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Tom and Jerry get new mobile game

This time it's pinball

Tom and Jerry get new mobile game

Tom and Jerry isn't much like the real world, is it? At least not in our house, where despite the cat bringing in a bedraggled rodent every couple of days, they've never once been on the wrong end of an anvil as a result.

Glu's previous Tom and Jerry games have been extremely popular with The Kids, but the publisher's new effort has the potential to cross over to grown-ups, too. It's called Tom and Jerry Pinball Pursuit, which should give you a clear idea about the game's content.

Yep, it's pinball, with the distinctly disturbing sight of a ball-shaped Jerry being pinged around three colourful tables. Each table is based on a certain area of the pair's house, which will be recognisable to anyone who's a fan of the original cartoons.

We had a go at 3GSM last week, and the game is looking really nice, with bold visuals and a great variety of angles for Jerry to travel in.

Tom and Jerry Pinball Pursuit is due out in the first half of this year, and already seems a cut above the usual lazy pinball tie-in games that have made themselves a nuisance on mobile in the past.

Stuart Dredge
Stuart Dredge
Stuart is a freelance journalist and blogger who's been getting paid to write stuff since 1998. In that time, he's focused on topics ranging from Sega's Dreamcast console to robots. That's what you call versatility. (Or a short attention span.)