Electronic Arts has announced the first game in their new EA Sports Freestyle brand will be Celebrity Sports Showdown, exclusive to Nintendo Wii.
Celebrity Sports Showdown, currently in development by the EA Canada team behind EA Playground, features 10 celebrities who can partake in 12 different outdoor sports. Why celebrities? Why not?
The celebrities are a mix of athletes and rock stars ranging from Fergie to Paul Pierce. The full list is as follows:
- Fergie
- Avril Lavigne
- LeAnn Rimes
- Keith Urban
- Nelly Furtado
- Paul Pierce
- Mia Hamm
- Kristi Yamaguchi
- Reggie Bush
- Sugar Ray Leonard
The games included are mostly new to Wii with some exceptions like Volleyball and Dodgeball.
- Beach Volleyball
- Inner-Tubing
- Wild Water Canoeing
- Hurdle Derby
- Slalom Showdown
- Cliff Hangers
- Smash Badminton
- Rapid Fire Archery
- Joust Duel
- Curling
- Arena Dodgeball
- Air Racers
The official EA synopsis for the games reads as follows.
“Hit the great outdoors as you paddle through rapids in Wild Water Canoeing and hold on tight as you fly behind a speed boat for some wild Inner-Tubing! Get out of the water and onto the court as you hit away in Beach Volleyball and Smash Badminton, or take aim at your opponents in Arena Dodgeball. Cool down while you hit the slopes in Slalom Showdown or sweep past your opponents in Curling. Get a bird’s eye view scaling a wall in Cliff Hangers or flying through the sky in Air Racers. Perfect your aim and nail the targets in Rapid Fire Archery, then gauge your strength in the gladiator-style Joust Duel, and hold on to the reins of a champion thoroughbred all the way to the finish line in Hurdle Derby. With such a variety of sports to choose from, Celebrity Sports Showdown is the ultimate party game experience.”
Celebrity Sports Showdown will be available this holiday season with a retail price of $39.99. We expect to have screenshots a little later today so keep checking back for them.
