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Developers Disney Software / Disney Interactive
Gryphon Software Publishers Disney Software / Disney Interactive Platforms Microsoft Windows, Mac OS First release Disney's Aladdin Activity Center
1994 Latest release Disney-Pixar's Monsters, Inc. Activity Center
2002 Game Disney's Dinosaur Activity Center Publisher Disney Interactive Studios | ||
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Disney's Activity Center are a series of games released by Disney Interactive which provide customers with various activities and minigames to be completed, using aspects of their licensed property.
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- Critical reception
- Commercial performance
- References
In 1997, a knock-off of the series entitled All Dogs Go to Heaven Activity Center was developed by Roaring Mouse Entertainment and published by MGM Interactive as a tie-in to the Don Bluth Entertainment film All Dogs Go to Heaven. In 2000, The Land Before Time Activity Center was released, a game developed by Sound Source Interactive.
In 2000, LucasArts educational spin-off company Lucas Learning released Star Wars: Yoda's Challenge Activity Center to coincide with the release of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, which according to Daily Herald was in the same vein as the Disney's activity centre video game tie-ins to its movies.
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Critical reception
On AllGame, Disney's The Lion King Activity Center received 3.5 stars, Disney's Aladdin Activity Center received 3.5 stars, Disney's Toy Story Activity Center received 3.5 stars, Disney's Winnie the Pooh Activity Center received 3.5 stars, Disney's 102 Dalmatians Activity Center received 3.5 stars, Disney's Dinosaur Activity Center received 2 stars, Disney's Tigger Activity Center received 3 stars, and Disney's Tarzan Activity Center received 3 stars.
The Boston Herald thought that by 1999, the titles had become predictable cash-ins to Disney movies, who would generally have voice actor replacements and the same structure as previous games in the series; the newspaper also commented that Activity Centre games were one part of the triad (along with the "action game" and the "print studio." that Disney Interactive would generally release with each new film. Knight Ridder thought the Tarzan triad weren't groundbreaking yet fun enough to keep kids entertained, deeming the Activity Centre as a pleasant diversion. The Herald News thought the series was catered toward children and kept them in mind during the design process. The Washington Post considered the games as tie-ins that Disney was cranking out at the time, strictly for fans of the film properties.
Commercial performance
Aladdin was the 3rd most popular education game in the week ended December 2, 1995, and 4th most popular in the Macintosh category in the week ended December 9, 1995. The Lion King was the most popular title in the Macintosh category iin the week ended February 3, 1996, the 2nd most popular title in the Macintosh category in the week ended March 5, 1996, and the 8th most popular in the week ended May 4, 1996. Tarzan was the 4th top selling education title in the week ended July 17, 1999.