A 'Stay Alive' Game? GSW Commenters Say Yes!
Of course, it helps that we're the #1 Google result for the phrase, but we are still getting an average of one comment per day on our February 2006 post about video game movie 'Stay Alive' - and all of them are desperately hoping that the Frankie Muniz-starring horror flick has a real video game associated with it.
Here's part of the plotline from the Wikipedia page for the game, to give you a taster of it: "Back in reality, video game tester Loomis Crowley (Milo Ventimiglia) plays a new video game. He looks at the TV screen in shock, over what he just played. He picks up the phone and calls his gamer friend Hutch MacNeil (Jon Foster). Hutch answers, and Loomis tells him that there is a new survival horror game called Stay Alive. The game is unheard of and the origins of the game are unknown. Hutch says he will be over in a little while."
So basically, it's a survival horror version of Polybius, starring 'The Blood Countess', and all kinds of commenters of varying literacy are desperate to get their hands on the actual video game, which comes to life and kills various shrieking protagonists in the movie.
Which doesn't exist, unfortunately - though one commenter does point out a Yahoo Video Games post, explaining that movie co-creators William Brent Bell and Matthew Peterman and Epic's Cliff Bleszinski "...created a game design document for a Stay Alive game. While the game only exists as CGI in the movie, which was done by Pixel Liberation Front, the team does have a real game design document that they can use for a second film."
Anyhow, it's notable that the commenters start up just after the DVD release of the movie in September 2006 - and despite some GSW friends being convinced it was a viral marketing attempt by the studio, looking at the IP addresses, it clearly isn't - especially as it's still going on, way after the DVD launch. Commenter 'jeremy' is even claiming: "the preview of the game will be at attack of the show [at] E3 in july", and it'll be out in January 2008. True? Probably not, but some enterprising publisher should totally adapt obscure Japanese survival horror game and grab the license, judging by the amount of random interest in such a game.
Comments
That sure is wierd.
I've found a few blogs through google while looking up a obscure subject and they get random comments too.
Posted by: Corey Holcomb-Hockin | June 12, 2007 10:29 PM
No, no and once again - NO! This movie was like all the Michael Roesch-written, Uwe Boll-directed crap to date and I doubt that a game will be any better. Not hard to figure out it'll turn out to be a turd that no sane gamer would touch with a ten-foot, lead-shod pole wrapped in a thick rag.
Posted by: Mike | June 13, 2007 1:09 AM
My site's been inundated with search queries about it too, ever since doing the write up aeons ago.
I thought it was another viral marketing campaign too, but if so, it's been upgraded to full-on epidemic. Now, I've started thinking that there really is an army of people desperate to play the atrocious looking game depicted in that horrible, vapid movie.
Brr. That's ten times scarier than anything its villain came up with.
The guys who made that game based on Ring - Terror's Realm, I think it was called - must be kicking themselves for not getting in on the action. "We've got a crappy game that fuses reality and video games too!" I hear them cry in the darkness. "Play us! Give us purpose! We hunnnnnger!"
Posted by: Richard | June 13, 2007 7:33 AM
Yeah by the way I freak out every time someone mentions Polybius. Sense deleting!
Posted by: Jared | June 13, 2007 8:23 PM
Goodness, what a coincidence. The day after mentioning that silly game, on a totally different website, I get a long, barely coherent e-mail from a '16 year old fan' taking personal offense at anyone saying it sucked...
Which it did.
Posted by: Richard | June 14, 2007 9:08 AM
Boy, did it ever suck. There are enough trash games out there. Please don't add one more to the burn pile. By the way, The Ring game was completely terrible and really had no coincidence with the movie.
Posted by: rlxmrdr | June 17, 2007 3:03 PM
Oh, and did anyone else think is was hillarious to hear Frankie Munez say "f**k"?
Posted by: rlxmrdr | June 17, 2007 3:11 PM
i think there should be a game of the movie
it should be online and voice activated like in the movie
i would meet my friends on
but u should make ur own character
if there is anywhere i can play a game like this i ould love if u gave my the address
Posted by: branden | June 18, 2007 10:57 AM
The movie was ok...i really hope the game will be just like the movie!
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Posted by: özkan | June 20, 2007 8:55 AM
that must b scary 2 have a game called stay alive but must b awesome if u dont d.i.e.
Posted by: jenova123 | June 29, 2007 3:12 PM
this game rocks!!!!!
Posted by: Maia619 | June 30, 2007 12:14 AM
We, my wife and I, would totally be on board for a game like this. Please, let me know of something else out there that is similar.
Posted by: GamerMickey | July 4, 2007 8:55 AM
Make the game for god sake! they will make a fortune if they make the stay alive game!
Posted by: Pawa | July 16, 2007 6:46 AM
OMG I would TOTALLY buy that game!!
That sounds awesome!
Posted by: Patheticfallacy | July 23, 2007 12:13 PM
The movie was fucking weird but whoever thinks that the game is like the movie their screwed up in the fucking head because there is no way in hell that im not playing that game.
Posted by: skyler Finfrock | July 25, 2007 7:27 PM
I think they shoud start making a real game called stay alive right now because it looks like it would be an awesome game to play!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: nick cunha | July 27, 2007 5:59 PM
i hope the game does come out and dont change a thing from what it was from the movie exsept the die foreal part.
Posted by: gameer | July 30, 2007 2:11 PM
you should come out with that game it would be one of the most kick ass games ever
Posted by: michel | August 7, 2007 3:27 PM
ye all are a bunch of computer nerds
Posted by: juie | August 11, 2007 7:34 AM
if there was a game i would like it to have everything like the game in the movie
Posted by: day walker | September 25, 2007 8:29 AM
Ya should make sumthin like da same az da movie it'll be a kikazz if ya did but i best be goin worldmate peace^
Posted by: Soulja Boyy | October 17, 2007 2:29 PM
cool
Posted by: ferhad | November 4, 2007 3:53 PM
It's good idea!
Posted by: Mathew | December 16, 2007 7:18 AM
they need to make a game like the movie it will be so cool to play
Posted by: shavon | December 26, 2007 2:16 PM
i'm watching stay alive right now with my friend. she loves it!! and it's all i watch! lol
Posted by: Zoey Parsons | December 31, 2007 9:45 AM
i dn't think u guys get the point it's not a random site we should be asking write to the film makers first then microsoft they make anything think about it 360 best online play, voice activated= 360 microphones and fear made just for 360 and pc microsoft would love all ur ideas so ask them instead of some guy hu thought he'd do a review without noing he was gunna b swamped by well and i mean this nicly as i am one... gimming geeks!!!
Posted by: haz | January 5, 2008 9:06 PM
e irado
Posted by: rodrigo | January 6, 2008 6:32 PM
i like because is very cool
Posted by: ioana | January 25, 2008 2:01 AM
i realy want to play this game!Can i?
Posted by: allura | February 6, 2008 5:15 PM
nobody is going to do it but in 2 years i will start devolipment on the game for the 360 only
i am in a program at itt tech and want to pursue the idea of this game!
your truly
Matthew Pierce
Posted by: MightyDontJump | February 17, 2008 6:42 PM
iam just surfing the tv stations late at night when i see a very interesting movie to watch there in HBO i stop and watch for a while i realy think that its a very wierd but challenging movie but i have to admitt that its preety scary too.....i am now waiting for stay alive 2 and aim hoping that you will grant my request....i also would try the game can you help me where could i find it just email me at my EM thankz..........................
Posted by: yamin14 | March 6, 2008 11:46 PM
make one for sure!
that would be kickass
Posted by: Angie | April 6, 2008 5:07 PM
i wonder if there is really a game called stay alive so i can play it and see if its for real....
Posted by: natalie jimenez | April 6, 2008 6:53 PM
We are currently developing the game you can check out or myspace at myspace.com/bayougaming for more info. it also has a link to our site.
Posted by: Flex Hebert | April 15, 2008 9:20 PM
i whant to get the game stay a live it looks like it would be cool if you guys had the game it looks like it would be realy gory game it be the first best game it would be the best you should have it or make it just like the movie but beter then the movie maket reale good if you got it can you showe me it or let me see it or can you send me it to my email please and thanks thank you .
Posted by: dwayne koeppel | April 16, 2008 6:56 PM
hello
Posted by: abdallah | May 15, 2008 5:32 AM
I also hope they make a game out of the movie and don't change a thing except the dying for real part.
Posted by: TM | May 16, 2008 10:32 PM
the game sounds very cool
Posted by: mera | May 18, 2008 7:20 AM
need to make a game like it for x box360 computer or ps2 ps3 is realy cool
Posted by: tyler | May 24, 2008 9:57 PM
4 shit sakes make the game.I Think they would make millions. They could sell the movie cheap so people would buy it and want the game. Actualy there is allready enoghf buyers write now. Hell i would buy it.
Posted by: pat | June 29, 2008 6:09 PM
were can i get the game
Posted by: zack | July 10, 2008 8:49 PM
i like this game
Posted by: chris | July 16, 2008 8:41 PM
send me this game iwant 2 play this
Posted by: amit | August 29, 2008 2:27 AM
Iam Strong By My Mind Not my My Arm
Posted by: kimosta | September 10, 2008 9:56 PM