TAKE YOUR
FAVORITE
DISNEY
CHANNEL
CHARACTERS
ON THE GO
WITH THREE
NEW VIDEO
GAMES
“Phil of the
Future,”
“The Cheetah
Girls” and
“The Suite
Life of Zack
& Cody” Are
Ready for
Action and
Adventure
BURBANK,
Calif. —
(September
26, 2006) —
Buena Vista
Games, Inc.
(BVG), the
interactive
entertainment
affiliate of
The Walt
Disney
Company
(NYSE: DIS),
today
announced
that “The
Cheetah
Girls,”
“Phil of the
Future,” and
“The Suite
Life of Zack
& Cody:
Tipton
Trouble” are
now
available.
“The Cheetah
Girls” and
“Phil of the
Future” are
available
for the Game
Boy(R)
Advance.
“The Suite
Life of Zack
& Cody:
Tipton
Trouble” is
available
for the
Nintendo
DS(TM). All
three games
are rated E
for Everyone
by the
Entertainment
Software
Rating Board
(ESRB).
“Kids can
take their
favorite
Disney
Channel
characters
anywhere
this fall
with new
adventures
from ‘The
Cheetah
Girls,’
‘Phil of the
Future’ and
‘The Suite
Life of Zack
& Cody,’”
said Craig
Relyea, vice
president of
marketing,
Buena Vista
Games. “With
the recent
success of
‘The Cheetah
Girls 2’
Disney
Channel
Original
Movie, we’re
particularly
excited to
offer fans
more ways to
interact
with the
performers’
story.”
In “Phil of
the Future,”
developed by
Handheld
Games Corp.
for the Game
Boy Advance,
players help
their
favorite
characters
from the
popular
Disney
Channel
series save
a town
overrun with
the
mischievous
pets from
the future –
“The Blahs”.
As Phil,
Keeley or
Curtis,
players
collect and
assemble
more than 20
futuristic
gadgets to
solve
puzzles,
overcome
obstacles
and capture
the blahs to
save the
day. With
several
mini-games
and
unlockable
features,
“Phil of the
Future”
offers
players
hours of
fun.
Join “The
Cheetah
Girls” as
they dance
and sing
their way to
a talent
competition
in Spain,
where the
top prize is
a record
contract.
Players take
on the role
of each of
the four
Cheetah
Girls –
Galleria,
Chanel,
Aquanetta
and Dorinda,
plus
Galleria’s
pedigree
pooch, Toto.
To prepare
for the big
gig in
Barcelona,
players
create their
own tunes in
the music
studio,
choreograph
dance moves
and
coordinate
Cheeta-licious
outfits. The
game also
features
mini jobs
for each
girl -- flip
ribs on the
grill with
Aqua; teach
dance with
Dorinda;
make music
with
Galleria and
Toto at home
or
coordinate
outfits at a
high-end
fashion
store with
Chanel.
Developed by
Gorilla,
“The Cheetah
Girls” is an
adventure
that fans
won’t want
to miss.
“The Suite
Life of Zack
& Cody:
Tipton
Trouble” is
an action
platform
game from
developer
A2M, based
on the
Disney
Channel’s
popular TV
show, “The
Suite Life
of Zack &
Cody.” The
game enables
players to
enter the
world of
Zach and
Cody,
12-year-old
twins who
live with
their mother
in one of
Boston’s
swankiest
hotels. As
in the TV
show, the
twins
attempt to
save
themselves
from 14
outrageous
situations
by jumping,
crawling,
climbing,
running and
racing to
conquer
enemy
forces.
Players can
race through
corridors on
Zack’s
skateboard,
shoot
various
objects like
water
balloons,
bubble gum
and cream
pies from
Cody’s
amazing
vacuum, and
unlock
mini-games
that feature
two-player
wireless
action.
About the
“Phil of the
Future” TV
Show
Disney
Channel’s
popular TV
show, “Phil
of the
Future,”
features
15-year-old
Phil Diffy
as part of a
time
traveling
family from
the future
that gets
stuck in the
present
year. Armed
with an
array of
futuristic
gadgets,
Phil and his
family must
find ways to
navigate and
adapt to
their new
surroundings.
Phil of the
Future stars
Ricky Ullman
and features
co-star and
music
sensation
Alyson
Michalka, of
Hollywood
Records’
musical team
Aly & A.J.
About “The
Cheetah
Girls”
Franchise
“The Cheetah
Girls” movie
first aired
on Disney
Channel in
2003 and
remains one
of the most
widely
popular
original
movies on
the
channel. In
August, the
sequel
premiered
and became
the highest
rated Disney
Channel
Original
Movie of all
time. The
first
soundtrack
is Platinum
and the
sequel's
soundtrack
is
fast-selling.
Three cast
members –
Adrienne
Bailon,
Kiely
Williams and
Sabrina
Bryan – are
now on a
nationwide
concert tour
as The
Cheetah
Girls.
About the
“The Suite
Life of Zack
& Cody” TV
Show
Disney
Channel’s
popular TV
show, “The
Suite Life
of Zack &
Cody,”
centers
around
12-year-old
twins whose
lives change
when their
single mom,
gets a job
as the
headlining
singer at
Boston’s
swankiest
hotel, and
as part of
her
contract, an
upper floor
suite in
which they
all now
live. While
mom works to
keep them in
line, the
twins are
elated with
the
amenities of
their new
home
especially
room
service, a
swimming
pool, a game
room and a
candy
counter. To
the chagrin
of the hotel
manager,
they try to
turn the
hotel into
their
playground.
Along the
way, they
make friends
and foe with
the staff,
guests and
residents
including
the owner’s
spoiled
daughter and
the teenage
gift shop
clerk.
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.