THQ is developing SCOOBY-DOO! MYSTERY MAYHEM, based on the classic SCOOBY-DOO cartoon series, for Xbox, GameCube and the PlayStation2 and will be released winter 2003. SCOOBY-DOO! MYSTERY MAYHEM for Game Boy Advance is now available at retailers throughout North America.
"Last year's SCOOBY-DOO! titles from THQ were a critical and commercial success, garnering praise from both consumer and game enthusiast publications, earning PlayStation 2 Greatest Hits status, and selling more than one million units," said Tiffany Ternan, svp, North American sales and distribution, THQ. "We are confident that SCOOBY-DOO! MYSTERY MAYHEM will similarly appeal to fans of SCOOBY-DOO! cartoons and gamers alike with its quirky animated cast of characters, vast environments and cool effects that truly bring the classic show to life."
"Warner Bros. consumer products worked closely with THQ to bring the ever-popular Scooby-Doo! property to life on the Game Boy Advance platform and provide hours of humorous game play for SCOOBY-DOO! fans on the go," said Philippe Erwin, vp , interactive entertainment for Warner Bros. consumer products. "Next year's SCOOBY-DOO! MYSTERY MAYHEM titles for the three major consoles are shaping up nicely -- with SCOOBY-DOO! humor translated into fun game play, beautiful graphics, and realistic representations of the beloved SCOOBY-DOO! characters."
Scooby, Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy are back in an all-new adventure. Players will lead their favorite teenage sleuths through SCOOBY-DOO! MYSTERY MAYHEM and try to solve a mystery of supernatural proportions. The gang starts out on a routine case in search of ghosts, but instead stumbles upon a scheming business tycoon who will stop at nothing to grow his empire. He uses The Tome of Doom to unleash some of the creepiest monsters the teenagers have ever seen. Players must maneuver Scooby and Shaggy (each with his own unique abilities) to find The Tome of Doom, capture monsters and solve the mystery, scarfing up Scooby Snacks along the way. Adventure-style gameplay includes capturing and outrunning monsters, searching for clues and puzzle solving in creepy environments such as an abandoned movie set, the ghoulish Wild West, a dank bayou and a cobweb covered laboratory.
Also based on the cartoon series, in the Game Boy Advance version players must lead Scooby-Doo and Shaggy through five huge episodes, exploring creepy environments.
For more information on THQ's SCOOBY-DOO! videogames and the rest of THQ's 2003/2004 product lineup, please visit www.thq.com. Calabasas Hills, California-based THQ (Nasdaq:THQI) is a leading independent publisher of interactive entertainment software worldwide. The company develops its products for all popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices. The THQ Website is located at www.thq.com. The THQ Wireless site is located at www.thqwireless.com.
