

The songs feature music from multiple Academy Award® winner Alan Menken (“Beauty and the Beast,” “Aladdin”) and lyrics by Howard Ashman, and new lyrics by three-time Tony Award® winner Lin-Manuel Miranda. “The Little Mermaid” is directed by Oscar® nominee Rob Marshall (“Chicago,” “Mary Poppins Returns”)with a screenplay by two-time Oscar nominee David Magee (“Life of Pi,” “Finding Neverland”). The film stars singer and actress Halle Bailey (“grown-ish”) as Ariel Jonah Hauer-King (“A Dog’s Way Home”) as Prince Eric Tony Award® winner Daveed Diggs (“Hamilton”) as the voice of Sebastian Awkwafina (“Raya and the Last Dragon”) as the voice of Scuttle Jacob Tremblay (“Luca”) as the voice of Flounder Noma Dumezweni (“Mary Poppins Returns”) as Queen Selina Art Malik (“Homeland”) as Sir Grimsby with Oscar® winner Javier Bardem (“No Country for Old Men”) as King Triton and two-time Academy Award® nominee Melissa McCarthy (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?” “Bridesmaids”) as Ursula. She makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy. The youngest of King Triton’s daughters and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea and, while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. While mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel must follow her heart. “The Little Mermaid” is the beloved story of Ariel, a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure.

Even if you're dying for a new strategy game, you'll want to pass. With superb titles like these on shelves, Master of Monsters just doesn't have what it takes to warrant purchase, and instead serves as a prime example of how not to re-make a 16-bit title when given the chance. That's not exactly something you want in a genre populated by the likes of Final Fantasy Tactics and The Unholy War. Visually it's nothing more to look at than a good Super Nintendo title, the sound effects are dull, and the music is one unimaginative, droning loop ¿ in other words, it's nothing you couldn't get on 16-bit. A four-player mode has been included to help boost replay value, but it doesn't hide the fact that Master of Monsters is, at its heart, a very simplistic and out-dated experience.Īlthough the graphics have been changed, the game still falls sorely short of 32-bit titles in terms on presentation. It's not the same game every time, but it's pretty close. Nothing more than an elaborate game of chess, it lacks the depth and opponent AI required to warrant repeat play. It's a simple concept ¿ unfortunately far too simple for a current-day strategy title. Once all of your opponent's monsters have been killed, and their towers captured, the game is won.

Several types of monsters are available at the get-go, with further varieties accessible through a "breeding" process later on. Assuming one of several alignments, players summon an army of monsters to wage turn-based battle on a hex-based world map in an effort to gain control of their opponent's towers, gaining the ability to summon more monsters (and lessening their opponent's ability to do so) in the process.
