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Next BIG Thing, The
 

"What would happen if horror movies' monsters were actually played by real monsters? And what if they were now forced to play in kids' movies, romantic comedies or even musicals? And what would happen if, at the end, they decided to rebel? These questions, and a hundred of others, will have to be answered by Liz Allaire, a talented journalist who can't count up to four, and Dan Murray, a tough macho man who can't stand beetles."


Developer Pendulo Studios
Publisher(s) Focus Home Interactive

Platform PC , Mac
Perspective Third-Person
Presentation 2D or 2.5D
Control Point-and-click
Gameplay Quest
Graphic Style Comic cartoon
Genre Comedy


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