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Despicable Me (franchise) Wii, and PlayStation Portable systems. During the game, the player controls Gru as he fights off enemies. "Despicable Me: The Game – Minion Mayhem", on the other hand, is released on Nintendo DS systems only. Instead of controlling Gru himself, the player controls his Minions. An action video game (developed by Gameloft), titled "Despicable Me: Minion Rush", also played as a Minion who must defeat Vector, El Macho and two villains made for the game, was released with the second film, on iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone, Windows 8, Android, Tizen and Blackberry 10 devices. As of October 2016, the game