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Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 1: Homestar Runner

Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People

By The Gamepros
April 16, 2008 15:09 PM PST
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We take part in Strong Bad's antics as we get our hands on this hilarious point-and-click adventure title for Wii Ware.

Fans of the internet cartoon won't be disappointed with the inclusion of some of their favorite episodes.

Hands-on:

Those of you who are familiar with the long-time internet series know how ripe it is for a videogame adaptation. From the many gaming references made during episodes, to the inclusion of the Trogdor theme to Guitar Hero II, to the Atari-inspired Videlectrix titles (which are optimized to play in the Wii's Internet Browser,) Strong Bad already has his boxing glove-covered fingers on the pulse of gaming culture. It's no surprise, then, that his console debut, Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People (SBCG4AP), comes with high expectations.

Luckily, the game is in the hands of Telltale Games, the team behind the hilarious Sam and Max series. Like Sam and Max, SBCG4AP is an episodic point and click adventure, which is probably the best genre for the masked wrestler to wreak havoc within. Just as his cartoons are rife with Easter Eggs found by random clicking, Strong Bad's world is meant to be explored and exploited. During our half-hour we played through one of the episodes. We spent a good 25 minutes just walking up to inconsequential objects to hear Strong Bad's bizarre take on it.

Exploring Strong Bad's world is rewarding and entertaining.

From using Homestar's cell phone to prank himself, to checking e-mail, to playing the Videlectrix classic "Snake Boxer 5", it's extremely easy to lose yourself in Strong Bad's virtual world. We only got to explore two environments during our demo--Strong Bad's home and Bubs' Concession Stand, but you can rest assured that plenty more locales will be available when episodes start arriving.

The episode we played centered around clearing the name of Homestar Runner, who has been incriminated on grounds of public nudity. While the quest was made easy for demo purposes--Homestar's criminal records were hidden under a box--we were told that the actual solution would be more complicated. And we're assuming, hilarious.

It's about time Homestar went to jail for nudity... put some pants on dude!

While the game isn't being written by series creators Matt and Mike Chapman, the folks at Telltale seem to have the series' sense of humor down pat, with the brothers providing script touch-ups as well as their vocal talents to the many inhabitants of Free Country, USA, including Coach Z, The King of Town, and Strong Sad.

While Wii Ware may be late to the original game download party, SBCG4AP encapsulates why it will be worth the wait. It looks to be an original, irreverent gaming experience that wouldn't be caught dead on other consoles. The console point-and-click adventure is almost back, and we can't wait for Strong Bad to bring it to us.