Niz Chicoloco (2017 video game)


 * This article is about the 2017 video game. For the 1997 original, see Niz Chicoloco (1997 video game).

Niz Chicoloco is a platform video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It is a re-imagining of Gingo Interactive's original 1997 video game, based on the upcoming film adaptation from GingoMotion Studios. The game was released on November 20, 2017 in North America.

Gameplay
Niz Chicoloco is a platform video game that shares many gameplay similarities with the other games in the series. Players control the titular character Niz Chicoloco once again. Niz has the same basic moves including running, jumping, attacking, picking up things (such as gears), swinging, and sliding.

Plot
Same as the original 1997 video game, Niz Chicoloco (Yuri Lowenthal) must save his home and rescue his girlfriend Kathy from the evil mastermind Heko.

Development
Gingo Animation CEO Geo G. confirmed in August 2016 that the upcoming 2017 Niz Chicoloco film will be accompanied by a video game, for which it will be a re-imagining of the original 1997 video game. It would be published by Insomniac Games, best known for their franchises Spyro, Ratchet & Clank and Resistance, and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

At Sony's E3 2017 conference, the first gameplay demo was shown and it was announced that the game would be released on November 20, 2017 in North America, to coincide with the film's release.

Trivia

 * Yuri Lowenthal reprised his role as Niz Chicoloco for this game, while in the 2017 film, Niz is voiced by Zac Efron.