Bee 'B' Fun!
Last updated: 27/11/2007 - 15:55
Navigate the perils of New York City in the game of Bee Movie.
Learn to navigate the dangers of New York City in the game of the soon-to-be smash Bee Movie
In Bee Movie Game - the game of the animated feature film starring the voices of Jerry Seinfeld (TV's Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm and stand-up TV special I'm Telling You for the Last Time, as well as the feature documentary Comedian) and Renée Zellweger (Cold Mountain, Empire Records, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, Shark Tale, Chicago) players must learn to navigate the onslaught of New York City street traffic, avoid collisions with speeding cars, trucks and other hazards as they experience life from the little guys' perspective.
Bee Movie Game allows players to race, chase, fly and blast their way through the adrenaline-fueled world from the feature film and beyond. As the witty and courageous Barry B. Benson, gamers are propelled on an exciting adventure to save the bees’ production of honey.
Our reviewer Richard Dee test flys the game to see what the buzz about Bee Movie Game on PS2 really adds up to:
After leaving college Barry B Benson - a Bee who lives in New Hive City - gets a job as expected with the Honex Corporation in the only show in town the production of honey, however it is not enough for Barry as he wonders if there is more to life than honey. Even though he has not been out of the hive his entire life, Barry decides to head out in the wild blue yonder and his adventures begin.
Split Format
The format of the game is split between the Hive and the outside world. Whilst in the hive Barry has to succeed at a number of jobs, from Honey Collector and race Driver to Delivery Boy, once enough of these tasks have been completed the next chapter of the story outside the hive begins - with the story of Barry’s adventure in the outside world told in retrospect on a bee television show called 'New Hive Tonight', to anchor Bee Jeanette Chung.
Barry discovers that humans steal the bees honey and sell it, outraged Barry wants justice, but he needs proof to convince others that this is happening, so with the help of his human friend Vanessa, he sets off in search of evidence.
In his search Barry uncovers a 'hon-spriacy', to taint the taste of honey with the taste of Brussels Sprouts by the evil Montgomery, who will then get rich, selling his stockpile of untainted honey, Barry makes it his aim to stop Montgomery any way he can.
Voiced by Jerry Seinfeld, John Goodman and Rene Zellwegger, this is a fun game for the younger game players, it’s easy to follow, with saves all the way through the game after every task, so you don’t have to keep repeating stages again, with great animation for a PS2 game it is fun and funny all along.
So join Barry on his adventures as he battles with wasps, hornets and dragonflies, dodges the rain and faces everything that the human race can throw at him (literally), as he tries to uncover the 'hon-spiracy' in order to return the Bees to the top of the honey chain.
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For more information on the film of the game: Bee Movie check out the film's official website: www.beemovie.com
Bee Movie Game is available now for the Xbox 360, PlayStation2, Games for Windows, Wii home video game system from Nintendo and the Nintendo DS. The Xbox 360, Wii, PS2 and Games for Windows versions are rated 'E' for 'Mild Cartoon Violence' and the DS for 'Comic Mischief' by the ESRB. Bee Movie is on general release now, rated U.PSP Ltd is not responsible for the contents of external websites.
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