psychonauts
- Genre:
- Adventure, Platform
- Published By:
- Majesco Entertainment
- Distributed By:
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- Steam
- Majesco Entertainment
- Modes:
- Single-player
- Composer:
- Peter McConnell
- Designed By:
- Tim Schafer
- Developed by:
- Budcat Creations
- Rating:
- USK: 12+
- Media Type:
- CD, DVD, Steam download
- Platforms:
- Xbox, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2
- Version:
- 1.04 (September 21 2005)
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