Disney Art Academy
Disney Art Academy is an educational art training video game developed by Headstrong Games, published by Nintendo and released for the Nintendo 3DS handheld game console. It is a spin-off of the Art Academy series centered on Disney and Pixar characters. The game was released in May 2016 for North America, and for Europe and Australia in July.
Disney Art Academy
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- Art Academy
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- 2016
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- Disney Art Academy was published by Nintendo.
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Disney Art Academy is an educational art training video game developed by Headstrong Games, published by Nintendo and released for the Nintendo 3DS handheld game console. It is a spin-off of the Art Academy series centered on Disney and Pixar characters. The game was released in May 2016 for North America, and for Europe and Australia in July.
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Delisted from the Nintendo eShop in March 2021.
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• Title — Disney Art Academy • Developer — Headstrong Games • Publisher — Nintendo • Series — Art Academy • Platforms — Nintendo 3DS • Genre — Edutainment • Modes — Single-player • Director — Tancred Dyke-Wells • Producer — Glendon Dphrepaulezz Toyokazu Nonaka • Designer — Justin Cheadle • Programmer — Django Verbaant • Artist — Jason Howard • Composer — Masaru Tajima
Gameplay
Gameplay
The gameplay is similar to other Art Academy games. Players are taught how to draw various characters from Disney and Pixar films in 40 step-by-step lessons. The game also uses the wireless communication function of the Nintendo 3DS by allowing players to send a demo of the game to each other.
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Reviews for the game were mixed. On Metacritic, the game has a weighted average score of 72/100 based on reviews from 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Critics were positive on the game's ability to teach how to draw familiar Disney characters, but criticized its slow pace and overall lack of offering beyond its premise.
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- 1.3DS Getting Disney Art Academy, Release Date Announced. GameSpot.
- 2.Doolan, Liam. Disney Art Academy Is Being Removed From The 3DS eShop At The End Of March. Nintendo Life. March 23, 2021.
- 3.Disney Art Academy for Nintendo 3DS - Official Site. artacademy.nintendo.com.
- 4.Lessons - Disney Art Academy for Nintendo 3DS - Step-by-Step Drawing Tutorial. artacademy.nintendo.com.
- 5.Share Artwork - Disney Art Academy for Nintendo 3DS. artacademy.nintendo.com.
- 6.Disney Art Academy.
- 7.Disney Art Academy. Metacritic.
- 8.Sapieha, Chad. Disney Art Academy review: Becoming a better artist, one Mickey Mouse sketch at a time. Financial Post.
- 9.Goodmurphy, Chad. Disney Art Academy Review. We Got This Covered. 11 May 2016.
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