Disney's PK: Out of the Shadows

About

Disney's PK Out of the Shadows turns Donald Duck into a pixelated action hero. You play as PK a modified version of the usually grumpy duck armed with blasters and platforming skills. The game bounces between shooting Evronian soldiers and navigating vibrant levels filled with traps and puzzles. Split-screen co-op lets two players team up for the rescue missions though most of the content is designed for single-player runs. The game stands out for blending Disney's quirky charm with early 2000s arcade-style gameplay. While not a critical darling at launch it has a niche following for its colorful visuals and the oddball pairing of Donald with a sentient computer named One. The mix of sci-fi and slapstick remains its most memorable trait. With a Metacritic score hovering around 60 it’s a forgotten relic of Disney’s more experimental gaming era.

Storyline

Donald Duck was minding his business one day at his boring security guard job when the evil Evronian empire decided to attack Earth. A computer being known as One detected the invasion early, and teams up with Donald to turn him into the superhero PK. Now it is PK's job to repel the alien invasion.