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video game developed by

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and published by

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. The game was released on Microsoft Windows,

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, Wii and

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in October 2011 in North America and Europe. It features the ability to suit up as characters from multiple Disney franchises, including '' Aladdin'', ''

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'', '' Monsters, Inc.'', ''

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'', '' Finding Nemo'', '' Pirates of the Caribbean'', ''

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'', '' Tron: Legacy'' and ''

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''. The game was made backward-compatible for

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and Series X/S on November 15, 2021.

Gameplay

The game is a 3D

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similar to the more recent '' Nicktoons Unite!'' series games. Up to four friends can connect through local multiplayer and play through 6 different worlds to defeat enemies, and collect powerups and coins. One unique feature is that the enemies actively try to hinder a player's progress by setting up traps or hiding key items. The two main attractions of the game are the levels and the costumes. Players travel to 6 worlds from classic and contemporary Disney and Pixar properties, consisting of '' Alice in Wonderland'', '' Pirates of the Caribbean'', ''

'', ''

'', '' Monsters, Inc.'', and '' Aladdin''. The travellers can acquire 45 costumes based on numerous other Disney franchises, such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Mickey Mouse'', ''

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Character mode

The costumes need to be upgraded by finding stars in the levels. The skill set remains the same for each, but becomes more powerful. Each character has a handheld weapon specific to that character. For example, Aladdin ends up with Genie's lamp at 4 stars, and Sully has a piece of Boo's door.

Development

Downloadable content

Downloadable content has been announced to be a big part of ''Disney Universe'' for the PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 versions of the game. Through the "Online Shop" featured in the game or the PlayStation Store and Xbox Marketplace, the DLCs featured additional costumes and worlds.Disney Universe DLC Unveiled
The first release featured a ''Disney Villains Costume Pack''. A theme-pack based on ''

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'', was released near the Christmas season and is the ''Disney Universe'' voting poll winner. Theme-packs based on ''

'', and ''

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'' were released in March 2012.

Re-release

''Disney Universe: Ultimate Edition'' included the original Disney Universe game along with all six downloadable content packs. The extra downloadable content included packs from The ''Disney Villains'', ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'', ''

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'', ''Phineas and Ferb'', ''The Muppets'' and the ''

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'' pack. The ''Ultimate Edition'' was released on June 27, 2012 in

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regions, but not in North America and other

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regions.

Reception

The game received mixed or average reviews on Metacritic, gaining average review scores of 70% for PlayStation 3, 61% for Wii, and 66% for Xbox 360.

References

External links

Official U.S. websiteOfficial UK website
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