Gameplay in Tron: Evolution is varied, Whiteside said, with light-cycle racing, third-person action and role-playing elements all intertwined. The game re-imagines some of the key aspects of its predecessor, such as the light cycle races and the racket-ball-like disc battles. ' Sean Bailey specifically wanted to try out a new business model of cross-pollination between the game and the film.'īoth share the same 'stylistic DNA,' he said. 'We had to do that before we went into development simply because we knew from the outset that we didn't just want this to be a movie game,' Whiteside said. The creative teams behind the new film and game worked together to broaden and deepen the world, resulting in a pair of products that Whiteside said are even more linked and similar than the original duo. Like the new film, Tron: Evolution seeks to expand the universe within a computer system established in the first movie. 'We definitely did bite off a lot, but I don't think it's more than we can chew.' 'There are huge amounts of pressure,' said design director Chris Whiteside at the recent Fan Expo in Toronto. It also spawned perhaps the most successful film-game crossover ever, with the arcade game of the same name earning more than the movie did. While the film wasn't hugely successful at the box office, it gained a cult following for its innovative special effects, such as the illuminated costumes worn by characters and the 'light cycles' they drove. The movie is a sequel to the 1982 science-fiction film Tron, which saw a software engineer enter a computer mainframe to battle malicious programs. Vancouver's Propaganda Games is bravely attempting both with Tron: Evolution, a game scheduled for release on PC, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in December to coincide with the opening of the Tron: Legacy film. It's even harder to try and remake a cult hit that has a rabid fan base, since it's almost impossible to please its obsessive audience.

It's hard enough designing a video game based on a movie - the truism is that many such efforts turn out poorly.

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