The Princess Bride Game

Seriously, who isn't a fan of this awesome fairy tale movie? You'd think a game like this would have been released ages ago (maybe I just never heard about it), but finally someone has been able to bring it to market. Developed in Flash, the game covers the major aspects of the motion picture and is officially licensed, which means they were able to make things look like the game and the voice actors they hired on sounded impressively like the actual characters. Miracle Max in particular - bravo for the chap who can do such a great Billy Crystal. The cool part though is at the end, when Kris Schlacter talks about how he implemented fluid dynamics in Flash to make a cauldron mix liquids.

Game Data

Help the Princess and her True Love defeat dastardly villains, survive the Fire Swamp, find miracle remedies, and vanquish the evil prince in order to live happily ever after. Along the way you play as and interact with a cast of your favorite characters including Buttercup, Westley, Inigo, Fezzik, Vizzini and Miracle Max. Compete for high scores and advance through dozens of levels that are simple to start, addictive to play and challenging to master. Experience true love and high adventure! The Official Princess Bride Game combines the best of animation with the best of casual and adventure games – all based on the classic hit movie.

Company: Worldwide Biggies
Platform(s): PC/Mac
Release Date: Summer 2008
Total Development Time (calendar time): 8 months
Full Time Team Size: 12
Total Team Size: 20
Fun Fact: One of the animator/designers working on the game actually designed a t-shirt that was in the original movie in Fred Savage’s bedroom – he’s recreating it for the game.

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