Buena Vista Games

United States Founded 2003

In 2003, Disney announced in their 2003 strategic review that they would re-enter the core publishing market and rebranded Disney Interactive, Inc. as Buena Vista Games, Inc. (BVG) The Disney Interactive and Buena Vista Interactive brands were retained as publishing labels for children's and core titles respectively. On April 19, 2005, Buena Vista Games announced that they had entered the game development market. The company formed Propaganda Games, based in Vancouver, British Columbia; which was made up of former employees at EA Canada, and purchased Avalanche Software in Salt Lake City, Utah for an undisclosed amount. On May 13, 2005, the company announced they had acquired the video game rights to the Turok franchise from owners Classic Media; which had been previously held by Acclaim Entertainment. On April 27, 2006, Buena Vista Games entered into a publishing agreement with Japanese developer Q Entertainment where the company would publish four of the developer's titles globally except in Asia; including a Disney-themed version of Meteos. On February 8, 2007, The Walt Disney Company renamed Buena Vista Games to Disney Interactive Studios as part of a larger company initiative to phase out the Buena Vista brand that year.

Buena Vista Games at a Glance

You are looking at Buena Vista Games, a publisher based in the United States that operated from 1995 until 2007. The data shows they published 32 titles during their time on PlayPile but developed none of them directly as their own internal studio work before being renamed. Their catalog is heavily skewed toward the 2000s, with only one game appearing in the 1990s and thirty released in the next decade. This suggests a company that was not very active until its rebranding and expansion phase in the early 2000s. Their output covers many genres, though Adventure games make up the largest share with twelve titles. Music and Platform games follow with eight and seven releases respectively. They also touched on Role-playing, Hack and slash, Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Sport, and Shooter categories. Most of their work appeared on PC and Nintendo DS, each with nine titles, followed by PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance with seven each. They had a smaller footprint on Mac, PlayStation 3, Xbox, and other consoles from that era. The quality of their games varies significantly. Across thirteen rated titles, the average score sits at 63.5 out of 100. You will find two great ratings above 80, while eight are good, two are mixed, and one falls into the poor category. Kingdom Hearts II stands out as a top title with a 89.2 rating, followed by its Final Mix version at 86.3. Other highly rated entries include Gargoyles from 1995 and Lumines II in 2006. However, their more recent releases show a dip in quality. High School Musical: Sing It! received a low score of 40, while other titles like Meet the Robinsons scored just above average at 62.5. Buena Vista Games started as a rebranding of Disney Interactive to return to core publishing before acquiring studios like Propaganda Games and Avalanche Software in 2005. They also secured rights to the Turok franchise and partnered with Q Entertainment for several global releases. The company changed its name to Disney Interactive Studios in early 2007, ending the Buena Vista Games era. Their catalog reflects a mix of licensed properties and original titles, though their later years saw some significant drops in player reception for certain music and movie tie-in games.

Total Games

63.5

Avg Rating

1995

First Release

2007

Latest Release