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\nGreat news for people who like to make references to the \u201cyou\u2019ve captured their stunt doubles\u201d joke from \u201cSpaceballs,\u201d there\u2019s a new third-person \u201cGuardians of the Galaxy\u201d video game coming out later this year. And you can watch the trailer for the game from Eidos Montreal at the top of the page right now. Before you ask, this \u201cGuardians\u201d game isn\u2019t connected to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Like last year\u2019s \u201cMarvel\u2019s Avengers,\u201d also from Square Enix and Eidos Montreal BTW, it takes place in its own universe and tells a stand alone story. But even if they couldn\u2019t get the likeness rights for any of the actors, this game sure goes out of its way to try to make you think of James Gunn\u2019s MCU movies. For one thing, it features the movie version of the \u201cGuardians\u201d lineup: Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax and of course, Rocket and Groot. plus Mantis. And they all feel pretty similar to their movie counterparts. Plus, this version of Star-Lord pretty much wears the same outfit as Chris Pratt, Rocket\u2019s accent is VERY similar to the one Bradley Cooper uses, Groot is absolutely based on the movie version rather than the comics, and the Benatar \u2014 or whatever the ship\u2019s name is here \u2014 pretty much looks exactly like the ship seen in the movies. It also features some very similar jokes, like when Mantis calls Quill \u201cSun-Lord,\u201d or the gang gets called \u201cGardeners of the Galaxy.\u201d But then there\u2019s the music, Bonnie Tyler\u2019s \u201cHolding Out for a Hero.\u201d We get that the intention is to capture something of the spirit of a James Gunn movie soundtrack but much like 2016\u2019s \u201cSuicide Squad,\u201d it kind of misses the point. Gunn doesn\u2019t just mine nostalgia for its own sake, he deliberately picks songs to curate a vibe or suggest something about his characters, and generally they\u2019re interesting choices and surprisingly deep cuts. \u201cHolding Out for a Hero\u201d is a fun song indeed, but it\u2019s extremely played out to the point that its practically a cliche. It\u2019s been used in dozens of soundtracks and movie trailers and just this week alone was featured in the trailer for Kevin Smith\u2019s \u201cMasters of the Universe\u201d reboot on Netflix. No way would James Gunn make such an obvious, and frankly lazy choice. Sorry guys, but it\u2019s the truth. Anyway, the new \u201cGuardians of the Galaxy\u201d game, announced Sunday during distributor Square Enix\u2019s E3 2021 presentation, is a third person adventure-shooter where you\u2019ll play as Star Lord\/Peter Quill. Set about 10 years after some kind of interstellar war and, in this universe, taking place very soon after the Guardians first become a team \u2014 shocker \u2014 they\u2019ll have to save the universe. The game\u2019s developers say it\u2019s designed to have a bunch of complex narrative options that let Star-Lord make decisions for the rest of the team. True to their dynamics in the films, certain characters will get angry with you if they don\u2019t like the choices you\u2019re making for them \u2014 which might include making another teammate threaten to kill someone, apparently. It comes out Oct.26.<\/p>\n