Percy Jackson coming to DS

With Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightening Thief, the first film based on Rick Riordan’s successful book series, due out later this year it has been confirmed that Activision has captured the rights to publish the associated video game.

On the way for Nintendo’s DS, the title is described as a tactical RPG and sees players assuming the role of Percy Jackson, the half-boy half-god son of Poseidon, god of the sea.

For quotes from both Activision and the film’s director Chris Columbus, head over to CasualGaming.biz.

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