{"id":14991,"date":"2011-08-17T17:08:26","date_gmt":"2011-08-17T07:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=14991"},"modified":"2011-08-17T17:08:26","modified_gmt":"2011-08-17T07:08:26","slug":"disney-interactive-studios-introduces-adventures-from-the-savanna-of-disney%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cthe-lion-king%e2%80%9d-for-the-upcoming-disney-universe-video-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=14991","title":{"rendered":"DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS INTRODUCES ADVENTURES FROM THE SAVANNA OF DISNEY\u2019S \u201cTHE LION KING\u201d FOR THE UPCOMING DISNEY UNIVERSE VIDEO GAME"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Journey Back to Pride Rock with Environments and Character Costumes <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Based on Disney\u2019s Award-Winning Film<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>August 17, 2011 \u2013 <\/strong>Disney Interactive Studios is bringing yet another magical world to the upcoming video game, <em>Disney Universe,<strong> <\/strong><\/em>with the introduction of an all-new environment from the beloved animated classic Disney\u2019s \u201cThe Lion King<em>.\u201d <\/em><em>Disney Universe<strong> <\/strong><\/em>is the first video game that brings together characters and worlds inspired by both animated and live action films from Disney\u2019s Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, and Walt Disney Pictures. In the <em>\u201c<\/em>The Lion King<em>\u201d<\/em> world, players will journey to the African savanna by suiting up as iconic characters from the award-winning movie, where they\u2019ll explore Pride Rock and the Elephant Graveyard. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2019The Lion King\u2019 was an animated masterpiece, and certainly one of Disney\u2019s most treasured films,\u201d said Adam Sussman, senior vice president of publishing, Disney Interactive Media Group.\u00a0 \u201cFans of all ages will surely enjoy the exploration and adventures that await them in this <em>Disney Universe <\/em>environment, where they\u2019ll have a chance to revisit some of their favourite scenes and suit up as characters from the movie.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Players can suit up as characters from Disney\u2019s \u201cThe Lion King,\u201d including Simba and one of Simba\u2019s best friends, Pumbaa the warthog, as they navigate their way through the Pride Lands and the Elephant Graveyard. The new level also introduces seeds and water bombs to grow plants that can be used as platforms, and players can ride duck vehicles through lava and engage in a final, stormy battle with the evil Scar at Pride Rock.<\/p>\n<p>The new <em>Lion King <\/em>environment is the latest addition to the roster of other notable Disney properties showcased in <em>Disney Universe<\/em>, including Tim Burton\u2019s<em> \u201c<\/em>Alice in Wonderland,\u201d and Disney\u2022Pixar\u2019s \u201cMonsters, Inc.\u201d and \u201cWALL\u2022E\u201d<strong>.<\/strong> \u00a0In addition to being included in the upcoming <em>Disney Universe<\/em> video game, Disney\u2019s \u201cThe Lion King\u201d returns to the big screen on Oct. 12<strong> <\/strong>in 3D for the first time ever, followed by the Diamond Edition release on Oct. 4 in high-definition Blu-ray\u2122 and Blu-ray 3D\u2122.<\/p>\n<p><em>Disney Universe <\/em>will be available October 27 for the Xbox 360<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation\u00ae3 computer entertainment system, the Wii\u2122 system from Nintendo and Windows PC\/MAC.<\/p>\n<p>Please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.disneyuniverse.com.au\/\"><strong>www.disneyuniverse.com.au<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>for more information<span id=\"mce_marker\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journey Back to Pride Rock with Environments and Character Costumes Based on Disney\u2019s Award-Winning Film\u00a0August 17, 2011 \u2013 Disney Interactive Studios is bringing yet another magical world to the upcoming video game, Disney Universe, with the introduction of an all-new environment from the beloved animated classic Disney\u2019s \u201cThe Lion King.\u201d Disney Universe is the first<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=14991\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14991"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14995,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14991\/revisions\/14995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}