Disney Plans Narnia Film and Game Debut in December
Disney Interactive, a publishing label of Buena Vista Games, Inc., has announced new details about its upcoming action/adventure title, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Inspired by the upcoming motion picture from Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media, the games will launch this holiday season, in conjunction with film's release.
UK software developer Traveller's Tales is currently creating the console and PSP titles, while Griptonite Games, the handheld entertainment division of Seattle-based Amaze Entertainment, is developing the titles for Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS. In the game, players enter the world of Narnia, a land frozen in a 100 year winter by the evil powers of the malevolent White Witch. In order to end the annual winter and free his people, the mighty lion Aslan invokes an ancient prophecy. It will become the destiny of four siblings from our world: Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie to work together and use their unique combat skills, weaponry and abilities to defeat the Witch and her armies to save Narnia. These four heroes must battle the evil forces of the White Witch by waging war against a vast variety of creatures, including Minotaurs, Minoboars, Cyclops, Werewolves, Wraiths, Ankleslicers, Wolves, Boggles and more. These creatures are modeled in the game after the characters being created for the motion picture, by New Zealand-based Weta Workshop, a digital and visual effects company whose credits include Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Van Helsing and I, Robot. Additional game features include puzzle solving, two-player action featuring all four characters, and real film footage. The film will be released December 9, 2005.
