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Ratatouille video game coming next year

THQ said today they were planning a video game based upon the upcoming Disney-Pixar animated film Ratatouille, due out next summer. This game, which will hit the Xbox 360 among other video game platforms, is being developed by THQ's Heavy Iron Studios and is described by the video game publisher as having players "assume the role of Remy, a young rat whose love for great food puts him at odds with the needs of his family. Fans will be able to relive some of the film's most thrilling moments and experience the sights, sounds and most importantly, the smells, of Paris a la Remy across a multitude of gaming systems. Players will instantly recognize the storyline, characters and key locations of Ratatouille, as they engage in a series of unique mini-games, cooking challenges and head-to-head multiplayer. Ratatouille will allow players to create culinary masterpieces, evade detection from dangerous and often hungry enemies, and brave the perils of the dinner-rush in this senses-shattering journey to fulfill Remy's life-long dream of becoming a great chef."