Monsters University scared its way into theaters this weekend. In conjunction with the movie's theatrical release, Disney released a new mobile app for iOS and Android that lets you keep the fun going once you head home from seeing the movie.
Priced at $0.99, the app comes with two mini games and three characters to play with: Mike, Sully and Squishy. Over time, Disney plans to update the game with new mini games, as well as new characters and ways to play.
Catch Archie
Catch Archie is the first of the two mini games in Monsters University. It kicks off by showing a clip from the film in which Sully bursts into Mike's room with the Scare Pig he stole from rival school Fear Tech's campus. A tussle ensues, and the pig winds up escaping out from the window of Mike's room, with Mike and Sully chasing after it.
Your mission is to catch the pig in a Temple Run-style game, running through the campus of Monsters University. A continuous runner game, Mike will race at a constant speed down the path. As obstacles appear, your job is to swipe to the right or left to help him avoid them. You must also swipe up to help him jump over objects such as bike racks, and down to duck under chalkboards.
When you catch up to the Scare Pig, you must tap the pig to jump on him, and then swipe from right to left to keep your balance on his back for the remainder of the game board. Fall off, and you lose him.
One odd part about the board is that the path Mike runs on is at an angle across the screen until he jumps on the pig. If you've played similar games, you know that boards traditionally put obstacles in front of you, placing you in the perspective of the runner. Running at an angle made it easier to see what obstacles were coming up in the game, but also made it much more difficult to dodge them.
While it initially took a bit of an adjustment, I eventually got used to the style.
Toxicity Challenge
The second mini game in Monsters University is Toxicity Challenge in which you (playing as Mike) must dodge bright pink "stinging glow urchins" that are scattered along the screen, and occasionally drop from the sky. (The urchins are safer stand-ins for children's toys, which are toxic to the monsters.)
Unlike the awkward setup in Catch Archie, the game board in Toxicity Challenge is set up like most other games of its kind, putting you right behind Mike as he tries to dodge items in his path.
Set in the sewers of Monsters University, Mike has five lanes to run in. You're allowed to hit the urchins three times before you're removed from the game. When you do hit an urchin, it attaches itself to your side, and temporarily slows down your running speed; this provides an opportunity to get your bearings before continuing the run.
Made For Kids, Complex Enough For Adults
Both Catch Archie and Toxicity Challenge are very easy to play during the first few levels, but start to get harder as they progress (each have 30 levels in all). You're also awarded a star rating for how you play, so there's almost always room for improvement.
I found the final 10 boards in both games to be quite challenging, and failed them all a few times. On the other hand, the first few boards were easy to understand, and simple enough to get me hooked into playing the rest.
You can download Monsters University now from the App Store and Google Play. If you're not interested in paying for a download, or just want to give the game a try, the first 10 levels of Catch Archie are also available as a free download for iOS.
Images courtesy of Disney Mobile
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