Disney's Party
EA SHIPS DISNEY’S PARTY
Children of All Ages are Invited to Party with a Whole Cast of Characters – Disney Style
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – September 18, 2003 – Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Disney Interactive, a publishing label of Buena Vista Games Inc., announced that Disney’s Party is available in stores today for the Nintendo GameCube’ and Game Boy® Advance. Uncle Scrooge has invited gamers and a whole cast of Disney characters to visit his new Party Park, which he designed himself with all of his favorite youngsters in mind.
Disney’s Party drops players into the mix with Mickey Mouse and friends to embark on challenging adventures that include collecting magical objects, solving puzzles, and maneuvering through obstacle courses. Each player must complete their game board by buying or winning special items such as stars, lollipops, and teacups. The first one to complete their game board wins!
Gamers can play as one of six Disney characters including Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, and Billy, a perky and curious ghost. Disney’s Party features 14 different worlds to explore—each with its own unique theme—and four game modes including Game Board, Play in Pairs, Mini-game, and Free Pass. It also includes 30 addictive mini-games featuring fun four-player action; 30 collectible game items, and more than 230 Collectible Disney Character Cards featuring favorite Disney Friends.
Developed by Hudson Soft, Disney’s Party is rated “E” (Everyone) by the ESRB and has a US MSRP of $39.95 for the Nintendo GameCube and $29.95 for Game Boy Advance. About Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of $2.5 billion for fiscal 2003. The company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under three brand names: EA SPORTS’, EA GAMES’, and EA SPORTS BIG’. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA’s products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
About Disney Interactive Disney Interactive is the award-winning publishing label of Buena Vista Games, Inc. The label produces high quality children’s and family-oriented interactive video games and CD-ROMs based on Disney properties. Buena Vista Games, Inc. is the interactive entertainment arm of The Walt Disney Company’s Consumer Products business unit. For more information on Disney Interactive's products, visit www.disneyinteractive.com.
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Press Release
These days, it seems that every popular mascot is having a party. It's only fitting to see Electronic Arts step up to the plate with Disney's all-star lineup of mascots in Disney's Party for the Nintendo GameCube.
He's Not Such a Cranky Guy After All
Beloved curmudgeon Scrooge McDuck is holding a party chock full of games and has invited all your favorite Disney friends to a giant theme park. Players can choose to compete as Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy or newcomer Billy the robot.
As many as four gamers can join the four-way competition. If there aren't enough human players, the computer handles any remaining characters.
You can level the competition by adjusting the difficulty level for each player.
B-I-N-G-O
At the beginning of each match, players are given a 5x5 game board in which they must line up rows of game pieces, bingo-style. These pieces can be won in mini-games, purchased from stores or be granted (and even taken away) during special events.
To add a bit of strategy, players can also block rows from being completed on other players' game boards. The length of the game is determined by the number of rows that must be completed.
Finally, a Democratic Board Game
Once the game begins, player moves are determined by a novel combination of voting and chance.
Depending on where your character is, you take one to four possible routes. Before moving, each player must choose where she or he would like to go. Once the voting is completed, a roulette-like wheel appears and spins. The more votes a particular location got, the more likely it will be chosen.
Locations include mini-games, special events and shops.
Players can earn both money and game pieces at mini-games, all of which have a strong Disney flavor. Pluto, the cards from Alice in Wonderland and other characters from classic Disney movies make cameo appearances.
In every mini-game, it's every character for his or her cute self. There are no two-on-two or three-on-one competitions.
Less Rules = More Fun
If the rules sound a bit daunting, you can always call upon Tinkerbell for assistance. She will explain every move, location and mini-game in great detail. You can even practice a mini-game before competing for game pieces.
After a mini-game is unlocked in Game Board mode, you can play it again by accessing Mini-Game mode from the main menu.
The characters have been faithfully modeled in 3D after their original hand-drawn counterparts. All the characters also feature familiar utterances. There's nothing quite like watching Donald go quackers after losing a mini-game!
I'm Going to Disney's Party!
EA's Disney's Party offers a unique twist on the typical party board game and pays homage to Disney's wealth of cartoon heritage. RSVP your invitation as soon as this title hits store shelves.
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www.nintendo.com – Nintendo GameCube