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Bee Movie Game is a 2007 video game based on the DreamWorks Animation film Bee Movie. It was released for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS by Activision. The only cast members to reprise their roles from the movie are Jerry Seinfeld (Barry B. Benson), Patrick Warburton (Ken), Tress MacNeille (Jeanette Chung), John Goodman (Layton T. Montgomery) and David Moses Pimentel (Hector). The gameplay between the Windows/Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2 and Wii differ due to the lower graphics.
This video game contains examples of:
- Actor Allusion: The Honex computing system (voiced by Daran Norris) has the exact same voice and mannerisms as Dallas Wannamaker from Ratchet: Deadlocked.
- Adaptation Distillation: The video game doesn't cover Barry's impact for making the bees win against Montgomery.
- Bathroom Brawl: One boss fight has Barry fight Ken in Vanessa's bathroom like in the movie.
- Composite Character: Jeanette Chung's traits in the game have also been present in Bob Bumble from the movie.
- Do a Barrel Roll: Barry can do a barrel roll while flying.
- Gameplay Roulette: The game's genres including platform, flying and fun mini-games.
- How We Got Here: The game begins as Barry talks to Jeanette Chung, which is set at the end.
- Leaning on the Fourth Wall: In the opening, Jeanette Chung tells Barry that there is a video game on the way.
- Mission Control: Barry receives hints from Adam via his antennae.
- Named by the Adaptation: Harry gets his last name Beeman from the game.
- Pun: Barry explains to Jeanette Chung about an old Wasp's tale.
- Shout-Out:
- The hostile mosquitos say "Get over here!"
- While attacking Ken and the humans, musical cues based on Batman (1966) can be heard.
- The bee passerbys can say "Hey, I'm walking here!"
- The Pratfall: Happens to a waiter at the restaurant thanks to a fallen salt-shaker, courtesy of Barry's conflict with an old man.