Kotaku Australia » mean girls http://www.kotaku.com.au the Gamer's Guide | Computer and video game news and reviews Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:00:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Mean Girls: The Video Game Reworks Puzzle Quest Into Girl-Friendly Matching, Manipulation http://www.kotaku.com.au/2008/07/mean_girls_the_video_game_reworks_puzzle_quest_into_girlfriendly_matching_manipulation-2/ http://www.kotaku.com.au/2008/07/mean_girls_the_video_game_reworks_puzzle_quest_into_girlfriendly_matching_manipulation-2/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:40:21 +0000 Michael McWhertor http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/07/mean_girls_the_video_game_reworks_puzzle_quest_into_girlfriendly_matching_manipulation-2.html The announcement that Legacy Interactive and Paramount would be collaborating on games based on female-led films Mean Girls, Clueless and Pretty In Pink left us… dismayed? Don’t get me wrong, I loved both Clueless and Pretty In Pink (shut up) — they’re fine films. But after the thing that was The Princess Bride video game, it’s hard to dislodge this chip forming a groove in our shoulders.

MTV Multiplayer got some surprising info on one of the key titles, the Lindsay Lohan vehicle Mean Girls. It looks to be a shameless Puzzle Quest clone — not such a bad thing — but trades jewel matching for shoes, lipstick and, err, jewel matching.

Further solidifying the fantasy to high school setting change is the swapping out of spells and incantations for “rumours, pranks and putdowns”. We should work on our own, Kotaku branded Puzzle Quest rip. There’s obviously money it.

‘Mean Girls’ Game Plays Like ‘Puzzle Quest’ In A High School, Stars Lindsay Lohan [MTV Multiplayer]

]]> http://www.kotaku.com.au/2008/07/mean_girls_the_video_game_reworks_puzzle_quest_into_girlfriendly_matching_manipulation-2/feed/ 0 There Are Finally Clueless, Mean Girls & Pretty In Pink Games In Development http://www.kotaku.com.au/2008/07/there_are_finally_clueless_mean_girls__pretty_in_pink_games_in_development-2/ http://www.kotaku.com.au/2008/07/there_are_finally_clueless_mean_girls__pretty_in_pink_games_in_development-2/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:30:00 +0000 Luke Plunkett http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/07/there_are_finally_clueless_mean_girls__pretty_in_pink_games_in_development-2.html Seriously. If you remember, back in March Paramount movie studios announced they were getting into the gaming business. Today, they’ve announced their first three titles. To be developed in conjunction with Legacy Interactive, the first three games (all adaptations of films, obviously) will be…yes, Mean Girls, Clueless and Pretty in Pink. No word on target platforms or anything of the sort, but Legacy are in the business of cheap, disposable/casual titles, so anyone hoping for a sprawling, 100+ hour adventure based on the busy social life of Cher Horowitz will most likely be sorely disappointed.

Universal gets into games with Wanted, Paramount making Pretty in Pink videogame [Variety]

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