Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, also known to the internet as Gabe and Tycho, the stars of web comic Penny Arcade, are about to embark on one of their biggest adventures yet – pixelizaiton.

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness is the first game created by the pair (the script was written by ‘Tycho,’ so fans should expect witty dialogue interspersed with penis jokes).

The game was developed by Hothead Games and will be available for digital download for PC, Mac and Linux, from Gabe and Tycho’s – excuse me, Krahulik and Holkins’ – independent distribution site, Greenhouse Interactive, on May 21.

PAA:ORSPD (now that’s an acronym) will also be available on Xbox Live. The game will run at $19.95 or 1600 Microsoft Points.

The game itself features a user-created character doing battle against Fruit Fuckers alongside characters from the Penny Arcade universe.

The comic-style art is right on par with the source material and the combat system plays out not unlike a Final Fantasy game, with action timers for each character. Episodic content is planned as well, so the downloads should keep on coming, Sam and Max style.

The game is billed as an “adventure” game, but if it lives up its Penny Arcade moniker,“adventure” might be an understatement.

Tags: adventure_game, arcade_adventures, final_fantasy_game, independent_distribution, pc_mac, penny_arcade, understatement, xbox_live

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2 Comments » horngreen on May 19, 2008 1:41 am I was going to ask if nayone really acred about this game, then noticed nobody had even commented… Wade Larson on May 19, 2008 8:32 am I care, and to me, thats all that matters. :) RSS feed for comments on this post. Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.