Toy Story Mania! for iPhone
As blogged about on Pixar Fanboy last week, Disney recently released Toy Story Mania! for the iPhone and iPod Touch (iTunes App Store link) at $4.99.
Inspired by attraction of the same name at Disneyland, the game is primarily a simple point and shoot game based on the events of the first two Toy Story movies. There’s a Buzz Lightyear themed area, a Woody-themed “rootin’ tootin’ shootin’” gallery, and an Army Men-themed area too.
I’ve downloaded it and spent 30 minutes or so playing around. My first impression is they’ve done a great job, this game has lot’s of playability. Further, the app has already garnered 4 stars on the Apple App Store.
Of course I’m still waiting for the bigger Toy Story Mania video game to be released for the Wii in the next month or so. In the meantime, if you own an iPhone or iPod Touch, go ahead and download this nice little app, you should not be disappointed.
Update: Disney is claiming that there’s a “big surprise” if you bring your iPhone with the game installed to the Disneyland resort.
August 26, 2009 No Comments
Goodbye Summer Break, Lot’s of news
The official Disney Toy Story site was revamped! The main page now has a countdown for the upcoming Toy Story and Toy Story 2 3D Double Feature Event (October 2, 2009); a link to the Toy Story Mania! video game (for Wii) and links to Toy Story books. Of course there is also a little link to the Toy Story 3 promo page which has the trailer teaser and these great little video ‘treats’: Checkers; Jack-in-the-box; The Age of the Dinosaur; and Give it a Spin.
Update: Don’t forget the Characters section on the updated website. Each of the characters from the first two films have bios and download links with a wonderful assortment of Toy Story character wallpapers!
One of the highlights from this summer was when Director Lee Unkrich introduced Ken, played by Michael Keaton, for “Toy Story 3″ (we chirped about it in the previous post: Michael Keaton tapped for Ken?). Lee sat down with blog writer Drew McWeeny for a candid interview which also focused on Lee’s Twitter abilities.
SDCC 2009: Disney Animation Round Four - Lee Unkrich
Update: Here’s a clip from Comic-Con 2009 where Director Lee Unkrich officially announces that Michael Keaton is cast as Ken for Toy Story 3. Enjoy it here: Ken Announcement.
August 25, 2009 No Comments
Let the Wii Games Begin!
Toy Story Mania! for Nintendo Wii is expected to be released in September. The target audience will be kids ages 6 to 11 (and probably those of us who are young at heart) and is based on the Toy Story Midway Mania! theme park attraction at Disney’s California Adventure theme park.
The game will feature Woody’s Rootin’ Tootin’ Shootin’ level in which players shoot rubber suction cup-tipped darts at various targets in a western-themed setting. A “Tossed in Space” level featuring the squeeze toys aliens (the claw!) which players toss rings around. There will also be a level in which the little green army men build stacks of wooden blocks for players to knock over with rubber balls.
All in all it sounds like Wii Toy Story Mania! will be packed with Toy Story goodness. I’ve already dusted off my Wii console and will be looking for the pre-purchase order forms.
June 26, 2009 2 Comments
