THQ cooking up Ratatouille

By Tor Thorsen, GameSpotPosted Nov 6, 2006 11:25 am PT

Game tie-in for Pixar's next CG comedy will arrive on numerous platforms next summer, including the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii.

Besides its WWE and Nickelodeon games, THQ's most successful license is its adaptations of the computer-animated blockbusters from Pixar. In August 2004, the publisher and the animation studio signed a deal that would give THQ rights to make games based on Pixar's next four films. The deal certainly paid off, as THQ claims that, to date, it has shipped 25 million units of games based on various Pixar offerings.

A scene from Ratatouille.

Following the success of games based on The Incredibles and Cars--the latter of which was singled out in a recent upbeat earnings report--THQ today announced it will also be adapting Pixar's 2007 feature, Ratatouille. Cowritten and directed by Incredibles creator Brad Bird, the comedy tells the tale of a young gastronome who dreams of becoming a famous Parisian chef. Unfortunately, the budding cook also happens to be a rat--a fact which bars him from working in most restaurants' kitchens.

As one would expect given its release date, Ratatouille will be released for all three next-gen systems: The Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. It is also set to come to the PlayStation 2, GameCube, PlayStation Portable, DS, PC, Macintosh, and Game Boy Advance. Development is being performed at several outlets of THQ's worldwide studio system under the supervision of Heavy Iron Studios (The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer). THQ Wireless is also prepping several mobile phone games based on Ratatouille.

Like its culinary namesake, Ratatouille will apparently be a mix of various genres. According to THQ, it will combine both cooking-based minigames and stealthy platforming, allowing "players to create culinary masterpieces, evade detection from dangerous and often hungry enemies, and brave the perils of the dinner rush."

37 Comments

  • datniccah187

    Posted Dec 16, 2006 2:21 am PT

    I dont play games about rats lol, looks quite fun though.

  • iceuk

    Posted Nov 7, 2006 12:39 pm PT

    THQ aint that bad.

  • ewjim

    Posted Nov 7, 2006 6:46 am PT

    We'll see...

  • Rugbyspelaren

    Posted Nov 7, 2006 1:22 am PT

    Ratatouille is a french word for some kind of disch

  • ghostadv

    Posted Nov 6, 2006 9:37 pm PT

    Wow, I've just about lost all respect for THQ.

  • nintendorocks

    Posted Nov 6, 2006 7:15 pm PT

    Sweet mother of god....That's a lot of consoles.

  • Nintendus

    Posted Nov 6, 2006 6:22 pm PT

    I hope it isn't like Over The Hedge, the movie was good, but that game sucked!

    "the reason it probably didn't come up on the original Xbox is because these kids games don't sell as well on the platform. Conversely, it explains why more violent games and sports titles have altogether stopped appearing on the Gamecube."

    That's a true statement, but PS2 also had lots of kiddie games.

    "PlayStation 2"

    This proves that PS2 also kets these kind of games.

    "Given the the system's 2007 release schedule, I'm guessing Ratatouille will be the GameCube Game of the Year 2007. . . "

    Nope, Super Paper Mario gets that award.

  • Ryan

    Posted Nov 6, 2006 4:23 pm PT

    I just hope this means that I get to hear a whole lot of Patton Oswalt in a game.

  • Elyoshi

    Posted Nov 6, 2006 3:00 pm PT

    DO NOT WANT!

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Nov 6, 2006 2:28 pm PT

    well if it sells as good as cars then it will be great for tehm

  • gagan21

    Posted Nov 6, 2006 2:14 pm PT

    cool 4 kids

  • Doolum

    Posted Nov 6, 2006 2:01 pm PT

    The 2 rats in the pic looks ok.i guess the game would be ok as well.actually i have always likes Pixar's animations.They are fun and cool.Guess then Ratatouille will be for me as well

  • piecake

    Posted Nov 6, 2006 1:52 pm PT

    wow kids games = big money so yes

  • kayn83

    Posted Nov 6, 2006 1:43 pm PT

    the reason it probably didn't come up on the original Xbox is because these kids games don't sell as well on the platform. Conversely, it explains why more violent games and sports titles have altogether stopped appearing on the Gamecube.

  • mark_unix

    Posted Nov 6, 2006 1:38 pm PT

    RaiKageRyu Microsoft has stopped support for the xbox1 since the xbox360 shipped.

    unlike Nintendo and Sony, their last console doesn't matter.
    goes to show how much more arrogant Microsoft is then either off them....

  • Thornscar

    Posted Nov 6, 2006 1:33 pm PT

    This looks like it will be a really funny movie!

  • RaiKageRyu

    Posted Nov 6, 2006 1:28 pm PT

    Guess they don't need XBOX no more.

  • Lazy_Marine

    Posted Nov 6, 2006 1:25 pm PT

    They just don't make animated movie - based games like they used to back in the days, anyone remember Liong King on GENESIS and Alladin ? Those were some of the best games made at that generation.

  • LordAndrew

    Posted Nov 6, 2006 1:23 pm PT

    How about something that's not crap?

  • Heathcliff

    Posted Nov 6, 2006 1:22 pm PT

    Given the the system's 2007 release schedule, I'm guessing Ratatouille will be the GameCube Game of the Year 2007. . .

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