Weren’t born with a gene defect that means you tower over the rest of the world when you stand up, or have the inclination to get yourself recognised for using a pogo stick to ascend to the top of the Empire State Building (via the stairs - not the lift!)? Well, thankfully you don’t need to be quite as ‘out there’ to get mark your name in the files of Guinness World Records: The Videogame. for the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS.

Players can compete in 40 different challenges based on real life world records in their quest to become the record breaker, then post their scores online to see how their efforts rate against other competitors around the world. Get the highest score in any of the title’s quick-fire mini-games and you’ll be in for a shout in getting your name printer in the actual Guinness Book of World Records.

FEATURES:

• With 40 different stunts based on real Guinness World Records, the whole family or a group of friends have a shot at becoming a record breaker
• Compete online with other challengers from around the world to be the ‘Virtual Guinness World Record Holder’
• Get listed in the actual Guinness World Records archives by earning the highest worldwide score on any stunt
• Travel the world to compete in crazy record-breaking stunts such as - Fastest Time to Crush Watermelons With Your Head, Fastest Time to Eat a Plane, Fastest Time to Shear a Sheep, and many more
• As you explore the globe, stand on specific hot-spots to reveal interesting facts about records that have been broken in that location
• Personalize your quest with your own customizable avatar
• Collect fact cards and record breaking certificates on the campaign to become a record breaker
• Earn GWR Coins by performing well in record attempts and use them to buy items from the GWR Supplies Shop to gain access to more events

Guinness World Records: The Videogame is released this autumn.