Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers!

Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers! is a 2D side-scrolling video game developed by Climax Group and published by BAM! Entertainment, with European distribution handled by Acclaim Entertainment. It was released exclusively for the Game Boy Advance on September 15, 2002. Based on Cartoon Network's animated television series Ed, Edd n Eddy, the game mirrors Ed, Edd, and Eddy's television quest to make money to buy jawbreakers.[1] Gameplay is similar to The Lost Vikings.

Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers!
North American box art
Developer(s)Climax Group
Publisher(s)BAM! Entertainment
Director(s)Brett Skogen
Producer(s)
  • Heidi Behrendt
  • Mitchell Slater
Programmer(s)
  • Gianluca Cancelmi
  • Andrew Coates
Artist(s)Erik Casey
Composer(s)Rockett Music
SeriesEd, Edd n Eddy
Platform(s)Game Boy Advance
Release
  • NA: September 15, 2002
Genre(s)Side-scrolling
Mode(s)Single-player

Jawbreakers! received mostly poor reviews from critics upon its release. Cartoon Network later released two other games based on the animated series: Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures in 2005 for Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, and Xbox and Ed, Edd n Eddy: Scam of the Century for Nintendo DS in 2007.

Gameplay
Eddy platforming through various obstacles in the game.

Players control the Eds, the series' titular characters, to collect raffle tickets for competition in a contest to win a lifetime supply of jawbreakers. Ed, Edd (called Double D), and Eddy use resourceful means to earn money, solve physical puzzles, interact with neighborhood children, and find hidden goodies across 29 levels. Ed can head-butt; Double D can use a slingshot or a wrench and activate context-sensitive switches; and Eddy can use the hypnotizing wheel or the jetpack. Players control one Ed at a time, each with his own unique strength and weakness, and may dynamically cycle through the three main characters. Some of the levels feature cut-scenes at their beginnings and conclusions.

Release

On June 21, 2002, Crave Entertainment announced that it had acquired the rights to create an Ed, Edd n Eddy video game, which they were developing for the Game Boy Advance.[2] Featuring characters from the series in a plot around a lifetime jawbreaker giveaway along with animated cutscenes, the game's announcement included a tentative release date in late 2002.[3] Jawbreakers! released on September 15, 2002.

Reception

Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers! received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregator Metacritic, which rated it 49 out of 100 based on five critic reviews.[4] IGN's Craig Harris criticized the game's lack of a tutorial as well as the game's timing, as its blueprints are based on The Lost Vikings, which was shipped as a Game Boy Advance conversion only a week before Jawbreakers!'s release.[5] Others complained of lack of indication as to time necessary to complete levels coupled with each level's time limit. Its review in the magazine Nintendo Power noted, "Since the characters have unusual strides, the movement can be slow and unpredictable."[6]

References
  1. "BAM! Entertainment Brings the Hit TV Show Ed, Edd n Eddy(TM) to the Video Game Market". San Jose, California: BAM! Entertainment. PR Newswire. April 7, 2003. Archived from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  2. Villoria, Gerald (June 21, 2002). "Crave to Develop Ed, Edd n Eddy Game". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2005-02-11. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  3. Harris, Craig (June 24, 2002). "Ed, Edd n Eddy Go GBA". IGN. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  4. "Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers!". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2022-06-19. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  5. Harris, Craig (April 9, 2003). "Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers". IGN. News Corporation. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  6. "Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers!". Nintendo Power. No. 170. July 2003. p. 146 – via Internet Archive.
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