Bird Brain now available for iPod Touch, iPhone

Legacy Interactive has released Bird Brain for iPhone and iPod touch. Bird Brain is a trivia game with an insulting name, because if you’re dumb then someone might call you a bird brain, a dolt, dullard, moron, etc. You get my drift, and if you don’t then you probably are a bird brain.

The challenge of this game is to figure out the order of the trivia questions presented in 20 seconds or less. Trivia questions could be about locations of U.S. landmarks, sizes of dog breeds, ages of the Kardashian sisters (not who has the biggest butt, because everyone knows the answer to that question), and more. Each question requires ranking answers in relation to each other: big to small, newest to oldest, north to south, etc. With 10 rapid-fire questions per round, players must use quick thinking and faster fingers to arrange their list in proper order.

Bird Brain is available for $.99 on iPhone and iPod touch from Apple’s App Store or at www.birdbraingame.com.

This story reminds me of a commercial I saw about getting grilled chicken on a value menu for less than a buck. Word on the street is that you can.

Emergency Room: Real Life Rescues in stores

Legacy Interactive’s Emergency Room: Real Life Rescues is available at retail for Nintendo DS today in North America. In this new paramedic simulation video game, players jump into the boots of rookie Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) at a busy metropolitan hospital in Harbor City. Player work up the ranks by successfully dealing with a series of medical emergencies such as cardiac arrests, car accidents, and deadly gunshot wounds. The politics of a financially struggling hospital looking to cut costs at every corner also weighs in on the game play.

Emergency Room: Real Life Rescues includes 30 “realistic cases” ranging from basic first aid to life-threatening traumas. Initial cases have less serious implications and there are fewer medical steps needed to stabilize the patient. Later cases are more complex, however, and advanced medical tools such as a defibrillator, bag valve mask and inhalator are unlocked in order to successfully treat patients in the field. After successfully completing the more challenging cases, the player is promoted through the EMT ranks.

It’s like taking a ride in a real ambulance without the $5000 bill. Emergency Room: Real Life Rescues has an MSRP of $19.99 and is available at retailers nationwide as well as online at www.legacyinteractive.com.

The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 2 in the works

Casual game developer and publisher Legacy Interactive is on the case with a brand new Sherlock Holmes game called The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 2, the sequel to their popular mystery, puzzle/adventure and hidden object casual game. The original game sold over 200,000 units online and at retail, which is a pretty solid amount of sales for a game of this nature..

The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 2 bears the distinction of being the first computer game to be officially licensed by both The Sherlock Holmes Company as well as the Conan Doyle Estate. The game provides 16 new mysteries including murder, theft, forgery, dog-napping and even an alleged supernatural mystery. These mysteries are comprised of adventure, hidden objects searches, and story driven cutscenes and mini-games.

The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 2 is slated for PC download in December 2009 and will ship to retail in Q1 2010.

Legacy announces Ghost Whisperer: Shadowlands

Casual games developer and publisher Legacy Interactive today announced a licensing agreement with CBS Consumer Products that will expand their roster of TV-licensed games. Part of the deal will see Legacy will develop a video game based on the popular CBS drama series Ghost Whisperer.

Available in early 2010, Ghost Whisperer: Shadowlands will debut on the PC and feature characters and themes from the television series. Players will take on the role of Melinda Gordon, a young woman living in Grandview, who has inherited a “sixth sense,” or the ability to see and communicate with ghosts.

Naturally, these earthbound spirits have unfinished business in our world preventing them from “crossing over” into the light. While trying to live as normal a life as possible with her paramedic husband, Jim, and as an owner of the antiques shop, Same As it Never Was, Melinda helps ghosts find resolution and pass over to the other side.

The game’s stories are penned by Emmy award-winning television writer Lance Gentile, with gameplay consisting of light adventure and hidden object-style game play where players need to help the recently departed move on to the afterlife and provide closure to loved ones left behind.

Learn more about this and other Legacy games by visiting www.legacygames.com.

Paramount’s Girl Games

Paramount Digital Entertainment and Legacy Interactive announced today that they are developing three games based on the Paramount Pictures’ films, Clueless, Mean Girls and Pretty in Pink. In Clueless: The Game, the player takes on the part of Cher trying to find the perfect boyfriends for all her pals; in Mean Girls: High School Showdown, players take on the role of a student trying to end the reign of the terrible “Plastic clique,” the prettiest and meanest girls in school; and players relive the story of the 80’s film, taking on visual puzzles and adventures.

As one would imagine, these games are geared towards teen girls.

Legacy Gets Nintendo Nod

Legacy Interactive is now an official Nintendo developer and publisher. The company announced today that it is authorized to create Wii and DS games. The first games will be Zoo Vet: Endangered Animals for Nintendo DS and Pet Pals: Animal Doctor for Wii. Both will be released under the company’s Real Life games label.
Pet Pals: Animal Doctor is a Wii exclusive that lets players use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk as virtual operating tools to take part in a variety of animal surgeries. Zoo Vet: Endangered Animals is a new simulation game set in an urban zoo designed for the DS. The game incorporates micro games for each medical tool, photorealistic animals, and beautifully rendered environments, according to Legacy.