Hollywood Monsters is The Next Big Thing on iOS
Behind that pun (the PC version of the game is known as "Hollywood Monsters" in Spain and Italy and as "The Next Big Thing" in the rest of the world), we deeply believe that this tittle is a great adventure game. Probably one of the craziest Point & Click Pendulo Studios has achieved in terms of amusing story, crazy dialog, quirky humor and challenging puzzles.
At least since the first Hollywood Monsters in 1997. "Beg you pardon?" did you say? Well, yes, technically speaking, only the well documented fans or veteran gamers among you know that this game is in fact Hollywood Monsters 2. The PC version released in 2011 actually wears this name in Spain (where the developers are from) and in Italy.
The original packshot of the first Hollywood Monsters on PC in 1997.
Because it's a little bit confusing, you now start to understand why at BulkyPix we decided to just call it "Hollywood Monsters" for its global release on iOS on December 6.
We took the same decision back in September 2011 while releasing Another World - 20th Anniversary on iOS. In the US, most of the people ignore that the game was originally known as "Out of this World" when released for computers in 1991. But we decided to call it "Another World" for the global market as it's more convenient for many technical and communication/marketing reasons.
A screenshot from the original game, back in 1997
Nevertheless, websites for spanish audience calls the game Hollywood Monsters 2 anyway. But as many people ask about the title change, you now know a little bit more about what happens "behind the scene".
A marketing asset by the Spanish publisher for the release of the "sequel" Hollywood Monsters 2/The Next Big Thing on PC in 2011.
There are monsters in Hollywood?
The first Hollywood Monsters was also Pendulo Studios' debut game. A cool and weird background for a cool adventure game made of two journalists that hate each other and are bitter rivals to cover a big social event in a strange mansion.
This new episode available on iOS revisits with class and humor the fantastic cinema universe in a modern and funny adventure, packed with references to the genre's popular movies and series. To give you a little glimpe, it offers a story full of comedy, shivers, mystery, romance, suspense, twists and turns, action, lies, monsters, fridges, teleportation cabins, stolen brains, half meter flies, Egyptian bombshells, Mexican werewolves, Australian crocodiles, and… much more.
A visual from the PC version released in 2011 and called "The Next Big Thing".
We're very proud of the iOS release of Hollywood Monsters/The Next Big Thing and had a great year working with Pendulo. We had two other major releases with the studio in our 2012 line-up: Yesterday, the darkest game made by the team so far and Hidden Runaway, a cool story-driven Hidden Object game designed as a tribute to the Runaway saga. As Runaway is a seminal series in the Point & Click genre from its first episode released in 2003, everybody knows the talent of Pendulo Studios to produce great adventure games with hours of enigmas and fun.
Originally released for PC after the third Runaway episode, Hollywood Monsters features a unique demonstration of Pendulo's talent and constant progresses to always better entertain players.
And there's even more coming in 2013 as Runaway 3 will also coming on iOS (but that's a secret, don't tell anybody...).
If you never experienced the talent of Pendulo and/or the great comfort of playing a Point & Click adventure on a touch screen, Hollywood Monsters is a gorgeous opportunity.
Donwload it on the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/app/hollywood-monsters/id574812554?mt=8&affId=1994893&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
