Desperate Housewives inspires video game



Walt Disney下属的Buena Vista Games游戏公司计划今年秋天发行一款新的电脑游戏，本来游戏公司发行游戏没什么特别之处，但是这款游戏是根据全美收视冠军《绝望的主妇》电视剧改编而成的。游戏制作商欲借此电视剧名来吸引更多的女性玩家。



Walt Disney's Buena Vista Games plans to release a PC video game based on the popular television show Desperate Housewives this fall. In the game, players take on the role of a new Wisteria Lane housewife, who can uncover or create new scandals on the seemingly idyllic street where the show takes place.


Actress Brenda Strong, who is the voice of the show's deceased narrator, Mary Alice Young, has signed on to play a similar role in the game. Negotiations are in the works with other cast members, a spokeswoman for Buena Vista Games said.


Video game makers want to expand their $25 billion global market with titles that appeal to audiences other than just young males. Schuyler said she hopes the Desperate Housewives title will be a hit with the show's female fans and convert some of them into gamers.


词汇：
inspire：vt. 激发, 启示, 产生
scandal：n. 丑闻，流言蜚语
idyllic：adj. 田园诗般的, 生动逼真的
deceased：adj. 已故的
negotiation：n. 商议, 谈判
appeal to：对...有吸引力
other than：adv. 除了...
hit: n. (演出等) 成功
convert: vt. 使转变, 转换...




《绝望的主妇》剧情简介：

故事发生在美国一个虚构的郊外住宅区紫藤道，这里的住户们富足幸福，生活平静祥和。但是这一切被一声枪响彻底击碎了，社区居民中最美丽可人的主妇玛丽·爱丽丝-杨突然在她完美的家中饮弹自尽。不过这并不是故事的结尾，死亡令她获得了从新的角度俯视生活的机会，玛丽的朋友和她们的家庭是否如表面上的那么完美，是否会如同她曾经的生活，也潜藏着令人绝望和疯狂的暗流？