I'm Here To Kill Your Monster: Beowulf Confirmed

Ubisoft has officially announced "Beowulf," an upcoming action game based on the Paramount adaptation of the epic poem from the Middle Ages.

"The Beowulf™ video game is being developed by the award-winning team that created the original Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter® in Ubisoft’s Tiwak studio. The Beowulf™ video game is scheduled for worldwide release in conjunction with the movie’s opening in November 2007.

The Beowulf™ video game takes players deep into groundbreaking director Robert Zemeckis’ vision of the classic saga, Beowulf. Gamers live the life of Beowulf, the legendary Norse warrior with the strength of 30 men who is torn between the nobility and brutality within him. Arrogant, self-serving and lustful for gold and glory, Beowulf will journey to Denmark to destroy a bloodthirsty beast wreaking havoc on a frigid land. But evil persists, and Beowulf succumbs to its lure of even greater fame, quietly maneuvering to claim the Danish throne. As King, Beowulf must face the consequences of ambition, even as war descends on the realm. As Beowulf, players lead their men, called thanes, into battle, slay the Titans of a dying age and crush the enemies that threaten to annihilate both their kingdom and people. Only then, when Beowulf looks Destiny in the eye, will he know what kind of hero he has truly become."

"Ubisoft, Paramount Pictures and Shangri-La Entertainment have been working extremely close in developing Beowulf," said Gilles Matouba, creative director at Ubisoft. "From the very beginning, we have had an unprecedented level of access to information and assets from the movie. This access, coupled with the creative and technological abilities of our team, has allowed us to capture aspects of the film and translate them perfectly into compelling gameplay elements such as the visceral hand-to-hand combat, dynamic swordplay and amazing visuals, while giving us the creative liberty to go even further by creating exclusive content for the game that is unexplored by the film and even the classic tale."

For a laugh or two, head over to the official site for the upcoming film.