A classic clay hero returns to the center stage, courtesy of Namco.
"GUMBY(R) VS. THE ASTROBOTS(TM)" GOES GOLD
Clay Icon Celebrates 50th Birthday on the Game Boy(R) Advance
SANTA CLARA, Calif., (July 28, 2005) – Leading video games developer and
publisher Namco Hometek Inc. announced today that "Gumby(R) vs. the
Astrobots(TM)" has gone gold for the Game Boy(R) Advance. A unique
side-scrolling platformer featuring classic Gumby characters and
environments, "Gumby vs. the Astrobots" will be bouncing to stores this
August and is rated E for Everyone.
In "Gumby vs. the Astrobots", the scheming Blockheads(TM) have joined forces
with the dreadful Astrobots to kidnap Gumby’s friends. Players will utilize
Gumby’s special morphing powers and stretchy skills to save Pokey(TM),
Prickle(TM) and Goo(TM), who have been hidden in books throughout Toyland.
Gumby’s quest will take gamers through a variety of book worlds, including
the Old West, North Pole and Planet Astrobot, and will even feature original
visuals and sound effects from the classic television series.
2005 marks Gumby’s 50th anniversary of delighting fans and foiling the pesky
Blockheads with his clay friends. Gumby’s golden anniversary is marked by an
ongoing exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, New York,
Gumby and the Art of Stop-Motion Animation, featuring a daily demonstration
of stop-motion techniques on an actual Gumby set. In addition, Gumby’s
birthday will be celebrated in style with a celebrity-filled birthday bash
in San Francisco this August.
“Gumby fans will be able to enjoy the same stretchy abilities as their green
clay friend in 'Gumby vs. the Astrobots,'” said Jeff Lujan, business
director at Namco Hometek Inc. “We are celebrating Gumby’s 50th birthday in
grand fashion with a game that features an original Gumby adventure with all
of his closest friends.”