| abstract | - Once Upon a Monster is a Sesame Street video game for the Xbox 360 Kinect, released on October 11, 2011. Players will explore a living storybook with Elmo and Cookie Monster. The game is centered on problem-solving, relationships and "learning key life skills". The game was developed for Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment by Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions; its Double Fine's first licensed game. Schafer is known for his work on the Monkey Island computer game series, and Double Fine has recently produced two well-received games for the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade, Costume Quest and Stacking. “In a truly original interactive experience, young players join Cookie Monster, Elmo and other Sesame Street characters as they explore a living storybook titled Once Upon a Monster. In the book, they make new zany monster friends from the Once Upon a Monster world and share in their adventures, solving problems, forging friendships and learning key life skills along the way. Parents and children literally become part of the whimsical storybook adventure by getting active together through dancing, jumping, flying and more.” New Muppet monsters include Marco and Seamus. The game also features appearances from favorite Sesame Street characters including Grover and Oscar the Grouch (with Slimey).
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