Monsters, Inc. Scream Team

Monsters, Inc. Scream Team
Developer(s) Artificial Mind and Movement (PS1 & PS2)
Disney Interactive (PC)
Publisher(s) PlayStation
Sony Computer Entertainment
Microsoft Windows
Disney Interactive
PlayStation 2
Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform(s) PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2
Release
  • NA: October 30, 2001 (PS1 and PC only)
  • EU: January 25, 2002 (PC)
  • EU: February 1, 2002 (PS1 & PS2)
Genre(s) Platform
Mode(s) Single-player

Monsters, Inc. Scream Team (released as Monsters, Inc. Scare Island in Europe and Monsters Inc. Monster Academy in Japan) is a platform game published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation, Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 2 based on the 2001 animated film Monsters, Inc.. It was released in the United States in 2001 and in the PAL region in 2002. In 2011, the game was made available on the PlayStation Store for download. The PC version in both America and Europe is called: Monsters, Inc, Scare island.

Gameplay

This 12-level game begins after completion of an orientation program hosted by Roz, who shows the monsters the basics of their training. The levels are divided among three training grounds located on Scare Island. With names hinting at the nature of their design, the Urban Training Grounds, Desert Training Grounds and Arctic Training Grounds contain four areas to be explored. Each region ranges in scenery from a city park to a frozen lake, and players can choose to play as either Sulley or Mike, with each monster having different moves and scare abilities.

The objective of the game is to successfully scare all the robot children (known as "Nerves") on the island and graduate from monster training with top honors. This is accomplished by collecting bronze, silver and gold medals that are awarded throughout the game. The bronze medal can be obtained by scaring five Nerves on a level; the silver medal can be obtained by finding and collecting 10 "Monsters, Inc." Tokens scattered on a level; and the gold medal can be obtained by scaring all the 8 Nerves of a level. Obtaining the bronze medal in each sub-level of one training ground unlocks a hidden item that may help the player reach previously unreachable areas.

Items used include Extra Try Tokens (that gives extra lives to the player), Monsters, Inc. Tokens (that earn silver medals for every ten collected) and Primordial Ooze, which is the substance that gives the monsters their scare power. The random Bag O' Calories increases health, while mailboxes provide tips and information vital to the player's success. Nerves and items may be hidden, but can be discovered by searching in and around boxes and other objects.[1]

Plot

Mike and Sulley try to get a job at Monsters, Inc. by going to Scare Island in order to train to become top scarers. Scaring human children serves the purpose of generating energy for the monsters' society. As explored in the movie, human children are believed to be highly dangerous, toxic, even. This is the cause for the game's setting being a simulation.

Voice cast

Neither Mike nor Sulley are voiced by their original voice actors Billy Crystal and John Goodman respectively. However, Henry Waternoose, Randall, Roz and Ms. Flint are.

Character Voice actor
Sulley Brian Cummings
Mike Carlos Alazraqui
Henry Waternoose James Coburn
Randall Steve Buscemi
Ms. Flint Bonnie Hunt
Roz Bob Peterson

Release

Information about the game was first released in August 2001 on the gaming website GameSpot.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Fujita, Mark. "Pixar's scare duo comes to the Playstation". IGN. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  2. ↑ Ahmed, Shahed. "See the first screenshots from Sony's PlayStation game based on the upcoming film". GameSpot. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
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