Johnny Whatever
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Johnny Whatever is a video game by Warthog Texas
. It started off in development for formats such as the PlayStation 2
, but after the developers were purchased by Tiger Telematics
to produce titles for the Gizmondo
handheld console, it became Gizmondo exclusive. As Tiger Telematics
went bankrupt in February 2006, the status of the title is currently unknown.
The following is an excerpt from a GamesAsylum.com news
article, dated 20 July 2004:
"The Queen has been imprisoned in a vat of mustard, and the only person who can save the day is guitar hero Johnny Whatever. That's the premise of Johnny Whatever, one of three titles recently announced by Warthog.
"You attack your enemies, Robo-Bobbies, using your guitar
, Nancy. As far as we can gather, the facia
buttons fire off chords, and license
d song
s form combos, with artist
s including The Troggs
, The White Stripes and The Ramones."
Warthog Games
Warthog Games Limited was a UK-based video game developer, located in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, with studios in Sweden and the USA.The developer later developed titles as Gizmondo Europe, before the company disbanded; and key staff formed Embryonic Studios which later became TT...
. It started off in development for formats such as the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
, but after the developers were purchased by Tiger Telematics
Tiger Telematics
Tiger Telematics or Tiger, was a Swedish electronics company, best known for the failed Gizmondo handheld game console.-History:In 2000, Carl Freer formed Eagle Eye Scandinavian, a small electronics distribution business in Sweden...
to produce titles for the Gizmondo
Gizmondo
The Gizmondo is a handheld gaming console which was released by Tiger Telematics in March 2005. The electronics design was undertaken by Plextek Limited and the industrial design by Rick Dickinson....
handheld console, it became Gizmondo exclusive. As Tiger Telematics
Tiger Telematics
Tiger Telematics or Tiger, was a Swedish electronics company, best known for the failed Gizmondo handheld game console.-History:In 2000, Carl Freer formed Eagle Eye Scandinavian, a small electronics distribution business in Sweden...
went bankrupt in February 2006, the status of the title is currently unknown.
The following is an excerpt from a GamesAsylum.com news
News
News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...
article, dated 20 July 2004:
"The Queen has been imprisoned in a vat of mustard, and the only person who can save the day is guitar hero Johnny Whatever. That's the premise of Johnny Whatever, one of three titles recently announced by Warthog.
"You attack your enemies, Robo-Bobbies, using your guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, Nancy. As far as we can gather, the facia
Gizmondo
The Gizmondo is a handheld gaming console which was released by Tiger Telematics in March 2005. The electronics design was undertaken by Plextek Limited and the industrial design by Rick Dickinson....
buttons fire off chords, and license
License
The verb license or grant licence means to give permission. The noun license or licence refers to that permission as well as to the document recording that permission.A license may be granted by a party to another party as an element of an agreement...
d song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
s form combos, with artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
s including The Troggs
The Troggs
The Troggs are an English rock band from the 1960s that had a number of hits in UK and the US. Their most famous songs include, "Wild Thing", "With a Girl Like You", and "Love Is All Around"...
, The White Stripes and The Ramones."