Common Sense Media Review
By Marc Saltzman
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Decent collection of simple games for young Pixar fans.
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Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure
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What's It About?
In RUSH: A DISNEY-PIXAR ADVENTURE, gamers can experience the worlds of six beloved Disney-Pixar films: Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Cars, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and Up. From racing cars and sliding down ropes to swimming through coral reefs and blasting at baddies, these third-person cartoon games can be played solo or cooperatively on the same screen through split-screen couch co-op at home with a sibling or friend. Solve puzzles, collect coins, and uncover hidden areas and secrets. To take advantage of current consoles and computers, the game has been remastered in 4K Ultra HD and High Dynamic Range (HDR) for better contrast levels, higher brightness, and more vivid colors. Oh, and if you still have a Kinect, you can use motion controls, too.
Is It Any Good?
If you have little kids who love Disney-Pixar movies, this is a fun collection of fairly easy cartoon experiences with familiar characters, but it's short lived for older gamers. Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure comes with a variety of games and physical controls to keep the attention of players. Gamers will enjoy running around the amusement park and interacting with other virtual players before jumping into the games, which can be unlocked in less than 30 minutes each. That may seem short, but there's some replayability. For example, in Coral Reef, you can choose to play as Nemo or Squirt, and find different goodies the second time you play through the underwater level. As you'd expect, some of the mini-games were more enjoyable than others. Notable standouts, for example, were the platforming and action in Toy Story, as well as the racing in Cars, in which you must first try out for Lightning McQueen's team and then partake in a spy-themed mission loosely based on the second Cars film. On the flip side, the Ratatouille and Up games were clearly the weakest of the group. But the developers nailed the look, feel, and voice of the films in all the games -- so long as you're not looking for a big challenge throughout these stages. It may be a bit easy for older gamers and parents, but with its two-player split-screen support, Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure could be fun for parents and kids to play together for a while.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about consumerism. Is Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure meant to let fans of Disney or Pixar films vicariously live through their favorite characters, or is this a marketing ploy to get kids excited about the half-dozen movie franchises -- and their sequels, toys, apparel, and other merchandising?
Talk about game complexity. Do games like Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure prove that accessible and fun gameplay can be had in smaller packages, or do we need longer, more complex games?
Game Details
- Platforms : Windows , Xbox One
- Pricing structure : Paid
- Available online? : Available online
- Publisher : Microsoft Game Studios
- Release date : November 29, 2017
- Genre : Mini-games
- Topics : Transportation ( Cars & Trucks ) , Animals ( Dinosaurs , Ocean Creatures ) , Fantasy ( Magic ) , Adventures , Friendship , Robots
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : September 30, 2025
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