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Adventure
| Viewed: | 3D Combination | Genre: | Adventure Combat Game |
| Media: | CD | Arcade origin: | No |
| Developer: | Monolith | Soft. Co.: | Disney Interactive |
| Publishers: | Disney Interactive
(GB/US) |
Released: | 19 Sept 2003
(GB) 26 Aug 2003 (US) |
| Ratings: | PEGI 12+ | ||
| No Accessories: | No Accessories | ||
Summary
In 1982 a rather revolutionary film was released by the name of Tron - revolutionary because, a, it utilised state of the art computer graphics and b, it introduced the concept of video games to the world. Twenty years on, the world certainly doesn't need an introduction to the concept of video games, and most of us now have the technology to recreate those 'state of the art' graphics in real-time using a half decent PC. Tron 2? What a great idea.
The original film told the story of how Kevin Flynn was digitised and sucked into a computer, where, aided by Tron, a system security program, he had to take on an artificial intelligence called the Master Control Program. Tron 2.0 isn't just a simple game spin-off, it's a true sequel to the film, setting the scene in present day, at a time when the creator of the original Tron program has finally replicated the technology to digitise people into computers. As you may imagine, this technology is much sought after by certain bad dudes and, amidst sinister plots, corruption and plans to take over the world's computer networks, all hell breaks loose and the battle is once again on in the virtual realm.
The game takes the form of a story-driven, first-person action romp that propels players into the computer generated alternate universe, casting them as Jet Bradley, son of the original Tron program's author. From here it's an all-out fight against a host of digital opponents using an assortment of guns, rods, grenades, missiles, and the famous Tron discs. And best of all, there's Light Bike racing too, which everyone knows was the coolest bit in the film.
Now you can't talk about this game without mentioning the visuals - they're simply stunning. Developer Monolith has made an excellent job of recreating the film's unique appearance, complete with distinctive lighting, textures and the famous glowing effect, which, incidentally, was designed by nVidia.
With support for up to 16 players in team-based multiplayer levels, as well as the main single player story mode, Tron 2.0 is pretty much everything you'd want from a modern day film licence. Here's hoping the film sequel's not too far away.
The original film told the story of how Kevin Flynn was digitised and sucked into a computer, where, aided by Tron, a system security program, he had to take on an artificial intelligence called the Master Control Program. Tron 2.0 isn't just a simple game spin-off, it's a true sequel to the film, setting the scene in present day, at a time when the creator of the original Tron program has finally replicated the technology to digitise people into computers. As you may imagine, this technology is much sought after by certain bad dudes and, amidst sinister plots, corruption and plans to take over the world's computer networks, all hell breaks loose and the battle is once again on in the virtual realm.
The game takes the form of a story-driven, first-person action romp that propels players into the computer generated alternate universe, casting them as Jet Bradley, son of the original Tron program's author. From here it's an all-out fight against a host of digital opponents using an assortment of guns, rods, grenades, missiles, and the famous Tron discs. And best of all, there's Light Bike racing too, which everyone knows was the coolest bit in the film.
Now you can't talk about this game without mentioning the visuals - they're simply stunning. Developer Monolith has made an excellent job of recreating the film's unique appearance, complete with distinctive lighting, textures and the famous glowing effect, which, incidentally, was designed by nVidia.
With support for up to 16 players in team-based multiplayer levels, as well as the main single player story mode, Tron 2.0 is pretty much everything you'd want from a modern day film licence. Here's hoping the film sequel's not too far away.
