Animation and narrative in videogames: A case study – Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal

This article explains the story behind and some of the creative processes involved in game designing and writing the million-seller PlayStation2, Wii and XBox360 videogame Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal (Warner Bros, 2007) with a focus on the animation influences on the game narrative, as derived from classic Warner Bros Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cel-animated shorts cartoons from the 1930’s to 1950’s.