The Griffin family from Fox's animated TV series makes its way to video gaming for the first time. In this action-adventure, players control Family Guy 's Peter, Brian, and Stewie through various goals and adventures.
In this game, each character has their own unique storyline. Peter wakes up in a hospital believing that Mr. Belvedere has kidnapped his family, and everyone in town is an accomplice. He must fight his way through the town to clear his name. Brian is falsely accused of impregnating Carter Pewterschmidt's prized racing dog Seabreeze, and he must escape the police station without being seen.
The gameplay is divided into two main styles: beat-em-up fighting mode for Peter, and stealth/espionage gameplay for Brian. Stewie's adventure takes place as a platformer action game with shooting elements, where he must destroy everything in his path to infiltrate a hospital and find Bertram's lair.
Throughout the game, players will encounter segues that translate into mini-games which yield power-ups for each mission if completed successfully. The game offers a fun and light-hearted experience, similar to the show.
Family Guy was released on October 2nd, 2006, exclusively for the Xbox console.