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Ratatouille for Nintendo Wii
Ratatouille for Nintendo Wii lets you travel through the French countryside and Paris as Remy. This little rat wants to become a chef, but people and food always come with obstacles. You jump across gaps, climb walls and find your way past objects that look enormous from a rat's height. Familiar places and characters from the Pixar film guide the adventure. Remy's partnership with Linguini connects exploration with his dream of cooking in a restaurant.
You use a double jump to get farther and balance along narrow crossings. Remy can swing from poles, climb pipes and paddle a raft. His sense of smell reveals scent trails that help you search. Sometimes you must escape quickly or cross a dangerous route with an enemy chasing you. The game alternates these sections with quieter exploration and tasks that teach you to read your surroundings.
Alongside the main adventure are dream worlds and short cooking challenges. Completing sections earns points for extra content in Gusteau's shop. There you can unlock new challenges and bonus material, among other things. Separate minigames let two players compete locally, for example in a rat race or a balancing contest. The story itself remains Remy's solo journey, repeatedly bringing together climbing, jumping, escaping and his interest in food.
Region and language
Our Nintendo Wii games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Ratatouille for Nintendo Wii includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Ratatouille
THQ released Ratatouille in 2007 alongside the Disney and Pixar film of the same name. Asobo Studio developed the Nintendo Wii version. The project was part of a broad launch across several computers and consoles. At the time, THQ described it as its largest simultaneous Disney/Pixar release. The same film title covered different development teams and game versions, however. Asobo lists the Wii version among its work on the game, alongside PlayStation 2, GameCube and PC.
The starting point was Remy's wish to become a chef and his unusual partnership with Linguini. The developers turned that film story into an action adventure whose routes are shaped by the main character's size. For a rat, a kitchen offers tall obstacles, narrow passages and people to avoid. The controls therefore gave Remy several ways to jump, climb and balance. His keen sense of smell also gained its own role in finding a route.
The Wii release combined that journey with separate cooking tests, dream worlds and local minigames. A shop offering unlockable content linked progress to new activities. This left room for replaying beyond the storyline. On its own project page, Asobo also mentions the Annie Award for Best Animated Video Game received by Ratatouille. The game shows how a film about cooking was developed on Wii around movement, small distances and Remy's perspective.
Similar games for Nintendo Wii
Meet the Robinsons also calls for precise jumping and exploring three-dimensional environments on Wii. Jak collects Power Cells and uses temporary Eco; Remy relies on climbing, balancing and scent trails. Both reward attention to higher routes. Jak travels through a connected fantasy world with tasks from its inhabitants, while Ratatouille builds familiar film locations around the contrast between a little rat and the large human world.
Sly 2: Band of Thieves and Ratatouille make you consider routes past dangerous enemies on Wii. Sly uses stealth and his gang's different skills to prepare heists. Remy searches for a passage as a little rat and flees when discovered. Sly 2 builds several jobs towards a single criminal plan; Ratatouille follows Remy's culinary dream and alternates his journey with dream worlds and kitchen tests.
WALL-E combines exploration and platforming with a growing collection of weapons and gadgets on Wii. Remy has no comparable arsenal: his body, sense of smell and surrounding objects determine his approach. Both games ask whether you can reach a higher platform or another route. Ratchet's adventure takes in alien planets and large battles; Ratatouille makes everyday French places seem enormous from a rat's viewpoint.
Open Season also uses an animated film as the basis for animal action on Wii. Boog can use his strength and gets help from Elliot, while Remy moves through human environments by jumping, climbing and following scent trails. Both include separate local activities alongside the story. Open Season centres on woodland animals and hunters, with different animal actions; Ratatouille chiefly connects escaping from humans with Remy's interest in cooking.
Barnyard also gives you an animal world with tasks and short activities on Wii. You create your own cow, explore the farm and ride a BMX, among other things. Ratatouille follows the established film hero Remy through the countryside and Paris, with plenty of climbing and balancing. Both bring back activities outside the main tasks, but Barnyard places more emphasis on everyday farm life and decorating your barn.
