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3.6 / 5

Platform
Nintendo DS
Developers
Helixe
Publishers
THQ
Release date
June 26, 2007

Summary

The Nintendo DS version of Ratatouille brings the bustling kitchens of Paris to the handheld’s dual screens, letting players guide Remy through the same culinary chaos that made the film a hit. Even on the portable, several original voice talents, including Patton Oswald as the determined rat, return to lend authenticity to the experience.

Released in North America on June 26, 2007, the game landed amid a wave of platform titles tied to Pixar releases and earned a mixed‑to‑average reception on Metacritic. Despite the lukewarm reviews, it contributed to the franchise’s impressive 4 million‑unit worldwide sales and snagged the 2008 Annie Award for Best Animated Video Game.

THQ, fresh off securing rights to Pixar’s next four movies in 2004, leveraged the momentum from earlier successes like The Incredibles and Cars to push Ratatouille across every major console of the era, with the DS edition rounding out a truly cross‑platform push.

Storyline

The Ratatouille DS game opens on a farm where Remy and his brother Emile fetch apple cores for their dad, Django. After a brief tutorial, the duo snatch a cookbook by the late chef Auguste Gusteau, triggering a chase by an angry old lady and forcing the rat colony onto makeshift boats. A wrong turn in the sewers separates Remy from his family, and a vision of Gusteau urges him to recover a lost star by impressing the harsh critic Anton Ego.

Remy eventually reaches Paris, falls into a kitchen sink, and improves a ruined soup created by the clumsy garbage boy Linguini. The two strike a deal: Remy will guide Linguini in the kitchen while the colony raids food supplies. Throughout the restaurant, Remy dodges Head Chef Skinner, steals keys, and helps the rats pull off market heists, all while avoiding traps and a relentless chase.

When Ego arrives for his review, the rat colony’s presence is exposed, causing Gusteau’s to shut down. With Ego’s backing, Linguini and Colette open a new bistro called “La Ratatouille,” appointing Remy as head chef.

Edited by Maya Carter

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