High School Musical 2: Work This Out! arrives on the DS in April 2008. http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=15195 Disney Interactive Studios Invites Fans to âWork This Outâ With the Latest Addition to Its Successful âHigh School Musicalâ Video Game Franchise Coming This Spring
Disney Has Shipped 3.8 Million Units of âHigh School Musicalâ Themed Video Games Worldwide
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Disney Interactive Studios announced today that the newest video game in the âHigh School Musicalâ franchise â High School Musical: Work This Out! for Nintendo DS⢠will be available April 2008. High School Musical: Work This Out! allows fans of the popular Disney Channel movies to dive into the world of the Lava Springs Resort in an all new musical adventure game, featuring storylines extending beyond âHigh School Musical 2.â For the first time on Nintendo DS, High School Musical: Work This Out! features all 10 songs from the movie, and allows players to take their favorite songs from the film on-the-go by using the Nintendo DS as a music player. This unique feature lets players listen to their favorite âHigh School Musical 2â songs even while the Nintendo DS is closed.
High School Musical: Work This Out! follows the extremely successful launch of High School Musical: Sing It!, High School Musical: Makinâ the Cut and High School Musical: Living the Dream this past holiday season. Across all titles and platforms in the franchise, Disney Interactive Studios has shipped 3.8 million copies of the video games worldwide. According to NPD data for the U.S., the âHigh School Musicalâ video games achieved Top 20 positions on each published platform for the month of December 2007. High School Musical: Sing It!, a karaoke-themed video game featuring songs from both âHigh School Musicalâ films, ranked as the #6 top selling Wii⢠home video game system title and #11 selling PlayStationÂŽ2 computer entertainment system title. High School Musical: Makinâ the Cut, a rhythm-based music and adventure game, ranked #10 for Nintendo DS. High School Musical: Living the Dream ranked #5 among the GameBoyÂŽ Advance titles for the same month.
âThe phenomenon of âHigh School Musicalâ goes beyond simply watching the movies,â said Craig Relyea, senior vice president, global marketing, Disney Interactive Studios. âThe success of the video game franchise proves that fans want to immerse themselves in the world of âHigh School Musical,â whether they are singing the songs or embarking on adventures with the cast. This new experience once again underscores Disneyâs passion to provide fans with unparalleled entertainment as they wait for âHigh School Musical 3â to arrive, which will also usher in a new generation of video games this holiday season.â
High School Musical: Work This Out!, due out in April, is the only musical adventure game allowing fans to immerse themselves in the world of âHigh School Musical 2.â Fans can play as their favorite High School Musical characters Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan, Chad and Taylor to explore the Lava Springs Resort as seen in the movie. Throughout the game, players go on various adventures at the resort, compete in time-based challenges and play different rhythm games, all while listening to the hit songs from âHigh School Musical 2.â
High School Musical: Work This Out!, rated E for Everyone, will be available in April 2008 exclusively for Nintendo DS for $29.99.