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Disney Gamer's E3 Highlights
Last week, the
video game industry celebrated
one of its biggest events: The
Electronic Entertainment Expo.
E3, as it is known, is an expo
where
video game companies show
off their biggest games and
hardware for the fall and
holiday season, and tease about
the possibilities of future
releases. It is an event where
companies spare no expense in
putting on a show video gamers
across the globe can't get
enough of.
Disney
Interactive and their partners
game development, of course,
were there to highlight some of
their upcoming projects. Here
are some of the games that they
showed off at this year's E3:
Disney
Universe
System:
Wii,
PS3,
Xbox 360

One of the
first games revealed weeks
before the actual event,
Disney Universe is a
multiplatform adventure title
where players take control of
these little blue guys and
explore worlds based on classic
and modern Disney and
Pixar movies. These
characters can be dressed up in
many outfits inspired by Disney
characters. Outfits and worlds
confirmed so far are "Monsters
Inc.," "Alice
in Wonderland (the 2010
Tim Burton version),"
"TRON
Legacy," "Finding Nemo," and "Lilo
and Stitch." It has also
been confirmed that there will
be 40 characters in the final
version of the game.
Best of
all,
four friends can play and
either co-operate or compete
with each other as they explore
six different worlds based on
Disney and Pixar films.
Phineas
and Ferb: Across the Second
Dimension
System: Wii,
PS3, DS

I know what
we are going to do today! The
stars of the hit
Disney Channel animated
series return to video games as
they celebrate their new TV
movie: "Across the Second
Dimension." The story behind
both the movie and the game is
that Phineas and Ferb have
built a machine that sends them
to another dimension. It is
there where they realize that
their pet platypus Perry is a
secret agent. Now they must
switch between the two
dimensions in order to set
things right. It will feature
the main
cast of characters as
well as their respective voice
actors. It has been confirmed
that there will be ten playable
characters, including the famous
secret agent,
Perry the Platypus. The
game will be available on all
major gaming systems. The
PlayStation 3 version,
however, will have special
support for the Move controller.
Cars 2:
The Video Game
System:
Wii,
PS3, Xbox 360

A few
months back I wrote about the
Cars video game, released around
the time the first Cars movie
premiered. It was a surprisingly
solid game that made great use
of the license and continued the
plot of the movie in a very
faithful manner. With "Cars 2"
about to hit theaters in a
couple of weeks, a video game
adaptation promises to keep the
legacy of the Cars
video game series alive
and well. Much like the movie,
while
Lightning McQueen is
racing around the world with his
pit crew from Radiator Springs,
Mater has become a secret agent
for Chrome, realizing that his
tall tales of adventure and
excitement are not as romantic
as he made them out to be.
The racing
aspect of previous Cars titles
will obviously remain present,
but this time there will be a
stronger focus on combat. The
game promises to have over 20
courses based on locales
featured on the film. Players
will take control of their
favorite Cars characters as they
race and battle each other in an
epic spy thriller that looks to
be as exciting as the upcoming
Pixar film.
Cars 2:
The Video Game is being
developed by
Avalanche Studios, the
same folks who worked on last
year's
Toy Story 3 video game.
That title became a surprise
hit, scoring solid praise from
gamers and the media.
The game
will also be connected to the
"World of Cars Online" browser
game. When players connect their
accounts to the game, the
rewards they earn can be used to
unlock goodies in the browser
game.
Disneyland Adventures Kinect
System:
Xbox 360

This was
one of the biggest surprises at
E3. Announced during Microsoft's
keynote a day before the actual
show, Disneyland Adventures is a
game created exclusively for the
Kinect, a motion sensing camera
released last year that provides
unique and innovative
motion controls.
Disneyland Adventures is a
mini-game collection title where
players young and old get to
visit a digital version of one
of the world's famous theme
parks. While walking around the
park they will be able to meet
Disney characters, such as
Mickey Mouse and
Snow White, and take
pictures with them. What's
really cool, though, is that the
mini-games are all based on
famous Disneyland attractions
and movies. For example, the
teaser trailer showed
kids battling
Captain Hook in the world
of Neverland, mimicking sword
movements in order to defeat
him. The teaser also showed a Pirates
of the Caribbean: stage
where the players were on a boat
surviving the perils of the
ride. In order to control their
boat, players did a rowing
motion.
These were
some of the offering had at the
show. They all look like fun
titles that promise to live up
to the expectations of the
Disney gamer. Expect to read
about them on Gamer Tuesday as
they are slowly released
throughout the year.