TRON:LEGACY

Hot on the heels of our earlier reports about Stern's new game; Tron:Legacy, the company has officially announced the game and issued a press release about it along with a couple of higher-resolution pictures.

The Avatar-style 3D Tron backglass
The 3D Tron backglass

The first picture concentrates on the cabinet and backglass artwork.

The exterior cabinet
The exterior cabinet

The second picture shows the playfield in more detail.

The whole playfield
The whole playfield

Here are a few closer shots showing the different areas of the playfield.

The top of the playfield
The top of the playfield

The upper flipper area
The upper flipper area

The central part of the playfield
The central part of the playfield

Flynn's Arcade
Flynn's Arcade

The flipper area
The flipper area

In the press release, Stern announces that famed pinball artist John Youssi designed the art package for the game with David Thiel creating the game's sounds. 

It is also confirmed that the game will include original music from the movie's soundtrack. There is no mention of any custom sound recorded by any of the cast however, with the press release merely mentioning that the game contains audio clips from the movie.

Here's what Stern Pinball had to say about their new game:

STERN ANNOUNCES TRON: LEGACY PINBALL MACHINE

May 11, 2011- In collaboration with Disney Consumer Products, Stern Pinball announces its next pinball game, released May 1, 2011, is inspired by Walt Disney Picture’s TRON: Legacy.

The TRON: Legacy Pinball features an incredible 3D backglass that brings the film’s characters and story to life. TRON: Legacy Pinball also features exciting sound bites from the film’s main characters, as well music from the film’s original score.

In TRON: Legacy Pinball, players battle as Sam Flynn on the Grid against Clu and Rinsler. Players will enjoy multi-ball rounds themed around scenes from the film: ride the two ramps for Light Cycle battles on different levels of the Grid; defeat the motorized Recognizer target bank to expose Rinsler’s spinning Identity Disc; or fire the ball from Rinsler’s Disc to simulate a Disc War. There are numerous play features for characters in the film, including Kevin Flynn, Gem, Zuse, Quorra and Clu. Play all features to escape the Grid through the Portal.

John Borg is the playfield designer and is known for creating recent hits. He is working side-by-side with the great design and engineering team at Stern Pinball. Pinball Hall of Fame artist John Youssi designed the art package and David Thiel engineered the sound.

Gary Stern, founder, CEO and chairman of Stern Pinball says, “We loved working with Disney on this great title. TRON: Legacy Pinball will be a great game for TRON: Legacy and pinball game fans alike.”

TRON: Legacy Pinball will also be released in a numbered Limited Edition version with more features.

You can read more about the Limited Edition version of the game in our earlier report.

Just before they sent out the press release, Stern put a teaser video for Tron:Legacy on YouTube.  To watch it, click the image below and make sure you have your speakers switched on.

We'll have much more about Tron:Legacy in the coming days here at Pinball News.

 

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