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Ace and the Intergalactic Battle Barn Crew Take to the Solar System to Save Earth.


Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action Now Available for the PlayStation[R]2 System and Nintendo DS[TM]

BURBANK, Calif. -- When it comes to saving Earth, a buff chicken, a beautiful duckling duckling

baby duck.
 and a powerful hog are up to the challenge. Based on the ending of the box office hit film, "Chicken Little," the Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action video games from Buena Vista Games are now available in the United States for the PlayStation[R]2 computer entertainment system and Nintendo DS[TM].

Featuring characters from the "movie within a movie" ending of the film, in which Chicken Little and his misfit mis·fit  
n.
1. Something of the wrong size or shape for its purpose.

2. One who is unable to adjust to one's environment or circumstances or is considered to be disturbingly different from others.
 friends are represented by over-the-top Hollywood action hero versions of themselves, Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action takes the crew to Pluto, Saturn, Venus and the moon to try to defeat notorious villains -- Foxy Loxy, Goosey Loosey and Sleazel Weasel weasel, name for certain small, lithe, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae (weasel family). Members of this family are generally characterized by long bodies and necks, short legs, small rounded ears, and medium to long tails. .

"Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action provided an exciting opportunity for our team to expand beyond the ending of the film and create a brand new story with great new characters and vibrant space environments," said John Blackburn, vice president and general manager of Avalanche Software, a Buena Vista Games studio. "Action-hero Ace is ideally suited to star in this high-octane action game."

Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action allows players to traverse detailed interstellar in·ter·stel·lar  
adj.
Between or among the stars: interstellar gases.


interstellar
Adjective

between or among stars

Adj. 1.
 locales with an assortment of out-of-this-world weaponry and unique vehicles. Gamers play as Ace on foot, Abby in a spaceship and Runt The frame that remains after a collision on a CSMA/CD medium such as Ethernet. Runts are undersize packets, smaller than what the network protocol calls for, such as 64 bytes in Ethernet. Electrical interference or faulty wiring can also produce a runt.  as a tank commander. In the PlayStation 2 system version, the original Chicken Little character and his friends appear in cut scenes and provide commentary. Adam West ("Ace"), Zach Braff ("Chicken Little") and Joan Cusack (original "Abby") reprise re·prise  
n.
1. Music
a. A repetition of a phrase or verse.

b. A return to an original theme.

2. A recurrence or resumption of an action.

tr.v.
 their film roles as the voices of their characters. Humorous original cut scenes were written and created by Avalanche Software, the game's developers.

Incorporating a 3D top-down view, the Nintendo DS version of Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action takes advantage of the dual screens and wireless multiplayer capability of the system.

Developed by Avalanche Software, a Buena Vista Games studio, the PlayStation 2 system version is rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and older by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB ESRB Entertainment Software Rating Board
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ESRB Explosive Safety Review Board
). Developed by DC Studios, the Nintendo DS version is rated E for Everyone. Both versions are now available for a suggested retail price of $29.99. A version for the Wii[TM] will be available in December for a suggested retail price of $39.99.

Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action marks the third video game appearance for the Chicken Little character. The 2005 game, Disney's Chicken Little, which has shipped more than 1 million units worldwide, was nominated by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences[R] as a finalist for the prestigious Interactive Achievement Award[R] in the category of Children's Game of the Year. The Chicken Little character also appeared in KINGDOM HEARTS II Kingdom Hearts II (キングダムハーツII  , the top-selling action role-playing game
    For the non-electronic game genre, see Live action role-playing game.
An action role-playing game or action RPG is a type of computer and console role-playing game which requires quick action or reflexes from the player.
 from Square Enix, Inc. and Buena Vista Games.

About Buena Vista Games

Buena Vista Games, Inc. (BVG BVG Bundesverfassungsgericht (highest German court)
BVG Bureau du Vérificateur Général du Canada (auditor general)
BVG Best Value Guarantee
BVG Berliner Verkehrs Gesellschaft
BVG Borrowdale Volcanic Group
) is the interactive entertainment affiliate of The Walt Disney Company. BVG publishes, markets and distributes a broad portfolio of multi-platform video games and interactive entertainment worldwide. The company also licenses properties and works directly with third-party interactive game publishers to bring products for all ages to market. For more information, please log on to www.bvg.com.

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