By Hector Cortez Jul 24, 2009, 15:12 GMT
Disney Interactive Studios today announced development of video game adaptations of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, starring Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter and Mia Wasikowska as Alice, in which we find Alice several years after the original “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass” stories.
Disney Interactive Studios today announced development of video game adaptations of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.
Alice in Wonderland for Wii, Nintendo DS and Windows PC takes players into Underland as Alice finds herself stuck in a world of illusion and magic. Alongside her are the Mad Hatter, March Hare, Cheshire Cat and White Rabbit, aiding Alice to defeat the Red Queen and Jabberwocky.
These friends of Alice can be called on in times of need to provide unique abilities to help evade traps and solve puzzles. The Mad Hatter can help Alice alter her perception of Underland and take advantage of optical illusions to open up places in the world the player alone would not have noticed. Meanwhile, the Cheshire Cat can use his ability to make himself and objects appear and disappear. Knowing when to use each of the characters’ powers and abilities is a big part of the game.
The Wii and PC versions follow the film’s storyline and introduce new fiction and locations. With an upgradeable combat system, players collect “impossible ideas” to replay levels and unlock Underland’s secrets.
The Nintendo DS version will not follow the same storyline as the Wii and PC versions; instead, players guide Alice alongside her friends to combat the legions of the Red Queen’s Army. The DS version features an innovative art style unique to the platform, a playable character not seen on the home console version, and unique character abilities similar to those of the Wii and PC versions. DSi players will use the system’s camera to detect colors mapped to unlockable content when tasks are completed.
Alice in Wonderland will be available the same week as the film release in March, 2010.
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