Software:Tweety and the Magic Gems

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Short description: 2001 video game
Tweety and the Magic Gems
North American cover art
Developer(s)Kotobuki System
Publisher(s)Kemco
SeriesLooney Tunes
Platform(s)Game Boy Advance
Release
  • JP: March 21, 2001
  • EU: June 22, 2001
  • NA: July 30, 2001
Genre(s)Party game
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Tweety and the Magic Gems, known in Japan as Tweety's Hearty Party (トゥイティーのハーティーパーティー, Tuitī no Hātī Pātī), is a party video game developed by Kotobuki System and published by Kemco in 2001 for Game Boy Advance. The game was available at the launch of the console.

Gameplay

Tweety and the Magic Gems is a party video game. The gameplay is presented in the form of a traditional board game. With each turn, the player must draw a card and move the number of spaces indicated on the card. They must find the required amount of gems scattered within city sub-boards. Spaces on the board include item shops and other random events. Most spaces will trigger a brief minigame competition. The game features 16 minigames, 50 different items, and maps with more than 200 spaces on each board.

Plot

Tweety wanders through the Deep Dark Woods to escape from Sylvester and finds a box. He opens the box, unleashing dark magic, turning his feet to stone. Suddenly, the Enchanted Queen of the Deep Dark Woods, who is really Granny, finds out about this and summons Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester, Yosemite Sam, and Marc Antony to help her break the spell. To do this, the Looney Tunes must travel around the world in search of the five Magic Gems to harness their powers. However, if they don't collect the powers of the five gems before Tweety's entire body turns to stone, Tweety will remain that way forever.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic45/100[1]
Review scores
PublicationScore
EGM(unfavorable)[2]
Famitsu21/40[3]
GamesMaster45%[4]
GameSpot3.2/10[5]
IGN4.5/10[6]
Jeuxvideo.com7/20[7]
Next GenerationStar[8]
Nintendo PowerStarStarHalf star[9]

Tweety and the Magic Gems received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 21 out of 40.[3]

GameSpot criticized its tedious gameplay and bloated scope in its review, stating, "...overwrought scope and stunted presentation of Tweety & The Magic Gems ensures that it won't be the GBA's archetypal innovator."[5] IGN concluded, "While Tweety & the Magic Gems isn't the worst game in the GBA's line-up, it's definitely among the bottom of the barrel. The board game is annoyingly long, and the mini-games are surprisingly short. There's no real balance in the game design...it's just all bad."[6] NextGen called it "A game for those who live and die by collections of simplistic party games. Everyone else should steer clear."[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tweety and the Magic Gems". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/tweety-and-the-magic-gems/. 
  2. ↑ Johnston, Chris (July 2001). "Tweety & The Magic Jewels [sic"]. Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (144): 95. https://retrocdn.net/images/e/ea/EGM_US_144.pdf. Retrieved February 18, 2024. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "トゥイティーのハーティーパーティー" (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=12219&redirect=no. Retrieved February 18, 2024. 
  4. ↑ "Review: Tweety & the Magic Gems". GamesMaster (Future Publishing). 2001. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Provo, Frank (July 2, 2001). "Tweety & The Magic Gems Review". Fandom. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tweety-and-the-magic-gems-review/1900-2781901/. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Harris, Craig (July 30, 2001). "Tweety and The Magic Gems". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/07/30/tweety-and-the-magic-gems. 
  7. ↑ Romendil (August 21, 2001). "Test: Titi Et Les Bijoux Magiques" (in fr). Webedia. https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00001533_test.htm. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Tweety and the Magic Gems". NextGen (Imagine Media) (79): 69. July 2001. https://archive.org/details/NextGen79Jul2001/page/n69/mode/2up. Retrieved September 3, 2022. 
  9. ↑ "Tweety and the Magic Gems". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) 146. July 2001. 
  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

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See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
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