It has been 20 years since the ever-iconic Elle Woods was introduced to the world. While Reese Witherspoon has gone on to play several other roles, the world has never forgotten Elle Woods. For those who missedLegally Blonde, the story follows stereotypically girly Elle Woods in her journey to become a successful lawyer. The movie is a surprisingly genuine depiction of theprejudice women face in male-dominated fields. Now, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios is allowing triple-A developer PlaySide Studios to create aLegally Blondemobile game.
PlaySide Studios is a Melbourne-based studio that typically creates free-to-play mobile games. The studio is known for its creation of various movie-based games, as well as theDumb Ways to Diegame. Currently, the studio’s crowning achievement is the creation of virtual reality gameThe Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners, which has been highly successful with the VR community. PlaySide has released more than 50 games to this date across several platforms.
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TheLegally Blondevideo game will be a free to play mobile game that employs match-3 style gameplay and follows the story of Elle Woods. The mobile game will center around both the first and secondLegally Blondemovies. Currently it is unknown if Witherspoon will return for her role as Elle Woods in the game. The new game has an expected release date of 2021 and will be available for both iOS and Android.
ALegally Blondevideo game could be a great move forMGMand PlaySide alike. WithLegally Blonde 3set to be released in 2022, the cross promotion is likely to be an effective way of reminding the public of theLegally Blondefranchise. The fact that Witherspoon will be reprising her role in the 2022 film is also an excellent sign that she may get involved with the video game.
However, some fans may be unconvinced. Knowing what PlaySide can do, it would have been nice to see a more complex take on aLegally Blondegame. The match-3 puzzle game has long been the cash cow of the mobile game world. Hopefully PlaySide can put a fresh new spin on the genre. It would be great to see more success for an Australian studio after Riot recentlyclosed itse Australian office.
Still, many fans ofLegally Blondewill likely be happy to see the franchise getting more attention and there have been admittedly well-polished match-3 games likeHomescapes.
TheLegally Blondevideo game is expected to be released in 2021 for Android and IOS.
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