Men in Black: Alien Crisis Heading to Wii

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by Patrick Barnett - April 4, 2012, 2:52 pm EDT
Total comments: 3 Source: (press release)

To get ready for the upcoming movie, Men in Black 3, Activision has revealed more on the next Men in Black game.

Men in Black: Alien Crisis is heading to the Nintendo Wii on May 22, according to Activision.

In the game, you will play as Peter Delacoeur, one of the MIB agents in training. Your job is to find the enemy aliens that are preparing to destroy the Earth.

While playing Men in Black: Alien Crisis, you are able to use the Wii Zapper to shoot and dodge, to better the gameplay. There is also a two-player split-screen mode, as well as a four-person "hot-seat" mode.

While Men in Black: Alien Crisis is confirmed to be landing on the Nintendo Wii console, the press release had no mention of a 3DS or DS version. Check back and hopefully we will be able to fill you in if a portable version of this game is announced.

PRESS RELEASE

Activision Releases New Details for Upcoming Men in Black Videogame

Minneapolis, MN – April 4, 2012 – In anticipation of the release of the motion picture Men in Black™ 3, in 3D in theaters May 25, 2012, Activision today announced that the videogame Men In Black: Alien Crisis™ will hit shelves in North America on May 22 for the PlayStation®3 system with PlayStation®Move support, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the Wii™ system from Nintendo. To maximize ultimate agent gameplay, all versions of the game are compatible with the Top Shot Elite peripheral, the PlayStation®3 version is also compatible with the PlayStation®Move sharp shooter and the Wii version with the Wii Zapper™.

In Men In Black: Alien Crisis, players take on the role as Peter Delacoeur, a MIB Agent in training, assigned to unearth enemy aliens who are planning to destroy planet Earth. With hidden surveillance and stealthy guards on the prowl, players must ambush confidential alien intelligence and stop all alien attacks. Men In Black: Alien Crisis brings exciting, realistic MIB Agent movements as players shoot, and dodge their way through action-packed levels to escape fierce alien assaults. Additionally, all platforms feature two-player split-screen gameplay and four-person “hot-seat” competitive action for awesome friends and family involvement.

To create a completely authentic Men in Black world and tone, Activision aligned with Jeff Gomez and Mark S. Pensavalle’s Starlight Runner Entertainment, Inc. to create the story and script of the upcoming videogame. Starlight Runner, a leading creator and producer of highly successful transmedia franchises, was selected by Sony Pictures to work in concert with the filmmakers to provide a single voice to the Men in Black universe with the upcoming film and related properties.

Men In Black: Alien Crisis will be available May 22 for PlayStation®3 system with PlayStation®Move support, Xbox 360, and Wii. This game is rated T for Teen by the ESRB. For more information on the game, please visit www.activision.com.

In the film Men in Black 3, Agents J and K are back... in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K’s life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him -- secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind. Barry Sonnenfeld directs the film. The film’s screenplay is written by Etan Cohen, based on the Malibu Comic by Lowell Cunningham. Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald produce, and Steven Spielberg and G. Mac Brown are the executive producers.