ACE AND THE
INTERGALACTIC
BATTLE BARN
CREW TAKE TO
THE SOLAR
SYSTEM TO
SAVE EARTH
"Disney’s
Chicken
Little: Ace
in Action"
Now
Available
for the
PlayStation(R)2
System and
Nintendo DS
BURBANK,
Calif. –
(November
21, 2006) –
When it
comes to
saving
Earth, a
buff
chicken, a
beautiful
duckling and
a powerful
hog are up
to the
challenge.
Based on the
ending of
the box
office hit
film,
“Chicken
Little,” the
"Disney’s
Chicken
Little: Ace
in Action"
video games
from Buena
Vista Games
are now
available in
the United
States for
the
PlayStation(R)2
computer
entertainment
system and
Nintendo
DS(TM).
Featuring
characters
from the
“movie
within a
movie”
ending of
the film, in
which
Chicken
Little and
his misfit
friends are
represented
by
over-the-top
Hollywood
action hero
versions of
themselves,
"Disney’s
Chicken
Little: Ace
in Action"
takes the
crew to
Pluto,
Saturn,
Venus and
the moon to
try to
defeat
notorious
villains --
Foxy Loxy,
Goosey
Loosey and
Sleazel
Weasel.
“'Disney’s
Chicken
Little: Ace
in Action'
provided an
exciting
opportunity
for our team
to expand
beyond the
ending of
the film and
create a
brand new
story with
great new
characters
and vibrant
space
environments,”
said John
Blackburn,
vice
president
and general
manager of
Avalanche
Software, a
Buena Vista
Games
studio.
“Action-hero
Ace is
ideally
suited to
star in this
high-octane
action
game.”
"Disney’s
Chicken
Little: Ace
in Action"
allows
players to
traverse
detailed
interstellar
locales with
an
assortment
of
out-of-this-world
weaponry and
unique
vehicles.
Gamers play
as Ace on
foot, Abby
in a
spaceship
and Runt as
a tank
commander.
In the
PlayStation
2 system
version, the
original
Chicken
Little
character
and his
friends
appear in
cut scenes
and provide
commentary.
Adam West
("Ace"),
Zach Braff
("Chicken
Little") and
Joan Cusack
(original
"Abby")
reprise
their film
roles as the
voices of
their
characters.
Humorous
original cut
scenes were
written and
created by
Avalanche
Software,
the game’s
developers.
Incorporating
a 3D
top-down
view, the
Nintendo DS
version of
"Disney’s
Chicken
Little: Ace
in Action"
takes
advantage of
the dual
screens and
wireless
multiplayer
capability
of the
system.
Developed by
Avalanche
Software, a
Buena Vista
Games
studio, the
PlayStation
2 system
version is
rated E10+
for Everyone
10 and older
by the
Entertainment
Software
Rating Board
(ESRB).
Developed by
DC Studios,
the Nintendo
DS version
is rated E
for
Everyone.
Both
versions are
now
available
for a
suggested
retail price
of $29.99. A
version for
the Wii(TM)
will be
available in
December for
a suggested
retail price
of $39.99.
"Disney’s
Chicken
Little: Ace
in Action"
marks the
third video
game
appearance
for the
Chicken
Little
character.
The 2005
game,
"Disney’s
Chicken
Little,"
which has
shipped more
than 1
million
units
worldwide,
was
nominated by
the Academy
of
Interactive
Arts and
Sciences(R)
as a
finalist for
the
prestigious
Interactive
Achievement
Award(R) in
the category
of
Children’s
Game of the
Year. The
Chicken
Little
character
also
appeared in
"KINGDOM
HEARTS II,"
the
top-selling
action
role-playing
game from
Square Enix,
Inc. and
Buena Vista
Games.
About Buena
Vista Games
Buena Vista
Games, Inc.
(BVG) is the
interactive
entertainment
affiliate of
The Walt
Disney
Company. BVG
publishes,
markets and
distributes
a broad
portfolio of
multi-platform
video games
and
interactive
entertainment
worldwide.
The company
also
licenses
properties
and works
directly
with
third-party
interactive
game
publishers
to bring
products for
all ages to
market. For
more
information,
please log
on to
www.bvg.com.
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Nintendo DS
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of Nintendo.