For those who may not remember, or may not have even been around, there was once a time whenDisney Channelruled the airways – and the pop culture landscape for kids and tweens. As a result, Disney licensed out pretty much all of their shows to be turned into video games, with varying degrees of success.
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They can’t all be winners, but fortunately, there are quite a few bangers that came out in the mid-2000s that not only capitalized on the popular series of the time, but also had some genuinely good gameplay to go along with it, including platformers, sing-along games, and action-adventure titles.
7Disney’s That’s So Raven
Of all the live-action shows on Disney Channel in the 2000s, That’s So Raven seems the most unlikely to get a video game adaptation. But that’s exactly what happened, and it turned out to be a good time, all things considered.
Launched for Game Boy Advance in 2004, the game was simply titled Disney’s That’s So Raven and featured some puzzle and combat mechanics. It’s not a very long or in-depth game, but it’s a nice way for fans of the series to kill a half hour or so.
6Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour
Hannah Montana is probably the Disney Channel property that got the most video game spinoffs – a true testament to what a cultural phenomenon the show really was. Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour was launched on PlayStation 2 and Wii in 2007, and featured plenty of mini-games for fans to live out their pop star fantasy, including dress-up mechanics and a performance rhythm game.
Spotlight World Tour was panned by critics, but it’s remained a cult classic of fans who played it back in the day.
5The Suite Life Of Zack & Cody: Tipton Trouble
Originally housed on the Disney Channel website as a flash game, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Tipton Trouble is remembered as one of the best Disney games of its time. The game was ported to consoles on Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS in 2006, and it kind of plays like an old-school platforming arcade game.
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You play as Zack and Cody, who are going about their hijinks in the hotel while trying not to get caught by other characters from the show like Maddie, London, and Mr. Moseby.
4High School Musical: Sing It!
High School Musicalis one of the most iconic franchises of the Disney Channel machine, partially due to its soundtracks. When your movies feature the best songs of any DCOM, you have to capitalize on it – and that’s exactly what Disney did when they launched High School Musical: Sing It! for PlayStation 2 and Wii in 2007.
Mechanically, it’s pretty much the singing part of Rock Band, but of course, its catalog of songs is composed on the soundtracks of the High School Musical series, including some bonus songs from other Disney alums like Aly & AJ and The Cheetah Girls.
3Lizzie McGuire 2: Lizzie Diaries
One of the most memorable details from the Lizzie McGuire show was Lizzie’s little animated avatar, so much so that she is the star of not one, but two games based on the series. The game’s main objective is to collect Lizzie’s diaries, which have been scattered all over the world, but the game also has some nice variety when it comes to gameplay.
There are some platforming mechanics, as well as other sections where Lizzie partakes in activities like water skiing and playing volleyball.
2Wizards of Waverly Place
If you’re looking for something with more of a quest-based story, the Wizards of Waverly Place game, launched for Nintendo DS in 2009, might just be for you. The game’s story follows Alex, Justin, and Max as they attempt to reverse the powers of a bracelet that has been freezing people around New York.
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The game takes advantage of the DS’s touch screen by having you draw shapes to cast certain spells. There are also plenty of mini-games if you aren’t feeling a story mode, making Wizards of Waverly Place one of the more robust Disney Channel games out there.
1Kim Possible 2: Drakken’s Demise
Kim Possible is easily one of the best-animated shows of the 2000s, and the action-packed series made for some great games, too. Kim Possible 2: Drakken’s Demise, launched on Game Boy Advance in 2004, is definitely one of the highlights of the series.
The graphics are actually pretty good for the time, and the game was aMetroidvania-styleplatformer that took Kim on an adventure to take down her nemesis, Drakken. This is one of Disney’s more polished licensed games, and it’s worth a playthrough if you’re a fan of the series.
