Tag: TRON
Summary: TRON
by admin on Mar.13, 2010, under Summary
Based on the Disney movie of the same name (TRON, 1982) Tron has players assume the role of some hapless script and are run through the game grid in various exercises. Those too young to play the arcade game can now experience it on the Xbox Live Arcade.
Genre: Action
Publisher: Disney Interactive Studios
Developer: Backbone Entertainment
Online Play: 2 Versus
Local Play: 2 Versus
Tron Review
by admin on Feb.03, 2010, under Review
January 10, 2008 –
Back in 1982 Disney released a film called Tron starring the infallibly suave Jeff Bridges. It utilized trippy visuals to paint a picture of the inside of a computer and was one of the first full-length motion pictures to use CG visual effects extensively. While it might be known more for its odd presentation values than its enthralling plotline, Tron became a videogame that will forever be remembered in the annals of gaming. It was one of the first movie-to-game tie-ins and one of the only ones in history that actually played fairly well after making the conversion to an arcade cabinet. But how well does it translate to an Xbox 360 controller? That’s a slightly different story.
What made Tron such an innovative experience for its time was its four game modes and the rotary dial that coupled with a convention eight-direction joystick to give aiming a slightly different feel than in other games. Sadly none of that comes through in the Xbox 360 rendition. While you do still get the same four game modes