Charlie's Angels (video game)

Charlie's Angels
Developer(s) Neko Entertainment
Publisher(s) Ubisoft
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, GameCube
Release date(s)

PlayStation 2[1]

  • EU July 4, 2003

GameCube[2]

  • NA July 9, 2003
  • EU July 18, 2003
Genre(s) Beat 'em up
Mode(s) Single-player

Charlie's Angels is a beat 'em up video game developed by Neko Entertainment and published by Ubisoft for the PlayStation 2 in Europe on July 4, 2003.[1] It was later released for the GameCube in North America on July 9, 2003 and in Europe on July 18, 2003.[2]

Charlie's Angels is based on the first and second film in the series. It follows the continuing adventures of private investigators Alex Munday (Lucy Liu), Dylan Sanders (Drew Barrymore) and Natalie Cook (Cameron Diaz) as they attempt to solve the mystery of a series of missing national monuments. The heroines do not use firearms but can utilize blunt weapons and certain environmental objects.

The game is notable for being panned by critics and has been regarded as one of the worst video games ever made. Its North American PS2 version along with the Xbox and Game Boy Advance versions were cancelled.

Gameplay

The gameplay is very simple and involves fighting groups of enemies by performing punching and kicking combinations or by using weapons. Each group of enemies must be defeated before the player is allowed to progress through the game. While the player is engaged in a fight, movement to another area is impossible as invisible walls will block your way. It also featured an option to switch from playing one Angel to another. However, this option is not available during a fight and it is not required to complete the game. Occasionally, one Angel must perform a task such as pressing a switch, pulling a lever or accessing a computer so that another Angel is allowed to progress.

Most levels end when all of the Angels have completed their current objective. Unlockables such as trailers and photographs from the movie Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle can be unlocked by collecting items such as film reels and memory sticks, which are hidden in each level.

Plot

The game begins on a beach beauty pageant runway. Wearing swimsuits, Natalie and Alex must each individually fight their way from the beach through the community and warehouses to the docks. Joined there by Dylan, the three continue to each fight their way through a series of further locations.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings23.74%[3]
Metacritic23/100[4]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame[5]
Game Informer2/10[6]
Game RevolutionF[7]
GameSpot1.9/10[8]
GameZone4/10[9]
IGN4/10[10]
Nintendo Power1.5/5[11]
Nintendo World Report1/10[12]
X-Play[13]
The Village Voice2/10[14]

Charlie's Angels was universally panned by critics. It received an average score of 23.74% at GameRankings[3] and an average score of 23/100 at Metacritic.[4] On GameRankings, the GameCube version of the game holds the lowest score on the site. GamesRadar ranked it as the 50th worst game ever made. The staff commented that the game was even worse than the movie it was based on.[15]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Charlie's Angels Release Information for PlayStation 2". GameFAQs. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Charlie's Angels Release Information for GameCube". GameFAQs. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Charlie's Angels for GameCube". GameRankings. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Charlie's Angels for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  5. ↑ Marriott, Scott Alan. "Charlie's Angels (GC) - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ Mason, Lisa (September 2003). "Charlie's Angels". Game Informer (125): 113. Archived from the original on April 18, 2009. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ Liu, Johnny (July 2003). "Charlie's Angels Review". Game Revolution. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  8. ↑ Navarro, Alex (July 17, 2003). "Charlie's Angels Review". GameSpot. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  9. ↑ Knutson, Michael (July 22, 2003). "Charlie's Angels - GC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  10. ↑ Casamassina, Matt (July 16, 2003). "Charlie's Angels (GCN)". IGN. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Charlie's Angels". Nintendo Power 173: 140. October 2003.
  12. ↑ Shirley, Jeff (October 14, 2003). "Charlie's Angels". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  13. ↑ Bemis, Greg (August 14, 2003). "'Charlie's Angels' (GCN) Review". X-Play. Archived from the original on August 10, 2003. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  14. ↑ Catucci, Nick (July 22, 2003). "Monkey Biz". The Village Voice. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  15. ↑ "The 50 worst games of all time". GamesRadar. 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2013-12-05.

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