{"id":5129,"date":"2010-03-05T18:29:10","date_gmt":"2010-03-05T08:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=5129"},"modified":"2010-03-05T18:29:10","modified_gmt":"2010-03-05T08:29:10","slug":"galactic-taz-ball-game-with-dual-modes-of-play-for-nintendo-ds-is-a-whirlwind-of-fun-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=5129","title":{"rendered":"GALACTIC TAZ BALL &#8211; GAME WITH DUAL MODES OF PLAY FOR NINTENDO DS IS A WHIRLWIND OF FUN FOR KIDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SYDNEY, Australia \u2013 March 5, 2010 \u2013 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces <strong><em>Galactic Taz Ball,<\/em><\/strong> a new videogame for the Nintendo DS\u2122 starring Taz, the frenetically fantastic Looney Tunes character beloved by all. The game will be available in Australia and New Zealand in May 2010.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaz is one of the most popular characters in the Looney Tunes family, and with<strong><em> Galactic Taz Ball<\/em><\/strong> kids can have fun for hours with action, exploration, platform challenges and puzzle solving,\u201d said Samantha Ryan, Senior Vice President, Development and Production, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.\u00a0 \u201cThis creative game<strong><em> <\/em><\/strong>packs all of the wild fun that everyone loves about Taz into a handheld experience with two unique modes of play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In <strong><em>Galactic Taz Ball<\/em><\/strong>, Taz is accidentally kidnapped by Marvin the Martian who\u2019s stealing the Earth\u2019s landscape to make Mars more scenic. Taz must spin his way across pieces of Earth floating in space to stop Marvin from destroying the planet and get back home.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The game contains two worlds with completely different gameplay mechanics. The \u201cOverworld\u201d is an action-style 3-D game playable on the Nintendo DS top screen with unique track ball controls using the stylus on the bottom screen. When Taz moves fast enough he becomes a tornado that can destroy objects and enemies. The \u201cUnderworld\u201d is a side-scrolling puzzle game played on the bottom touch screen in which Taz navigates a maze of active machinery and gadgets.\u00a0 Both worlds combine for a uniquely fun and frenetic journey, perfect for Taz\u2019s wild style.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Galactic Taz Ball<\/em><\/strong> is being developed by WayForward Technologies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SYDNEY, Australia \u2013 March 5, 2010 \u2013 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces Galactic Taz Ball, a new videogame for the Nintendo DS\u2122 starring Taz, the frenetically fantastic Looney Tunes character beloved by all. The game will be available in Australia and New Zealand in May 2010. \u201cTaz is one of the most popular characters in<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=5129\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5129"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5130,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5129\/revisions\/5130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}