March 2019 LIVE Magazine

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Probably the best place to start
Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue! was
this article is to go back to the
seen as one of the better entries in
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beginning of Disney games on
the genre (sadly the TV show tie-in
PlayStation hardware, with the
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
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release of the very first PlayStation,
when a number of different
didn’t receive the same acclaim),
while the others were a bit more
publishers were trying their hands
forgettable, although they could
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at making tie-ins to classic Disney
generally be fun if you were a fan
films. Many of the titles which
of the source material.
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landed on that console came to
the PSP (and by extension Vita)
Just as common were 2D
with the launch of the PS1 classics
platformers designed around older
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program in 2006, which allowed
sensibilities, such as the beautifully
them to be downloaded and taken
animated Hercules: Action Game
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on the go.
or Tarzan, both based on the
moderately popular films, as well
Among the titles offered through
as Mickey’s Wild Adventure, which
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the program were things like 102
was an original platformer starring
Dalmations, A Bug’s Life, Atlantis,
the firm’s mascot. There was also
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Toy Story 2, and Lilo & Stitch – early
outings into the 3D platformer
a further game based on Pixar’s
biggest IP in Toy Story Racer, which
genre (which had flourished on the
aped Mario Kart‘s design for a
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PS1), which usually had you running
fairly enjoyable time. All of the
around finding dozens of collectible
aforementioned titles are available
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items and jumping on the heads
of bad guys. Of them, Toy Story 2:
on Vita through backwardscompatibility.