Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures

Also known as: Les Grandes Aventures de Wallace & Gromit

Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures is an episodic graphic adventure based around the characters of Wallace and Gromit created by Nick Park and Aardman Animations. The game was developed and published by Telltale Games. It was first released for Microsoft Windows with the first episode released on March 23, 2009, the second episode released on May 5, 2009, the third episode released on June 15, 2009 and the fourth episode released on July 30, 2009. It was then released for Xbox 360 with the first episode released on May 27, 2009, the second episode was due to be released on September 8, 2009, but the announcement was shortly retracted; instead, the final three episodes were released simultaneously on the service on November 4, 2009. Episodes are developed by Telltale Games in collaboration with Aardman Animations to develop the story, characters, and setting. Players control both Wallace and Gromit at times through the gameplay. Ben Whitehead, Aardman's official backup voice actor, portrays Wallace, instead of Peter Sallis, who had voiced the character in all screen appearances up to that point. A playable demo of the first episode was made available on March 16, 2009 and can be downloaded from the official site as well as Yahoo Games. It is also included on the Region 2 DVD and Blu-ray releases of A Matter of Loaf and Death as DVD-ROM content. On January 14, 2014, Telltale Games removed the game from sale due to the expiration of their distribution rights for the Wallace & Gromit intellectual property; customers who previously purchased the game can still download the episodes from their game library.

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Description

Enter the colorful world of West Wallaby Street in a series of four cracking adventures brought to you by Aardman Animations, the creators of the Wallace & Gromit animated films, and award-winning Telltale Games. As with the brilliant Aardman films, each Wallace & Gromit episode finds the earnest inventor and his faithful canine companion embarking on ambitious new ventures laced with unexpected (and always laugh-inducing) complications.

Giant bees, kidnapped dogs, a beach resort in the cellar and the finale at the Prickly Thicket country club. Take the duo through trials and tribulations to set things right by tea time!

Episode 1 – "Fright Of the Bumblebees”

Wallace attempts to save his bumbling honey business with supersized flowers. This leads to an unintended consequence - giant bees! - and Gromit must save the town from the angry swarm!

Episode 2 – “The Last Resort”

Wallace & Gromit turn their basement into a beach resort when rains derail their holiday plans. After a resort guest gets bonked by an unknown assailant, Gromit and the deduct-o-matic invention must solve the case!

Episode 3 – “Muzzled!”

Town newcomer Monty Muzzle is holding a fundraiser to rebuild the local dog shelter. Gromit discovers that Muzzle's intentions aren't exactly charitable, and he must foil Muzzle's plot and rescue his canine friends.

Episode 4 – “The Bogey Man”

Wallace has been admitted to Prickly Thicket, the oldest country club in Lancashire. Wallace and his faithful caddie Gromit get caught up in a club dispute, then must fight to save all they hold dear!