"Scarface" Gets Videogame Sequel

Despite the fact that Al Pacino's Tony Montana died a violent death at the end of the now-classic 1983 film, Vivendi Games is rewriting cinematic history with "Scarface: The World Is Yours." In the game, that climatic mansion shootout is relived by the player, and this time Montana survives. It's up to the player to expore the game's open world and build his drug empire from the ground up, and then seek revenge on those who tried to kill him.

Al Pacino provided his likeness for the new game, which hits stores this Christmas. A sound-alike is recording original voice work for the Mature-rated game, which is filled with the same type of "colorful" language as the film. Some of Pacino's lines from the film, including "Say hello to my little friend," will be incorporated in the game, as well.

But Vivendi Games has recruited an all-star cast to fill the game's other parts, hiring actors from the original film and seeking out new actors for original parts. Robert Loggia, who played Frank Lopez, Steven Bauer, who starred as Manny Ribera, and Al Israel, who played Hector the Toad, will all be in the new game.

Other actors that brought new characters to the game world include: James Woods, Robert Davi, Michael Rapaport, Ice T, Oliver Platt, Jay Mohr, Miguel Sandoval, Daniel Dae Kim, Willa Holland, Roma Maffia, Robert LaSardo, Brenda Strong, Cheech Marin, Ricky Gervais, Michael York, Michael Rooker, Tommy Chong, Jason Mewes, Anthony Anderson, Rick Yune, Wilmer Valderrama, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara; Elliott Gould, Richard Roundtree, Tiny Lister, Bai Ling, Bam Margera, Cree Summer, rapper N.O.R.E., Tommy Lee, and Cypress Hill's B. Real and Sen Dog. Even NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. took on a role in the new game.

"Scarface" follows in the virtual footsteps of Electronic Arts' "The Godfather: The Game," which has shipped over 1 million units worldwide. Both games introduce a new gaming audience to the classic film worlds, while expanding the story. Most importantly, the games allow players to take on the starring role in an interactive crime story. Like "Grand Theft Auto," "Scarface" provides the gamer with a huge world to explore that spans Miami, Cuba and the islands in between. Along the way, players will be able to chart a new course by living out a virtual sequel.