Topic: Goosebumps Resurrected on Wii and DS

[Nick DiMola]

The classic children's book series is receiving the digital treatment in the form of Goosebumps Horrorland, an adventure title.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=16451

 Scholastic Interactive announced yesterday that under their new publishing label, Elastic, they are releasing Goosebumps Horrorland for Wii and DS.    

Goosebumps Horrorland will be an adventure game set in a fright-themed amusement park filled with over thirty rides and a variety of attractions. As players start to experience the rides they realize that the scares provided are indeed a real threat. Players will vanquish vampires amongst other monsters and will be battling for their lives on the ride.  As players try to escape the park they become entangled in the park's mysteries, eventually solving them all.    

Players looking forward to re-experiencing the Goosebumps franchise will be able to do so this October on Wii and DS for an MSRP of $39.99 and $29.99 respectively.    

GOOSEBUMPS HORRORLAND™ FOR WII™, NINTENDO DS™ AND PLAYSTATION®2 COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM COMING THIS FALL FROM SCHOLASTIC INTERACTIVE    

New Titles Launch Under the New Consumer Games Label ELASTIC™    

NEW YORK - July 22, 2008 - Scholastic Interactive, a division of Scholastic Media (SM) (www.scholastic.com) today announced Goosebumps HorrorLand™ for Wii™, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and Nintendo DS™. Goosebumps HorrorLand is the first game to be published under Scholastic Interactive's new publishing label ELASTIC™.    

Scholastic Interactive is already well-known for high quality, award-winning games that educate and entertain children. Now, with the introduction of the ELASTIC label, the company is expanding its catalog to include more entertainment driven titles and broaden its reach to consumers. The titles under the new label will be published across all interactive platforms and will feature content based on Scholastic properties, such as Goosebumps®, as well as other original and third-party licensed properties.    

"We are delighted to be launching our new games label, ELASTIC, with Goosebumps. Goosebumps has a broad and enthusiastic global fan base who will be thrilled with our new games. What better way to deliver the thrills and chills of a Goosebumps experience than with a game that puts the player in the heart of HorrorLand," said Deborah Forte, President, Scholastic Media and Executive Vice President of Scholastic Inc.    

Marking the brand's first foray into gaming consoles and handhelds, Goosebumps HorrorLand is an adventure game set in a fright-themed amusement park filled with over thirty thrilling rides and bone-chilling attractions. Sounds like fun - until players discover the scares are all too real and find themselves vanquishing vampires, hanging on for life on the Roller Ghoster and battling Certain Death. As players fiendishly try to escape the park, they will unravel a mystery, encounter a host of creepy horrors, monsters and mummies plus trademark Goosebumps twists and cliffhangers. Goosebumps HorrorLand will offer the suspense, pulse-pounding action, tension and humor that defines the franchise. Goosebumps HorrorLand, the video game, is set to make nightmares come to life on Wii™ (SRP $39.99), Nintendo DS™ (SRP $29.99), and Playstation®2 system (SRP $29.99) in October 2008.    

For an exclusive peek at Goosebumps HorrorLand, go to www.GoosebumpsVideoGame.com or to YouTube to view the "No Ordinary Park" teaser trailer.    

With more than 300 million books sold in 32 languages, Goosebumps is a global mega brand. Goosebumps HorrorLand is based on the new 12 book Scholastic series by R.L. Stine that launched in April to terrific sales and national press attention. Additional content can be found on the official Goosebumps Web site www.scholastic.com/goosebumps.

[Morari]

The description reminds me a lot of Illbleed.

I recall reading a few of the original Goosebumps books to my little brother. They were generally quite humorous.

[ThePerm]

booyakasha!

[Arbok]

Well we all know how much Perm has been looking forward to this:

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=25346.0

[D_Average]

I still wake up in cold sweats from my 6th grade reading of "Night of the Living Dummy"

[AV]

oh MAN that brings me back..I remember reading those books in like 5th grade or something and they had a short lived tv show on PBS.

I remember i read one where this girl had a house fire and than new people moved in but she thought they were ghosts.

I don't remember what the story was called but I very much enjoyed it. Ahh Nostalgia.

[D_Average]

And I'll assume everyone eventually moved on to the "Fear Street" series....Man, those were scary!!

[Nick DiMola]

And I'll assume everyone eventually moved on to the "Fear Street" series....Man, those were scary!!

YES. IIRC those were pretty f-ed up.

[Arbok]

I remember i read one where this girl had a house fire and than new people moved in but she thought they were ghosts.

I don't remember what the story was called but I very much enjoyed it. Ahh Nostalgia.

The book in question was The Ghost Next Door... which, unlike the others, was more moving than scary. Personally, it was my favorite from the ones I read.

[AV]

I remember i read one where this girl had a house fire and than new people moved in but she thought they were ghosts.

I don't remember what the story was called but I very much enjoyed it. Ahh Nostalgia.

The book in question was The Ghost Next Door... which, unlike the others, was more moving than scary. Personally, it was my favorite from the ones I read.

:-)

I don't remember it being scary but something that really grabbed my attention.