Monsters Inc. Scream Arena

by THQ

Product Features

• Players dodge, throw, and duck their way through 12 arenas inspired by artwork from blockbuster movie, Disney/Pixars Monsters, Inc.
• Players assume the role of one of their favorite Monsters, Inc. characters including Mike, Sulley and Randall.
• Modes include Game Knockout, Countdown, Hot Potato and more.
• Game features huge multi-payer arena battles for up to four players.
• Players unlock hidden characters, bonus stages and mini-games.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006F2BE
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: May 1, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,876 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Monsters Inc. Scream Arena

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dodge Ball, With a Twist, November 12, 2003

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"princess94015" (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monsters Inc. Scream Arena (Video Game)

I am not the type of person who normally enjoys playing video games, but Disney and Pixar's Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena was an absolutely adorable and enjoyable video game. While intended to be primarily a game for children, Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena is an enjoyable game for children of all ages as well as adults.

The game starts out with a short clip from the movie Monsters, Inc. and then sends the player into Monstropolis, the city where all the monsters in the movie live. There are many different stages, each representing a scene from the movie, but in order to get into a particular scene the player must succeed at the preceding arenas. Once the player succeeds at one arena, the next arena is unlocked.

Once the player has selected the scene that he or she desires to play, the next step is to choose which monster he or she wants to be. I should mention that the game can either be a single player game where the player competes with the game itself or it can be a multi-player game, where the players can either compete head to head with each other, or work together to defeat the game's monsters.

Choosing your monster is, in my opinion, the best part of the game. Nearly every monster, if not every monster, from the movie is able to be selected for use. Once the player has selected a monster, the monster will greet him or her by saying something along the lines of, "Thanks for choosing me!"

Not only does the monster speak, but it also acts in the same manner that he or she did in the movie. The player's monster is then placed into the arena you have chosen, and the game begins. Some examples of the arenas you can choose from are: Main Street, Mike and Sully's Apartment, the Lobby of the Monsters, Inc. Building, and Harry Hausens, the restaurant in the movie.

My favorite arena is the one at the Chinese Restaurant. In this scene, like all the other scenes, the object is to hit the other monsters with balls while your monster avoids being hit. The twist in this room is that there's a disco ball. Every time a monster is hit, he or she is frozen in that spot and begins to disco dance, giving the other monsters a better chance of hitting him or her.

Not only is this game adorable, but it is very fun to play. I would highly recommend that if you have access to a Nintendo Game Cube, you rent Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena and play it with your friends. When I played it with my friends, we played for numerous hours every day we had the game, and never once got bored or tired of playing. Hopefully you will find Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena as enjoyable as I did.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and Easy to Play, April 27, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Monsters Inc. Scream Arena (Video Game)

If you like dodge ball, you'll like this game. It's a little too easy to unlock new levels. In single player mode, I unlocked six levels in 3 hours. This game is great if you're my age, 7 years old, and you don't want something too challenging.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Absolute Scream, February 13, 2004

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Robert Cannon "Cybertelecom" (Arlington, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monsters Inc. Scream Arena (Video Game)

How to have a video game that is fun to play but does not involve killings and violence? DODGE BALL! A great premise! Goofy! Hilarious. The Monsters Inc. characters go at it trying to whack each other with progressively zanier balls in progressively more unusual. You talk about a GREAT game for my 5 year old to play. And with the ability to play 4 players, the whole family can get into the goofy act. These are the warm moments that you recall with warm cocoa by the fire, how your preschooler whacked you with the disco ball! Great great!