Software:Muppets Party Cruise
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| Developer(s) | Mass Media |
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| Series | The Muppets |
| Platform(s) | GameCube, PlayStation 2 |
| Release | GameCube
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| Genre(s) | Party |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Muppets Party Cruise is a party video game developed by Mass Media for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube and released in November 2003. The currency is party favors that are accrued by unlocking additional party games from the menu, but during gameplay, players use cruise credits.[1][2]
This was the Muppets' last video game before the franchise was acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2004.
Gameplay
Muppets Party Cruise has six playable characters: Kermit, Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, Animal and Pepe, and six non-playable characters: Statler and Waldorf, Rowlf, Rizzo, Swedish Chef, Sam the Eagle, Bunsen and Beaker. The game contains 30 mini-games, 15 of which the player must unlock,[3] and five levels: the Engine Room, Crew's Quarters, Quality Cabins, Star Suites and Royal Staterooms. Players may also choose between a long and short cruise.
In "long cruise" mode, players may freely roam a tiled cruise ship. They roll a die at the start of each round and may advance that number of spaces. Around the walls of the cruise ship are doors; entering the blue, red or green doors starts multiplayer mini-games, and entering the yellow doors rewards the player with lottery-style one-player games in which the player may win more cruise credits. When a player wins a mini-game accessed via a red, blue or green door, the player receives a party favor of that color. When a player accumulates enough party favors, the game is over and the total party favors collected by all players are added to the saved balance, which can unlock mini-games.[4]
In "short cruise" mode, the first player may select a mini-game in which everyone will compete, but no party favors are won.
Reception
The game received "average" reviews according to video game review score aggregator Metacritic.[5]
References
- ↑ "Jim Henson's Muppets Party Cruise for GameCube (2003)". https://www.mobygames.com/game/gamecube/jim-hensons-muppets-party-cruise.
- ↑ "Muppets Party Cruise Review - PlayStation 2". https://www.gamerstemple.com/game-reviews/playstation-2/612/muppets-party-cruise-review.
- ↑ "Muppets Party Cruise Review". December 2003. https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/32440-muppets-party-cruise-review.
- ↑ "PS2 Review - 'Muppets Party Cruise'". https://worthplaying.com/article/2004/1/16/reviews/14708/.
- ↑ "Muppets Party Cruise Critic Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/jim-hensons-muppets-party-cruise/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2.
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