Deadliest Catch Game Announced - I have a crush on the Hansen Brothers
There, I said it. I totally have crushes on the Deadliest Catch captains. They are soooooooo dreamy. Last summer I spent a little too much time watching their seafaring and crab-catching antics on the Discovery channel. If you've never seen the show, I highly recommend it. The intensity is almost palpable. Imagine my delight when I found out that there is a Deadliest Catch game in development for the Xbox 360 and PC, being made with the help of the Hansen brothers from the show! From the press release:
"Deadliest Catch Alaskan Storm" lets gamers captain their own boat in the frenzied search for an undersea jackpot. Gamers select one of five real crab boats, including the Northwestern, Cornelia Marie and Sea Star -- all featured on the series, or create and customize their own boat. Gamers then recruit and lead their own crew from a roster of twenty real crab fishermen. Selecting the wrong boat or recruiting the wrong crew member can mean the difference between landing a Bering Sea jackpot or disaster. Lead your fatigued, hungry and hardworking crew in the strategic search for King Crab and Opilio Crab, while battling to secure your catch and livelihood before other captains and crews get to the crab first.
Apparently they invited the game developers to join them on a crab run in the Bering Sea to see what life out on the open ocean is really like. I'm all for authenticity, and it sounds like the developers are pretty enthusiastic about the title. It will feature the main career mode with authentic ships from the series, minigames for stuff like throwing the hook, and 34,000 miles of actual authentic coastline.
I think I just peed myself.
[link via Gamerscore blog]
