Inspired by upcoming Green Lantern film - Also set for 3D Release for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system beginning June 7
Burbank,
Calif. – March 24, 2011 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC
Entertainment today announced their debut title for the Nintendo 3DS™
handheld system: Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters. The
action-adventure game will also be released in 3D, as well as 2D, for
the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and
PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters is
set to invade the third dimension in North America beginning June 7 in
conjunction with Warner Bros. Pictures’ epic superhero feature film Green Lantern
scheduled for release June 17. The upcoming game title will also be
available in standard 2D only for the Wii™ system and Nintendo DS™
handheld system, delivering an immersive experience across all platforms
for Green Lantern fans that the entire family will enjoy.
The
Nintendo 3DS version of the game is designed specifically to take
advantage of the system’s stereoscopic 3D capabilities and deliver
multi-plane graphics that delve players further into the Green Lantern
universe.
Players
on Xbox 360 and PS3™ will be given the option to play in anaglyphic 3D
with technology that is compatible with all standard and high definition
TV sets and visible to players wearing the 3D glasses that will be
available for the video game. Fans can also enjoy the game in
stereoscopic 3D when playing on any 3D HDTV while wearing active shutter
glasses that are compatible with the television.
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters is
inspired by Warner Bros Pictures’ upcoming “Green Lantern” film, which
brings the enduringly popular DC Comics Super Hero to the big screen for
the first time and stars Ryan Reynolds in the title role as Hal Jordan,
the newest member of the Green Lantern Corps. In the videogame, gamers
can utilize an arsenal of amazing constructs and take flight across the
deepest parts of the universe to restore intergalactic order by
wielding the ultimate weapon: the Green Lantern Power Ring. Gamers
playing the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 versions will also have the option
to join forces with a friend to play as Hal Jordan or Sinestro to
battle the Manhunters.
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters is
in development for Wii, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS by Griptonite
Games and for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 by Double Helix Games. For more
information and updates, become a fan at http://www.facebook.com/GreenLanternVideogame.