Up is an adventure developed by Heavy Iron Studios, released 26 May 2009 on PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360.
What Up is
Up is an adventure game developed by Heavy Iron Studios and released in 2009. It was published by THQ. It is available on PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Journey through the undiscovered jungles of South America, in Up the video game. You can control Russell, Carl, Dug the talking dog and a female bird named Kevin, or you can play with a friend through the entire game. Aided by Russell's wilderness knowledge, the four characters must work together to navigate treacherous jungle terrain, combat exotic animals and avoid being captured. Each character has special abilities that help in their journey. During the game, you will explore exciting environments, overcome obstacles and battle beasts in an effort to stop Muntz from capturing Kevin.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.
Where it sits in the Disney series
Up is the 368th of 516 entries we hold in the Disney series. The next entry was Toy Story Mania! in 2009. Its critic score of 50 is 16 points below the series average of 66. The highest-rated entry is Kingdom Hearts III at 90.
How it was received
Up holds a critic score of 50 out of 100. That places it above 7% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 17 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Up launched on 26 May 2009, within three weeks of Minecraft, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, Infamous and The Sims 3. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Minecraft, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, Infamous, The Sims 3.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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