Console: | Sony Playstation 3 |
TV Standard: | Region Not Set |
Developer(s): | DC Studios |
Publisher(s): | WB Games |
Release Date: | 2009-07-21 |
Players: | 2 |
Co-op: | Yes |
ESRB: | M - Mature 17+ |
Type: | Action, Fighting |
Watchmen: The End Is Nigh is an episodic video game series that serves as a prequel to the film adaptation of the comic book Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. The game was originally announced for release in downloadable installments on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live Arcade, with the first one released on March 4, 2009 to coincide with the film's theatrical release.[2] The second episode was released on July 30, 2009.[1]
Both episodes were released together on disc on July 21, 2009 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. A limited edition of the PlayStation 3 version was released billed as "The Complete Experience", which also included the extended Director's Cut version of the film in Blu-ray format.[1]