Microsoft is having the much-maligned cartoon paperclip star in his own game, Ribbon Hero 2: Clippy’s Second Chance. According to the inexplicable PR:
Yes, we turned Office into a game! If you’re going to spend time immersed in the inner workings of Office, by golly it should be fun. In Ribbon Hero 2, you’ll hop on board Clippy’s stolen time machine and explore different time periods. With each time period, you get to explore a new game board with challenges you must complete to get to the next level. Each challenge takes you into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or OneNote to complete a task.
I honestly can’t tell if that’s ironically corny or just corny. Either way, you don’t need this. The Office Suite certainly has learning curve, but relying on Clippy to learn it isn’t the way to go.
mbryant
Monday, May 2, 2011 at 10:55 AMRibbon + Clippy? Everything you hate about Office 2007 combined with everything you hate about Office 97, what could possibly go wrong?
Cheezel
Monday, May 2, 2011 at 11:05 AMApril 1st was a month ago, guys. =.=
Dan
Monday, May 2, 2011 at 11:53 AMDo I get to shoot it? please let me shoot it.
MKarlo
Monday, May 2, 2011 at 3:08 PMI actually missed him and the rest of the office helpers. That and I quite enjoyed RH, if only it ran on my new PC. Quite exited about this, was there any date announced?
Chris Pratley
Monday, May 2, 2011 at 3:42 PMRibbon Hero 2 is something worth trying before dismissing. Most people who try it discover something useful right away and have fun doing it. Give it a chance! http://ribbonhero.com. P.S. It’s ironically corny.