So, Activision IS Publishing A Battleship Video Game After All. Eeek.

Wait, what? I was KIDDING when I said it was going to happen, geez. Well, here we go, courtesy of developers Double Helix and Magic Pockets: a licensed game based on the upcoming film based on the game that’s not like the original all that much (as in at all). Expect to see and play a hybrid that combines “tactical” naval battles with first-person shooting sections all against the evil space aliens that have invaded earth. Eeek. I must have been sleeping during all those Battleship games I played as a kid, as I clearly don’t recall ANY of that happening.

Except the “tactical” naval part. “A-1… MISS!”

Of course,, this could actually be pretty awesome (or at least halfway decent), so I’ll hold off a bit in my snark until May 15th when the game ships out. More on this one later – I need an aspirin.

Battleship Super Bowl TV Ad: What. The. Hell?

Yeah, it’s real (with Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and official movie site pages up and running) and yes, I couldn’t stop laughing despite the dead serious action vibe in the trailer posted above. Yikes. Is Hollywood REALLY that short on ideas that they’re going BACK to making movies based on board games? Can I get a Clue, anyone? OK, Clue was kind of amusing in a way, but still… yeesh. If this film makes money, well then dear reader, Milton Bradley/Hasbro has a ton of dusty old games on the top shelf of the hall closer to pick through for “new” film projects. Personally, I’d love to see Operation or Hungry Hungry Hippos turned into modern horror flicks a la SAW or some other icky torture porn, if we’re going to go all the way with the baffling ideas taken to illogical extremes.

Feh, I guess anyone under 25 was all psyched that this slick new action flick is shooting into theaters this May. As for yours truly and probably anyone else of a certain vintage that remembers the game and those goofy commercials (“You sunk my battleship!” )… we’ll pass on spending money for a ticket, but we WILL be sure to get a little drunk one night and catch this when it hits cable sometime early next year (if not sooner)…