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Disney Interactive Provides Out-of-This-World Fun With Games Inspired by Walt Disney Pictures' Upcoming Feature Film Lilo & Stitch.


Business Editors & High-Tech Writers, Entertainment Editors

BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2002

Interactive Lilo 1. (operating system) lilo - Linux Loader.
2. lilo - first-in first-out.
 & Stitch Titles for Game Boy Advance,

PC and Macintosh Now Available

Disney Interactive is launching three new out-of-this-world titles inspired by Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966)
Disney, Walter Elias Disney
 Pictures' upcoming animated feature, Disney's Lilo & Stitch, including Disney's Lilo & Stitch for Game Boy Advance(R), Disney's Lilo & Stitch Trouble in Paradise Action Game for PC and Disney's Lilo & Stitch's Hawaiian Adventure Junior Game for PC and Mac. Available now, all ages can enjoy extraterrestrial fun with the galaxy's most wanted Most Wanted may refer to:
  • Lists used by law enforcement agencies to alert the public, such as the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives and FBI Most Wanted Terrorists
  • America's Most Wanted, a U.S.
 alien and other lovable characters from the film that opens nationwide June 21.

Combining whimsical, unforgettable characters, an imaginative and offbeat off·beat  
n. Music
An unaccented beat in a measure.

adj. Slang
Not conforming to an ordinary type or pattern; unconventional: offbeat humor.
 story, and colorful artistry, Walt Disney Pictures' delightful new animated comedy, Lilo & Stitch, tells a captivating cap·ti·vate  
tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates
1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm.

2. Archaic To capture.
 tale of a young girl's close encounter with the galaxy's most wanted extraterrestrial. Lilo is a lonely Hawaiian girl who adopts a small ugly "dog," whom she names Stitch. Stitch would be the perfect pet if he weren't, in reality, a genetic experiment that has escaped from an alien planet Alien Planet is a roughly 1¾ hour special on Discovery Channel about two Internationally built robot probes investigating for alien life on the fictional planet Darwin IV.  and crash-landed on Earth. Through her love and unwavering faith in "ohana" (the Hawaiian concept of family), Lilo helps unlock Stitch's heart and gives him the one thing he was never designed to have -- the ability to care for someone else. With its lush tropical setting, unique sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor"
sense of humour, humor, humour
, and classic songs by Elvis Presley, Lilo & Stitch promises to capture imaginations everywhere.

Each Lilo & Stitch title provides a different gaming experience, and engages children with a fun, entertaining and compelling story line that allows them to relive their movie-going experience through interactive play. Kids can join up with their favorite characters from the film as they guide the dynamic duo through various adventures set in beautiful Hawaiian locals. Available titles include:

Disney's Lilo & Stitch for Game Boy Advance

Disney's Lilo & Stitch for Game Boy Advance takes the adventure of Lilo & Stitch to another world with an exciting combination of action and puzzle-solving game play. Taking place after the events of the film, Stitch is unleashed on a mission to rescue Lilo, who has been kidnapped by the evil Dr. Pestus and his army of aliens.

Assuming the roles of Lilo and Stitch, kids are presented with three distinct types of character- and vehicle-based game play that will have Stitch fighting battles on the ground and in outer space, and Lilo sneaking her way to freedom. Players must travel through 13 levels of bizarre unknown worlds in search of one another as they outsmart out·smart  
tr.v. out·smart·ed, out·smart·ing, out·smarts
To gain the advantage over by cunning; outwit.


outsmart
Verb

Informal same as outwit

Verb 1.
 Bounty Hunter Name for a category of persons who are offered a promised gratuity in return for "hunting" down and capturing or killing a designated target, usually a person or animal.  Bob, race cruisers and set aliens free on their way to the final battle against Dr. Pestus. Players can also rekindle re·kin·dle  
tr.v. re·kin·dled, re·kin·dling, re·kin·dles
1. To relight (a fire).

2. To revive or renew: rekindled an old interest in the sciences.
 their excitement for the feature animation as they unlock and view movie stills and up to four Disney-quality clips taken directly from the film and incorporated into the game.

Disney's Lilo & Stitch Trouble in Paradise Action Game

Disney's Lilo & Stitch Trouble in Paradise for PC brings kids on a 3D adventure spanning three different worlds filled with lush Hawaiian landscapes. Alternating play as Lilo and Stitch, players must complete tasks, battle alien adversaries and collect secret objects while evading opponents, wacky wild life and mythological Island creatures.

Boys and girls boys and girls

mercurialisannua.
 can scare, outwit out·wit  
tr.v. out·wit·ted, out·wit·ting, out·wits
1. To surpass in cleverness or cunning; outsmart.

2. Archaic To surpass in intelligence.
 and conquer enemies through 21 exciting levels of fast and furious game play using abilities unique to each character. Stitch can roll, spit and spin to conquer opponents, while Lilo can use her magical doll to scare away to drive away by frightening.

See also: Scare
 attackers and find hidden items hidden throughout each area. Kids are also provided with entertaining cut scenes, as well as bonus pictures and clips from the film.

Disney's Lilo & Stitch's Hawaiian Adventure Junior Game

Disney's Lilo & Stitch's Hawaiian Adventure Junior Game CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc.
CD-ROM
 in full compact disc read-only memory

Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser).
 is a PC and Mac hybrid that allows young players to relive the feature film's exciting story line and experience new adventures along the way. Lilo and Stitch, along with their friends from the movie, will take children through two mini-play areas and seven fun-filled challenges that feature logic, creativity and arcade excitement. The goal of the game is to teach Stitch how to be good and show him the value of helping others.

Youngsters have three levels of difficulty to choose from. They'll help Stitch control a group of curious dogs and construct an alien city, serve customers at a busy luau, feed an ocean full of hungry fish and much more. Special game features include Lilo's wagon of helpful objects, treasures for extra playing power, Stitch's galactic Gizmos and a children's hula video.

Availability and System Requirements

All titles are available now at stores nationwide along with Disney's Lilo & Stitch for PS One and Experiment 626: Stitch on the Loose for PS2 from Sony Computer Entertainment of America.

Disney's Lilo & Stitch Trouble in Paradise Action Game is Windows(R) 95/98/Me/XP compatible. Minimum system requirements are a Pentium(TM) II processor, 266 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc.  or faster processor, 32 MB RAM or greater, 80 MB free uncompressed hard disk space, 160 MB free uncompressed hard disk space, 8X speed CD-ROM drive, 16-bit DirectX-compatible sound card, 8MB video card with 3D acceleration, 16-bit DirectX compatible color depth and DirectX (included with the game).

Disney's Lilo & Stitch's Hawaiian Adventure Junior Game is a Windows 95/98/Me/XP and Macintosh(R) hybrid. Windows requirements include 200 MHz MMX (MultiMedia EXtensions) A set of 57 additional instructions built into the Pentium MMX chip for improved multimedia and modem performance by performing mathematical operations on multiple sets of data at the same time (see SIMD).  Pentium or faster processor, 32 MB RAM, 50 MB hard drive disk space, 640x480x16 DirectX compatible video card, 2 MB video RAM, 16-bit DirectX compatible sound card and an 8X CD-ROM drive. Macintosh users are required to have an iMac or G3 233 MHz or above processor, Macintosh 8.6, 9, 10.01 OS and above, 50 MB hard drive disk space, 24X CD-ROM drive and thousands of colors video display.

About Disney Interactive

Disney Interactive, Inc., a worldwide leader in the creation of innovative interactive entertainment, develops, markets and globally distributes a wide variety of interactive family-oriented entertainment, educational and sports CD-ROMs and video games. Disney Interactive is the multimedia arm of The Walt Disney Company's Consumer Products business unit. For more information on Disney Interactive's products, visit www.disneyinteractive.com.
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