Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness
Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness, also known as Eggo Mania[2] in PAL territories, is a puzzle video game released in 2002 by HotGen. It was released for PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and Game Boy Advance
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Developer(s) | HotGen[1] |
Publisher(s) | Kemco[1] |
Composer(s) | Allister Brimble |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance |
Release | September 11, 2002 |
Genre(s) | Puzzle[2] |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
At the start of a level, crates begin falling from the sky. Each one has a picture of the block it contains on it. Stack these blocks and build a tower up to the hot-air-balloon to finish the level. However, it is not that simple; the water at the bottom of the level rises and if the water reaches a row with a hole in it, the row will be destroyed;[3] if the player decides to take a shortcut, the water will rise faster.[4] Also, several enemies randomly appear, some stealing your crates, and some dragging you into the water.[5] There are also items in bubbles that give you a power-up or help to destroy an opponent's towers.
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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GameRankings | (GBA) 73%[6] (PS2) 68.33%[7] (GC) 66.18%[8] (Xbox) 64.77%[9] |
Metacritic | (GBA) 75/100[10] (PS2) 64/100[11] (GC) 64/100[12] (Xbox) 58/100[13] |
Publication | Score |
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Edge | 5/10[14] |
Electronic Gaming Monthly | 6/10[15] |
Game Informer | (GBA) 8/10[16] (GC) 7.75/10[17] |
GamePro | [18] |
GameRevolution | C+[19] |
GameSpot | 6.4/10[2][20] |
GameSpy | [21] |
GameZone | 7.3/10[22] |
IGN | (GBA) 7/10[23] (PS2) 6.3/10[24] 5.3/10[25][26] |
Nintendo Power | 3.6/5[27] |
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | [28] |
Official Xbox Magazine (US) | 7.8/10[29] |
The game was met with positive to very mixed reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 73% and 75 out of 100 for the Game Boy Advance version;[6][10] 68.33% and 64 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version;[7][11] 66.18% and 64 out of 100 for the GameCube version;[8][12] and 64.77% and 58 out of 100 for the Xbox version.[9][13]
References
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- "Play Eggo Mania rom Game Online". Vizzed. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
- Fitzgerald, Alex (October 28, 2002). "Egg Mania is Eggcelent". Game Industry. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- "Egg Mania for Game Boy Advance". GameRankings. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- "Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- "Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness for GameCube". GameRankings. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- "Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness for Xbox". GameRankings. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- "Egg Mania for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- "Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on November 15, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- "Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on December 3, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- "Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on December 14, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- Edge staff (October 2002). "Eggo Mania". Edge. No. 115.
- EGM staff (October 2002). "Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness (GC)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. p. 194.
- Helgeson, Matt (October 2002). "Egg Mania (GBA)". Game Informer. No. 114. p. 94. Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- "Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness (GC)". Game Informer. No. 115. November 2002. p. 134.
- Star Dingo (September 19, 2002). "Egg Mania Review for Game Boy Advance on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on January 15, 2005. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- Liu, Johnny (October 2002). "Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness Review (PS2)". Game Revolution. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- Davis, Ryan (December 10, 2002). "Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness Review (GC, Xbox)". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- Davis, Brian (October 16, 2002). "GameSpy: Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness (PS2)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- Tha Wiz (October 14, 2002). "Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness Review - PlayStation 2". GameZone. Archived from the original on April 16, 2007. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- Harris, Craig (October 14, 2002). "Egg Mania (GBA)". IGN. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
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- Mirabella III, Fran (September 20, 2002). "Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness (GCN)". IGN. Archived from the original on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- Mirabella III, Fran (September 20, 2002). "Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness (Xbox)". IGN. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- "Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness (GC)". Nintendo Power. Vol. 161. October 2002. p. 196.
- "Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. October 2002. p. 146.
- "Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness". Official Xbox Magazine. December 2002. p. 118.