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Major League Eating: Kodiak Bear Unleashed

Posted Fri, 01 Aug 2008 by Darren Calvert

A bit of a random press release which we received from Mastiff today, but we're guessing some of our readers might be interested to know about the unlockables in Major League Eating.

Mastiff Unleashes Kodiak Bear on Unsuspecting U.S. Wii Population
Major League Eating: The Game Features Famous Ursine Opponent from Kobayashi vs. Kodiak Bear Match of 2003
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. - Aug. 1, 2008 - In Mastiff’s Major League Eating: The Game, now available via WiiWare(tm), players who battle their way to victory, unlocking each of the game’s hidden characters along the way, will be rewarded with the ultimate unlockable character: The Alaskan Crusher.
Hailing from Alaska’s Kodiak Archipelago, The Alaskan Crusher is considered one of the world’s largest terrestrial omnivores. He prefers the brain, flesh and eggs of the salmon, and the internal organs of deer, elk and cattle. He is also extremely fond of berries, grass and other plants.
In order to face The Alaskan Crusher, players must unlock each of the hidden characters in Major League Eating: The Game. Once each hidden character is available, The Alaskan Crusher will be unlocked. Hidden characters are unlocked by winning a match with a specific character as follows:

Win a game with “Crazy Legs” Conti to unlock Tim “Eater X” Janus

Win a game with Erik “the Red” Denmark to unlock Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas

Win a game with “El Toro” Jimenez to unlock Richard “The Locust” LeFevre

Win a game with Juliet “The Lovely” Lee to unlock Patrick “Deep Dish” Bertoletti

Win a game with Patrick “Deep Dish” Bertoletti to unlock Joey “Jaws” Chestnut

Only one eater, competitive eating legend Takeru Kobayashi, has ever dared face a Kodiak bear in head-to-head gurgitory competition, and Kobayashi suffered a crushing defeat on that day five years ago. Will Kobayashi find his revenge? Only time will tell.

Witness this historical moment for yourselves:

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Tags: WiiWare, Mastiff Games, Press Releases.

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User Comments

1. Master K 01 Aug 2008, 23:42 BST

first! Cool. Thats how I eat in real life.

2. Boringman54 01 Aug 2008, 23:44 BST

I like the video. The bear was obviously going to win.

3. Peznaze 02 Aug 2008, 01:16 BST

A press release for an easter egg in their game... sales must really be bad.. but... they're not..? It's high up on the top WiiWare list, so it can't be low sales... Why are they... Hmm... Very strange development, this.

4. SlapStic.com 02 Aug 2008, 01:43 BST

Bears: Godless killing machines.

5. THATG0MEZ 02 Aug 2008, 02:52 BST

LOL

6. theludicrous 02 Aug 2008, 03:16 BST

what was the name of the show on the vid? It looked awsome!
LOL sumo VS ape!

7. Ricardo91 02 Aug 2008, 05:18 BST

Alaskan crusher! Raaaaaar!

8. Virus 02 Aug 2008, 06:20 BST

I'll never eat hot dogs again.

9. BlueRider 02 Aug 2008, 08:53 BST

Damn that bear didn't give that guy a chance to breath i feel sorry for him for losing to a animal it was so funny though i wounder if the guy even got his revenge LOL!

10. Objection_Blaster 02 Aug 2008, 16:03 BST

Thats hilarious. I am considering getting this sometime.

11. pdrydia 02 Aug 2008, 17:43 BST

Hahaha, oh wow. They certainly have their sense of humor, don't they? I hope the bear got to eat his fill of delicious salmon brains afterwards, looks like he was still hungry.

Peznaze: Does seem a bit strange, I guess, but whatever boost sales is good. Of course, this might have originally been written for something else (the Major League Eating Fan Club Monthly Mailing...or whatever ), and simply forwarded to WWW.

12. Kidpit 02 Aug 2008, 17:49 BST

@theludicrous-The show was called Man Vs. Beast, it aired on the Fox network, but it never realy cuaght on so it was cancelled (most likely PETA had it pulled for some unethical treatment of Animals).