Wall-E game preview

24 June 2008

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Posted by:Josh

Wall-E the video game has been announced by THQ in conjunction with the Disney Pixar CG film’s theatrical debut (the movie hits theaters this Friday). The game will be released on all major gaming systems: Wii, DS, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, PC, Mac and even cell phones! Talk about a gaming barrage!

The long-running relationship between THQ and DisneyPixar has achieved shipments of more than 35 million units worldwide for all the many numerous games THQ has released based on the Disney and Pixar brands. THQ’s current agreement with DisneyPixar, which was announced in 2004, includes rights to create games based on four newly created DisneyPixar film properties. Last year’s Ratatouille video game was the first property released by THQ under this agreement. And now Wall-E is the second. And the game is being handled by THQ’s internal Heavy Iron Studios.

In Wall-E: The Video Game players will take control of WALL-E and EVE through a fast-paced adventure based on the upcoming film. The game will allow fans to relive some of the movie’s most thrilling moments as they explore 10 worlds filled with non-stop action and adventure, along with head-to-head multiplayer challenges. Players will recognize the storyline, characters and key locations from the WALL-E film as they carry out intense missions, dodge dangerous enemies and navigate their way through a futuristic world. In addition, the game will contain new storylines and environments that movie-goers will not see in theaters.

Here is a trailer for the game.

And here’s a gameplay trailer:

And Wall-E meets Wii in this commercial:

So what is Wall-E all about, you ask? The movie is based on this premise: What if mankind had to leave Earth, and somebody forgot to turn the last robot off?

Academy Award-winning writer-director Andrew Stanton (“Finding Nemo”) and the inventive storytellers and technical geniuses at Pixar Animation Studios (“The Incredibles,” “Cars,” “Ratatouille”) transport moviegoers to a galaxy not so very far away for a new computer-animated cosmic comedy about a determined robot named WALL-E.

After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, WALL-E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL-E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet’s future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, WALL-E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most exciting and imaginative comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen.

Joining WALL-E on his fantastic journey across a universe of never-before-imagined visions of the future, is a hilarious cast of characters including a pet cockroach, and a heroic team of malfunctioning misfit robots.

Filled with surprises, action, humor and heart, WALL-E was written and directed by Andrew Stanton, produced by Jim Morris, co-produced by Lindsey Collins and features original and innovative sound design by Academy Award-winner Ben Burtt (“Star Wars,” “Indiana Jones,” “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”). The film is due for release on June 27, 2008.