South Park has been on television for what, eight years now? And in that time we've had three fairly crappy and easily forgettable South Park games.

The first was South Park on the N64 (and later ported to the PlayStation). It starred Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny in a first-person quest to rid South Park of mutant turkeys and weird aliens. The gameplay consisted of killing turkeys... and more turkeys... and even more turkeys... and you get the idea. But the repetitive action wasn't it's biggest downfall in my opinion. It was that fog. That horrible, bright, annoying fog that was always just a few feet ahead of your character. Even during the somewhat enjoyable multiplayer mode the fog would just bring me down.

Chef's Luv Shack was the next entry in the South Park debacles. They left out the story this time and created a game show-themed collection of mini games and trivia. Unfortunately the games fail to live up to the fun of the ones they try to emulate (Mario Party) and the trivia seemed to difficult for even the most hardcore South Park fan.

And finally, we have South Park Rally. Acclaim once again took the premise from a popular Mario series (Mario Kart) to create a South Park version of kart racing. The limited fun in this one came from the weak controls and poorly designed tracks that made it difficult to actually reach the finish line.

So we've seen what NOT to do with the South Park license, now how about we get a good developer to create a good game? Hell, it doesn't even have to be 3D. It can be a fun side-scroller, or perhaps a humorous adventure game?

I imagine Comedy Central and the creators of South Park feel burned by the past experiences with video game publishers, but here's hoping they do some research and decide to let a good developer take a crack at South Park.

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What to FAQ? A cool adventure-puzzle game. Acclaim's many games up for auction.

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	midwinter - December 24, 2005 (08:12 AM) I wonder though, does the world need a South park game, even if it's a great one? There's no denying that Matt and Tray have done wonderful things with the series (who would have thought it was going to last 8 years, and still look strong?), but does it has the hook needed for a decent interactive experience? Fart jokes are good for half an hour, as a 10 hour adventure though, I think not. And if for arguements sake a genre did come along that fit the license, could it still get away with tackling all those meaty issues that made the series what it is? Would we get lesbians and abortion, or under pants gnomes and a rainforest to save? Personally I'd like some chicken fucker action, and failing that, I'd want a Scott Tenorman Must Die style plot. But I don't think the Man is going to let that happen...
	subsane - December 26, 2005 (07:07 PM) Dick and fart jokes can work with some good direction. I point you to this as an example of a fun game based on similar humor: Beavis and Butt-head in Virtual Stupidity Considering that South Park has sort of fallen out of the public radar (I even see episodes in syndication on regular TV these days) digital distribution would be a great way to sell the game. That would cut costs and allow the developer to keep the content that would be deemed too excessive by the likes of Wal-Mart and the other retailers. Just some thoughts.