Celebs provide voiceovers for charity game

A new PC game featuring a comedy script and 40 levels of side-scrolling action has been developed with the help of celebrities to raise money for a US children's charity.

The Tuttles Madcap Misadventures: Starlight Charity Challenge, described as a "hilarious arcade adventure game about a thoroughly modern family trying to bond on a road trip to see the Alamo", is available to download for $19.99 (£9.73), with the charity adding that $15 (£7.30) goes directly to Starlight to help seriously ill children and their families.

The game features voiceovers from a number of US actors, such as William Shatner, Bob Saget, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ashley Tisdale, Dominic Scott Kay, Dave Thomas and Dave Coulier.

"We learned that there are more than 85 million casual gamers in the US, a growing number of whom are women, 40 years and older. That's why we chose to design a national fundraising initiative around a casual videogame the whole family can play," said Patricia Evans, vice president of development at Starlight.

"The Tuttles Madcap Misadventures gives anyone with internet access the chance to have fun at home supporting our cause, without the typical barriers to supporting a traditional event, such as location, ticket price and hectic family schedules."