Tron 2.0

Buena Vista Games. Tron 2.0. Monolith Productions (2003). ASIN B00007JZB3.

Plot Summary

Tron 2.0 is a video game based on the movie Tron Legacy.  The video games starts off with a rather lengthy introduction to the story line.  Jet hears his father being abducted but when he gets to his lab, he is immediately digitized and put into the Tron world.  The user can then begin to explore the game.  While practicing moving, the user can walk up to other players and get information about how the game works.  If a user already knows how to play the game, however, they can bypass this step and go right into the battling mode.  There are four difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, Hard and Insane.  Tron 2.0 fairly well done graphics that resemble what the movie looked like enough that fans of the new movie, and the original, will enjoy this game.

Critical Evaluation

I felt like this game was hard.  Maybe it's my lack of video game skills, but it was hard to understand all the aspects of the game.  There are a million things that the user has to remember and items that need to be collected or used in different ways.  Moving the character isn't too difficult but trying to line up exactly with whatever being interacted with was a bit more challenging - and this was all on the easy setting.

That being said, the world created is as unnerving as the world in the movies.  The graphics look similar, if not very life-like.  If someone is very into video games, this seems like a good game for them to get into.  If someone doesn't have that much experience, they may want to try something with a little less going on before tackling this game.

Reader’s Annotation

Become part of Tron and fight to win battles and prestige and eventually try to figure out what happened to Jet's father.

Author’s Information

Buena Vista Games was a subset of Disney and along with Disney Interactive, produced video games on any and all Disney associated products.  In 2007, Disney merged these two subsets and it is now called Disney Interactive Studios.  

Genre

Video Game

Book Talking Ideas

Many teens were intrigued by the new Tron movie.  This is a way for them to become part of the Tron world by interacting with all of the crazy computer programs hidden inside.  It is a difficult video game, so that is also something that might draw in players looking for a challenge.  

Reading Level/Interest

15/15

Challenge Issues

There is some violence in this video game, and it is rated T for teen.  That also means that it has been deemed appropriate for younger players.  No real challenges are expected. 

Why Include This Title?

This is the type of video game that has a very specific market.  Those who like the Tron movies will love this game.  This is true for many video games out there.  Teens need to figure out what they like and then go from there and if they aren't sure, why not try Tron 2.0 and see how it goes?