Malice (2004 video game)

Malice

Cover art of Malice
Developer(s) Argonaut
Publisher(s)
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
Xbox
Release date(s)

PlayStation 2 [1]

  • PAL April 8, 2004
  • NA June 2, 2004

Xbox [2]

  • NA June 2, 2004
  • PAL August 6, 2004
Genre(s) Platform
Mode(s) Single-player

Malice is a platform game for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 developed by Argonaut Games and published by Mud Duck Productions in North America and Evolved Games in Europe. The game was originally supposed to be a title for the Sony PlayStation.[3] However it was ported and management aimed to release it in late 2001 as an Xbox launch title with band members from No Doubt doing various voice-overs and singer Gwen Stefani doing the voice for Malice.[4][5] After a lengthy delay,[6] cancellation,[7] a change in publishers and an eventual revival, the game was finally released in 2004 and was met with mediocre reviews. This was also the last game Argonaut ever made, due to the company going out of business two months after the Xbox version came out in Europe.

In one of the trailers for Malice, it was shown that the player could control a cat. However, this never occurs in the actual game.

Plot

The game is about the return of a goddess named Malice, who attempts to defeat the evil Dog God with the help of the Metal Guardian; the Keeper of Universe, who needs to find eight Logic Keys to locate the evil Dog God.

Characters

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
1UP.com4.5 out of 10
Game Informer5.5 out of 10
GamePro2 out of 5
GameSpot5 out of 10[8]
IGN5.8 out of 10
X-Play2 out of 5

Malice was met with a mediocre critical scores of mixed to negative reception.[8]

References

  1. http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/data/550516.html
  2. http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox/data/454284.html
  3. Caoili, Eric (March 5, 2010). "Curioser And Curioser: Malice's Unreleased PS1 Edition". GameSetWatch. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  4. IGN staff (June 13, 2000). "Malice in Wonderland". IGN. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  5. IGN staff (May 17, 2002). "No Doubt to Appear in Malice". IGN. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  6. IGN staff (October 11, 2002). "Malice Delayed". IGN. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  7. IGN staff (May 30, 2003). "Argonaut Officially Cans Malice". IGN. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  8. 1 2 Navarro, Alex. "This is bare-bones platforming at its most mediocre.". Gamespot.com. Gamespot.com. Retrieved 11 July 2014.

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