TRON: Evolution

by Disney Interactive Studios

• High Mobility Combat - Battle the enemies of the TRON world with your light disc using a dynamic blend of Parkour and martial arts movement on your heroic mission across the Grid.
• Vehicular Action - Fast paced exciting light cycle racing and combat in the digital TRON world.
• Bridge the Legacy - TRON: Evolution is the prequel story to the film TRON: Legacy and unlocks mysteries in the rich TRON mythology.
• Online/Multiplayer - TRON: Evolution has an innovative online experience featuring persistent character progression.
• Voiceover Cast - Voiceover by actress Olivia Wilde as Quorra, Bruce Boxleitner as Tron, and others to follow

Product Details

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• ASIN: B0030MOTNE
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches ; 3.7 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: December 7, 2010
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,052 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #55 in Video Games > Xbox 360 > Games > Adventure

Product Description

Platform: Xbox 360 | Edition: Standard

From the Manufacturer

Overview TRON: Evolution is an immersive 3rd person action game that pulls players onto the digital grid of TRON. Explore TRON's cities using free running mobility, navigate among unique rebel factions, and fight an epic battle against a dictator's seemingly unstoppable army as the powerful System Monitor. Seamlessly connect from single player story mode into 10 person multiplayer battles with martial arts inspired light disc combat and thrilling light cycle chases in the prequel story to the highly anticipated film, TRON: Legacy. Key Features High Mobility Combat - Battle the enemies of the TRON world with your light disc using a dynamic blend of free running and martial arts movement on your heroic mission across the Grid. Vehicular Action - Fast paced exciting light cycle racing and light disc combat on the digital grid. Bridge the Legacy - TRON: Evolution is the prequel story to the film TRON: Legacy and unlocks mysteries in the rich TRON mythology. Online/Multiplayer - TRON: Evolution has an innovative online experience featuring 10 person multiplayer, persistent character progression, and light disc and light cycle battles. Voiceover Cast - Voiceover by actress Olivia Wilde as Quorra and Bruce Boxleitner as Tron TRON Story Timeline The TRON: Evolution video games are the key to unlocking the TRON mythology in between the original 1982 film and the 2010 blockbuster film TRON: Legacy. Every game tells a different story of the digital grid and offers a completely unique gameplay experience designed specifically for each platform.

About Disney Interactive Studios Disney Interactive Studios, part of Disney Interactive Media Group, is the interactive entertainment affiliate of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS). Disney Interactive Studios self publishes and distributes a broad portfolio of multi-platform video games and interactive entertainment worldwide. The company also licenses properties and works directly with other interactive game publishers to bring products for all ages to market. Disney Interactive Studios is based in Glendale, California, and has internal development studios around the world. For more information, log on to http://www.disneyinteractivestudios.com.

Product Description

TRON: Evolution is an immersive third person action-adventure game that pulls the player into the unique digital world of TRON. Gamers explore TRON's cities using the free running phenomenon Parkour, navigate among unique rebel factions, and fight an epic battle against a dictator's seemingly unstoppable army in the prequel story to the highly anticipated film, TRON: Legacy.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars I expected mediocrity... and Evolution delivered December 8, 2010

By D. K. Malone

Platform for Display:Xbox 360| Edition:Standard|Amazon Verified Purchase

Fun: 3.0 out of 5 stars   

I bought this game with realistic expectations- A) It's a movie license... 'nuff said. B) It's made by the developer that did the recent Turok reboot... yeesh. So I am not surprised that Tron Evolution isn't exactly Game of the Year material. There was no way I wasn't going to play it, as I've been a Tron-tard since the first movie came out, I've been waiting for the new movie for almost 30 years, and this game is a bridge between them, plugging into both. The overall issue is that the game play lacks polish. The combat boils down to a familiar forumla- as you progress, you acquire different types of disc weapons, which are selected on the fly via the D-pad. When you encounter a new type of enemy, a little analysis window pops up which notes its weakness, i.e. which disc is best used against it. So far so good, but then the system falls apart. Enemies generally aren't particularly distinctive in appearance, so it's not easy to know which disc you should be using against them. And there is no 'target lock' ability, you simply attack whichever enemy happens to be "more or less directly in front of you" at any given moment. When you're fighting multiple enemy types at once, endeavoring to use the right disc against the right enemy isn't worth the hassle. "Whatever, the Bomb disc will kill everything... eventually." Another pillar of game play is free-running/parkour. Most of the time it gets the job done, but it could have used more fine tuning. Coming on the heels of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, it really feels twitchy and stiff. Finally there are vehicle based segments, so far I've used the Light Cycle and the Tank. Neither was especially fun.

If I wasn't such a big Tron freak or if this game had nothing to do with Tron, I probably never would have bothered with it. As it stands, the flawed game play is decent enough that I'll probably play to completion. The visual design is great, though some of the character models seem outdated vis a vis faces and facial animation. (no pun intended) The environments strike a great balance between hearkening back to the original Tron and also being similar to the look of Tron Legacy. I also really like a lot of the sound effects. But all in all, if I was going to recommend a Tron game, it would still be Tron 2.0, the PC game from 2003.

14 of 19 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Never been more disappointed February 26, 2011

By Terk1174

Platform for Display:Xbox 360|Edition:Standard

Fun: 2.0 out of 5 stars   

Understand--I'm a big Tron fan. But this game is a tragedy. Battle is repetitive, or overwhelmingly difficult, even on the easy setting (a growing problem across the industry, in my opinion). Upgrades are far too slow in coming, the storyline is so predictable as to be pointless, and there a numerous minor annoyances. In regular play, the camera doesn't move fast enough to see your next goal in the complicated manuevers you have to execute. Every death (de-rezz) means you have to wait several seconds through a "reloading backup" screen. Some game instructions stop you, and make you wait before giving you the ability to hit A to continue, while other flash up too briefly to read, and there isn't any kind of game log to review previous instructions. Also, they autosave function is placed poorly at several parts. You'll have to sit through a cinema sequence, or repeat a difficult battle over and over simply because you then messed up a run sequence immediately following it. This seems to be the same team that did Batman: Arkham Asylum, and I feel there are several improvements to this game they could have evolved from that one. Like I said, I love Tron, but I regret this purchase.

16 of 22 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Lush Visuals & Exciting Multiplayer Make This A Must-Buy December 14, 2010

By Jon Huff

Platform for Display:Xbox 360|Edition:Standard

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Tron: Evolution is one of the best video games based on a licensed property I've ever played. Let's face it, games based on movies are usually rushed, ill-funded and just plain sloppy. But the developers of T:E clearly put a ton more effort into the game than the usual licensed game gets.

Graphics:

Everything in the game is rendered beautifully. There's a lush, slick quality to the game. As you're running along smooth streets of glass atop of patterned stone-like pieces you'll see your reflection. The glowing lines of light on your costume cast light on the scenery around you. Your helmet and suit reflect the world around you. If you like the look of the world of Tron as it's presented in Legacy you'll love the look of this game. Each new level provides it's own distinct look and color scheme and all are striking. It's not really a game set-up for sight-seeing but I couldn't help stopping now and again to look at the view. It's amazing to be on a ledge in Tron City and look down at the people milling about, or being on a bomb conveyance system in Clu's warship and gazing down at the Recognizer docking bay.

The cut-scenes are not as strong graphically. The character modeling on some of the human faces leaves a lot to be desired, but it's not a train-wreck and the dialogue is well acted.

Gameplay:

Story-mode is relatively short - maybe about 8 or so hours altogether if you play straight through (I don't recommend that, however, more on that later) and consists of using parkour-style moves (running along walls, extreme jumps, etc) to get to certain room. The room locks up and then you have to fight and kill a group of enemies or figure out how to navigate to certain buttons to unlock the room before you proceed on, derezzing enemies along the way. There are also short sections of light-cycle riding. There are a ton of combo moves as well as some special disc powers you'll accumulate along the way to keep the fighting from becoming repetitive. I found battles a lot of fun. You recharge your special power energy and health by jumping over objects or running up walls on energy strips so this encourages you to constantly be in motion. The AI on the enemies is pretty good when you're near them, but they are kind of pokey to follow you if you run away, which is a good thing when you're low on health. Though they usually will catch up with you so don't dawdle too much. The parkour movement takes some getting used to - especially when the camera shifts so you can clearly see your path - but once you catch on it's simple and rewarding to chain moves together and move through the world.

Storyline

The story is fairly straightforward. There's not a lot of depth here, but enough to keep the story moving along and make you want to find out what happens next. Because this is a prequel the ending ends up being rather dark, which is kind of refreshing in a way.

Multi-player

Multi-player mode is one of the best things about the game. I don't know how it'll do long-term, but in the short term it's a ton of fun and quite busy. There are many maps to choose from, and if you buy the game new, you get even more maps then what is included on the disc by entering a code. There are maps where you play as your character and there are also maps where you can activate your light cycle or even get into a Light Tank. There are a few different kinds of games you can play. Some emphasize just derezzing as many people as possible but others require more strategy by capturing power nodes or "capturing a bit" and trying to keep it away from other players.

Final Verdict

If you go into this expecting a game on the level of some of the big studio releases like Mass Effect, Assassins Creed or games of that caliber you'll be disappointed. These sort of games do not have that sort of budget or timeline. But if you want a fun action game with a great look and an enjoyable multi-player and ESPECIALLY if you're a fan of Tron you'll definitely enjoy this game.