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Home / An Exclusive Sneak Peek at Characters from Disney Universe

An Exclusive Sneak Peek at Characters from Disney Universe

July 28, 2015

"The Disney Universe feature I personally find most compelling is the idea that players are given the option of completing each of the game worlds in any order that they choose," Mark Orgel, assistant producer, Disney Interactive Studios, says. "I can fondly remember reading stories from the Choose Your Own Adventure book series as a child and my amazement at being able to influence the narrative, even in small way. Certainly, that type of branching narrative is far from unique in the games space, but with Disney Universe I feel we've really taken player freedom to the next level. In fact, other than the opening tutorial stages, players are really given free rein to unlock and explore whatever environments appeal most to them."

"I want to elaborate a bit more on our classic character's tools, since their cartoon heritage allowed us a greater degree of creative freedom than many of our other more rigid, story-based characters," Mark explains. "For example, knowing Goofy to be an avid golfer, we decided to theme his set of tools around golf equipment, like a club (an obvious choice), along with a golf flag and bag. Whereas with Donald, everyone knows him for his bright blue sailor suit and cap. So we took this idea to its logical extreme and gave his tools a nautical theme, like a fishing pole and a ship's wheel. I'll save the others as a surprise for those who play the game! I hope that the wide range of unique tools we have created will incentivize players to branch out and try as many of our character costumes as possible."

"I'm often faced with the question [of which character is my favorite], since I have to pick my costume each time I boot up the game, and I play quite a bit!" Mark says. "I guess it all depends on my mood, and I would be remiss if I were to list only one. Then again, considering we are revealing the classic characters today and in the spirit of the question, I would have to go with Donald. Like many kids, I watched a lot of the classic cartoons growing up. Although I liked several of the characters, Donald was by far my favorite, probably because I see a bit of myself in Donald."

"For some players, this may be a few of our more contemporary characters, like Mike and Sully from Monsters, Inc." says Mark. "For others, playing as their favorite Disney character might mean Goofy or Donald. It was always our aim to not only include as many of our most popular characters as possible, but also to ensure we provided a range of options that would appeal to Disney fans of all ages. Taking that into consideration, how could we possibly overlook Mickey and the gang, who are some of the most iconic and beloved characters in the Disney library?"

"First, players can expect a distinct look that is both true to the original characters, but also matches Disney Universe's distinct aesthetic style," Mark says about the game's new costumes. "Just like all of our other costumes, each of our classic characters will have a unique, upgradable tool to help players as they adventure through the game worlds."

Set for release this coming fall, Disney Universe is currently in development for PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii™ and Windows PC/MAC.

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