E3 07: Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action Fact Sheet @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on July 11, 2007

News: Board games and video games merged together in one unholy union of trivia.

If Viva Pinata was Microsoft's attempt to bring the kids to the Xbox 360, the newly announced Scene It? is their answer to the Wii and it's multiplayer-centered gameplay.

Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action is based on the bestselling DVD game and it will come with four "Big Button" controllers for the 360 to make the experience more like a game show. Don't have four friends? This movie trivia game will also offer online multiplayer over Xbox Live.

Here's what else we know about Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action:

Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Developer: Screenlife Games and WXP
Format: DVD for the Xbox 360 video game system
ESRB Rating: Pending
Availability: Holiday 2007
Price: $59.99 (estimated retail price) (comes with four wireless Big Button Controllers)

Overview
Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action brings gamers together with friends and family for a casual trivia game that they all can play and enjoy. Using the simple and intuitive Big Button Controller, players can challenge their friends to see whose movie knowledge reigns supreme, with real content from their favorite movies and actors.

This social and engaging trivia experience ships with four wireless controllers, allowing up to four teams to challenge one another, and includes more than 1,800 questions with images, audio and high-definition (HD) movie clips from hundreds of films players will know and love. Gameplay enhancements ensure each game offers a fresh experience without repeats, and new questions and content can be downloadable to add to the fun with. Players can keep score to see who is the true trivia master, or play in party mode and entertain the crowd for hours at a time. The Scene It? brand is recognizable worldwide, with more than 10 million DVD board games sold in more than 15 countries. Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action for the Xbox 360 will ship this holiday season.

Scene It? is the pioneer of the DVD game category, and since it was launched in 2001, more than 10 million board games sold. With more than a dozen editions on the market Ч including best-selling Disney, Harry Potter, Sports, Music and Movie editions Ч the Scene It? brand of games has won multiple awards from the toy industry. In its first year, УScene It? Movie EditionФ sold more units than Trivial Pursuit, Pictionary, and other top-rated board games during their corresponding launch periods. Scene It? is sold in 26 countries and 9 languages, and the second edition of the hit movie title will be released later this summer.

Features

New movies, puzzle challenges and multiplayer action. The Xbox 360 game includes more than 1,800 questions not seen before in any other Scene It? retail product. Scene It? for the Xbox 360 will feature five new types of puzzle challenge that are sure to keep gamers guessing all night long, including УCredit Roll,Ф where players guess the film based on the list of characters and actors; УChild's Play,Ф where they guess the name of the film based on a child's drawing of a film scene; and УQuotables,Ф where they are challenged to finish a famous line from a featured film. In addition, all 21 puzzle types have been designed to provide the ultimate multiplayer experience on Xbox 360.

Starring the Big Button Controller. Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action will be shipped with four new wireless Big Button Controllers, so each gamer has his or her own buzzer. Making games such as Scene It? more approachable for all types of players, the Big Button Controller takes its inspiration from the game show buzzers of yesteryear but uses the latest infrared technology to minimize the chances of an argument over who answered first.

HD. Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action offers a wide assortment of movie clips in HD format as well as hundreds of stills and audio clips from players' favorite films.

Minimal repeats. The Xbox 360 version keeps track of questions that have already been asked and minimizes repeats so players rarely get the same question twice.