{"id":13709,"date":"2010-12-14T11:06:15","date_gmt":"2010-12-14T10:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=13709"},"modified":"2025-07-02T02:07:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:07:12","slug":"another-disappointing-chapter-in-monty-python-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/another-disappointing-chapter-in-monty-python-gaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Another disappointing chapter in Monty Python gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monty Python<\/strong> may be one of the best loved comedy names, but they’ve had a pretty turgid time when it comes to video games. From Virgin’s poor 1990 effort<\/strong> for 8 and 16-bit computer systems to Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life<\/strong>, a 1997 PC adventure game that garnered very average reviews,<\/a> it seems no one has been able to catch the absurd genius in code.<\/p>\n

Facebook <\/strong>is the next platform, where Zattikka<\/strong> are creating a social selection of mini-games based on the classic comedy series. The Guardian<\/strong> have a preview of one of these games, Camelot Smashalot<\/strong>, a kind of Flying Circus version of Angry Birds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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And guess what? It’s decidedly average, just dull gameplay with Python samples slapped on top. Of course, this is just a beta test, so there’s probably room for improvement, but I’m not very hopeful: The Ministry of Silly Games is shaping up to be a thoroughly uninspired selection of comedy flash games.<\/p>\n

You can sign up for the beta testing here<\/strong><\/a>, and play the Guardian’s preview here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Monty Python may be one of the best loved comedy names, but they’ve had a pretty turgid time when it comes to video games. From Virgin’s poor 1990 effort for 8 and 16-bit computer systems to Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life, a 1997 PC adventure game that garnered very average reviews, it seems no … Continue reading “Another disappointing chapter in Monty Python gaming”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2019,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-13709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t