Console Monster writes: "Disney Pixar's Up is one of the most talked about films of the year after its success at the U.S. box office back in May. Now that the film has floated its way over to Europe, the accompanying video game has been released.
For those who have yet to see the film, the storyline consists of 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen following his childhood dream of becoming an adventurer by attaching hundreds upon hundreds of balloons to his house so that he can guide it to Paradise Falls. Carl is joined on his adventure by Russell, an eight year old Wilderness Explorer who is on the verge of obtaining the "Assisting the Elderly" badge, and Dug, a dog with the ability to talk. The trio embark on their adventure at Paradise Falls, where they come across some not-so-friendly characters. Unfortunately players of the game would have very little knowledge of this without first viewing the film."
VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "There are few brands out there that have anything like the appeal and recognition of Disney. Thanks to decades of beautiful and critically acclaimed animated films, the company is a household name that has expanded beyond just movies to include a variety of other ventures, including videogames. Disney has also grown its lineup considerably in recent years by acquiring Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars (although for the purposes of this article, I’ll only be covering Disney/Pixar output).
Thanks to their broad audience, Disney games usually show up on every viable platform out there, meaning that despite the brand’s affinity with Nintendo’s younger-skewing audience, both the PSP and Vita received a number of titles throughout their lives. Some of this was through Disney's own developer/publisher (Disney Interactive Studios), but the firm also licensed out its IPs for other companies to try their hand at – with somewhat mixed results."
gamrReview's Xavier Griffiths: "We continue with our article series examining the outcome of videogames based on Oscar nominated films by looking at those tie-ins produced by the videogame industry after its revival (and despite E.T.'s best attempts to kill it)."
In case you’ve been living under a rock the last few months, then you’d no doubt be aware that THQ is in a bit of a financial mess right now. Actually saying it’s a financial mess is like saying the Hindenburg only had one small leak. Just a few days ago, THQ announced their stock dropped a massive 50%. This of course comes after announcing delays for Metro Last Light, South Park: Stick of Truth, and Company of Heroes 2, as well as admitting Darksiders II didn’t meet projected sales quotas. Maybe you’re living under a rock because you’re a THQ employee?
personally i don't think THQ will be around next year to even put out Metro: Last Light or South Park TSoT. i mean its pretty apparent after ubisoft publicly stated they would want to buy IP's off THQ. i mean you don't really see publishers come out and say stuff like that to the media about another publisher.
Went to see the movie last week. Gotta say it was an excellent film