Futurama (video game)
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European PlayStation 2 cover art, by Bongo Comics | |
| Developer | Unique Development Studios |
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| Director | Stephane Koenig |
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| Programmer | Mattias Olsson |
| Artist | Ralph M. Gerth IV |
| Writer | J. Stewart Burns |
| Composer | Christopher Tyng |
| Engine | Gamebryo |
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| Mode | Single-player |
Futurama is a 3D platform video game based on the science fiction animated series of the same name. It was developed by Unique Development Studios for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox, both of which use cel-shading technology. The game follows the main characters (Fry, Bender and Leela) and main members of delivery company Planet Express, trying to stop Billionaire Carol "Mom" Miller from acquiring over 50% percent of Earth and turning it into a giant warship, after selling Planet Express to her by its owner Professor Farnsworth, due to lack of resource and company's mismanagement. By going back in time before the sale but ultimately failing, continuing events in an endless cycle.
The game has received mixed reviews from critics and fans. While storytelling, writing, humor and voice acting was praised, many of the gameplay aspects like controls or camera were generally criticized. The cutscenes and in-game footage of the game were repurposed into a DVD feature Futurama: The Lost Adventure as a bonus in The Beast with a Billion Backs, released on June 24, 2008.
The game is considered to be as one of the rarest and most expensive games on PlayStation 2 and Xbox in a physical copy, ranging in places like eBay around $200 to $800. This is mainly due to incredibly low sales of the game, since it saw a very limited run of printings and partly due to the show's cancellation shortly after its release.