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The Blues Brothers (video game)

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The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers video game intro screen
Intro screen of the Blues Brothers video game in IBM PC (VGA mode)
Developer(s)Titus Software
Publisher(s)Titus Software
Platform(s)MS-DOS, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, C64, Atari ST, NES, SNES, Game Boy
ReleaseMS-DOS Template:Vgy (Template:Vgy)
Amstrad CPC Template:Vgy (Template:Vgy)
Amiga 1991 (1991)
C64 1991 (1991)
Atari ST 1991 (1991)
NES September 1992 (1992-09)
SNES June 1993 (1993-06)
GB Template:Vgy (Template:Vgy)
Genre(s)Platform game
Mode(s)Single-player
2-player cooperative

The Blues Brothers is a video game based on the band The Blues Brothers, where the object is to evade police in order to make it to a blues concert. The game was released for IBM PC, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Commodore 64 and Atari ST in Template:Vgy, for the NES in Template:Vgy, for the SNES in Template:Vgy and for the Game Boy in Template:Vgy. It was created by Titus and in gameplay is reminiscent of Capcom's Chip N' Dale series (Template:Vgy), as well as Titus' own Titus the Fox. A sequel, Blues Brothers: Jukebox Adventure, was released for DOS and for the Game Boy in Template:Vgy.

Gameplay

The characters have the ability to pick up boxes to throw them at enemies. Each level is a variation on the jumping theme, with the characters finding a necessary attribute (e.g. a guitar) somewhere in the level. The sixth and final level ends on-stage.

The game can be played by two players simultaneously, but the scrolling screen only focuses on one of them.

The game's soundtrack consists of music from the movie. Dimitris Yerasimos composed the music for all versions of the game except for Blues Brothers: Jukebox Adventure on Game Boy, where Thorsten Mitschele composed the music.