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Disney Universe: The Basics
<b>What Is Disney Universe?</b><br/><br/>Disney Universe is a cooperative action game, similar to the LEGO games or LittleBigPlanet. It features characters from multiple Disney franchises (including the Pixar franchises) all in one game for the very first time.<br/><br/> <object id="vid_4ddd886cdad0bd0840000050" class="ign-videoplayer" width="480" height="270" data="http://media.ign.com/ev/prod/embed.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="movie" value="http://media.ign.com/ev/prod/embed.swf"/><param name="" value="true"/><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"/><param name="flashvars" value="url=http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/05/26/disney-universe-gameplay-trailer"/><param name="wmode" value="opaque"/></object> <div style="width:480px"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/05/26/disney-universe-gameplay-trailer">More Disney Universe Videos</a></div><br/><br/><!-- promo box --><LINK REL="stylesheet" HREF="http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/uni/IGNE_style.css" TYPE="text/css"><br/><br/><LINK REL="stylesheet" HREF="http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/uni/IGNE_style.css" TYPE="text/css"><DIV CLASS="IGNE_funny_box"><DIV CLASS="IGNE_funny_header">A Universe of Characters</DIV><TABLE WIDTH="100%" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" BORDER="0" CLASS="IGNE_funny_table"><TR><br/><br/><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top" STYLE="padding-right:9px; border-right:1px solid #eaeaea;"><a target="_blank" HREF="http://ps3.ign.com/articles/117/1170403p1.html"><img src="http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/117/1171605/DisneyUniverseMonstersIncannouncescreen1_1306866147-000.jpg" /><br/><br/><br/></A><a target="_blank" HREF="http://ps3.ign.com/articles/117/1170403p1.html" CLASS="IGNE_funny_link">E3 2011: A Sneak Peek at Disney Universe</A><br/><br/><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top" STYLE="padding-left:8px; padding-right:8px;"><a target="_blank" HREF="http://movies.ign.com/articles/890/890717p1.html"><img src="http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/117/1170403/disney-universe-20110525100757472-000.jpg" /><br/>Stitch and Nemo in Monsters Inc? 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You do this by donning a costume of your favorite Disney character and battling through the levels.<br/><br/><b>What's the Deal with the Costumes?</b><br/><br/>The costumes are actually a clever workaround to avoid a licensing nightmare. Most of the character creators would never allow their characters to appear outside their own worlds. Playing as a random avatar wearing a costume of a character eliminates that problem because it's not actually the character doing the actions.<br/><br/><b>Which Disney Franchises Are Included?</b><br/><br/>Below is the list of franchises that have been confirmed to be either levels or costumes. We'll update this list as we learn more.<br/><br/><ul><li>Monsters Inc.<li>Alice in Wonderland (the Tim Burton version)<li>Lilo & Stitch<li>Tron<li>Finding Nemo<li>The Lion King</ul><br/><br/><b>What's the Gameplay Like?</b><br/><br/>Disney Universe is a third-person action game in the vein of the LEGO games or LittleBigPlanet. Up to four players can play cooperatively through levels that feature lots of smashing, collecting, and platforming. One unique feature is that the <a target="_blank" href="http://ps3.ign.com/articles/117/1170403p1.html">enemies actively try to hinder your progress</a> by setting up traps or hiding key items.<br/><br/><image/><br/><br/><b>Is There Multiplayer?</b><br/><br/>Disney Universe will feature four-player local multiplayer. No online play is planned at this time.<br/><br/><b>DLC Is Already in the Plans</b><br/><br/>The story in Disney Universe won't necessarily end once you complete the game. Disney plans to release additional levels as well as costumes on a regular basis following release.<br/><br/><b>How's It Looking?</b><br/><br/>We've seen two levels in very different environments. The Monsters, Inc. level was fast-paced and full of tricky platforming. The Alice in Wonderland level was slower-paced with more emphasis placed on simple puzzle solving. Disney says it plans to have each level feel very unique not only in how it looks, but also in how it plays.<br/><br/>©2011-05-31, IGN Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved
