SESAME STREET: ONCE UPON A MONSTER
CELEBRATED GAME DEVELOPER AND PARENT-TRUSTED BRAND UNITE ON THE
PAGES OF A WHIMSICAL STORYBOOK ADVENTURE ON KINECT FOR XBOX 360
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces the launch ofSesame Street: Once Upon a Monster, an innovative, engaging and humorous, new controller-free video game on Kinect™ for Xbox 360®. Players can interact with popular Sesame Street characters as well as make new monster friends in a journey of learning, discovery and fun.
Developed by award-winning Double Fine Productions, Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monsteris a truly original interactive experience where young players join Cookie Monster, Elmo and other Sesame Street characters as they explore a living storybook titled Once Upon a Monster. In the book, they meet new, loveable monsters from the Once Upon a Monster world, forge friendships and learn key life skills along the way. Parents and children become part of the storybook adventure by getting active together through dancing, jumping, flying and more.
“Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster is a very engaging title,which provides families with young kids a quality experience unlike anything they have seen before,” said Samantha Ryan, Senior Vice President, Production and Development, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “Full of life lessons, like building friendships and overcoming fears, the game combines the values and appeal of the beloved Sesame Street brand with Double Fine Productions’ talent for creating lush and exciting worlds while delivering a fun game that parents can feel good about purchasing.”
“I’ve been promising this game to my daughter for a long time,” said Tim Schafer, President and CEO of Double Fine Productions. “I’m very grateful to Warner Bros., Sesame Workshop, and the extremely dedicated team behind Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster for helping me make good on that promise to her, and to every family that’s been waiting for this great chance to play together.”
Guided by a social and emotional curriculum set forth from Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind Sesame Street, young players engage in activities that promote lifelong lessons about making friends, cooperation, recognizing and labeling emotions, and so much more.
Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster on Kinect for Xbox 360 is rated G and available now at retail stores nationwide at a RRP of $69.95.
For more information on Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster, please visit www.OnceUponAMonsterGame.com
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