List of Mary-Kate and Ashley video games
|
PAL version cover art for Magical Mystery Mall | |
| Developers | Dualstar Interactive |
|---|---|
| Publishers | Club Acclaim |
| Platforms | Game Boy Color, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PC |
| First release |
The New Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley December 1999 |
| Latest release |
Mary-Kate and Ashley: Sweet 16 - Licensed to Drive 2002 |
The Mary-Kate and Ashley games are a series of video games released between 1999 and 2002 that feature Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in various scenarios such as trying to solve crimes, caring for horses, or freeing a shopping mall from a curse.[1] The games were released by Acclaim Entertainment on several different game systems such as the Game Boy Color and first PlayStation console.[2]
In 2004, the Olsens filed a suit against Acclaim Entertainment over claims that the company had not paid them a settlement of about $178,000, which was from an earlier case concerning royalties that had not been paid towards the Olsens.[3]
Video games
- The New Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley (1999, Game Boy Color)
- Mary-Kate and Ashley: Dance Party of the Century (1999, PC)
- Mary-Kate and Ashley: Get a Clue (2000, Game Boy Color)
- Mary-Kate and Ashley: Magical Mystery Mall (2000, PlayStation)
- Mary-Kate and Ashley: Pocket Planner (2000, Game Boy Color)
- Mary-Kate and Ashley: Winner's Circle (2001, PlayStation, Game Boy Color)
- Mary-Kate and Ashley: Crush Course (2001, PlayStation, PC, Game Boy Color)[4]
- Mary-Kate and Ashley: Girls' Night Out (2002, Game Boy Advance)
- Mary-Kate and Ashley: Sweet 16 – Licensed to Drive (2002, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2)
- Mary-Kate and Ashley in ACTION! (Cancelled, meant to be released in Fall 2003, GameCube, PlayStation 2, PC Game Boy Advance)
Reception
Reception for the games have been heavily negative,[5] with the 1999 Game Boy Color game The New Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley receiving a score of 6/10 from IGN while the 2000 Magical Mystery Mall received one of 4/10.[6][7] In contrast, the Telegraph praised the Pocket Planner as being "quite clever".[8]
The series has been criticized for "[reinforcing] gender stereotypes and [presenting] restrictive views of gender differences."[9][10]
References
- ↑ Klaffke, Pamela (2003). Spree: A Cultural History of Shopping. Arsenal Pulp Press. pp. 146–148. ISBN 1551521431.
- ↑ "Game firms take aim at girls market". Toronto Star. Jun 1, 2000. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ↑ "Olsen twins sue Acclaim over video game royalties". USA Today. 27 April 2004. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ↑ "Mary-Kate & Ashley: Crush Course". IGN. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ↑ "Mary-Kate & Ashley: Get a Clue! Review". IGN. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ↑ "The New Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley Review". IGN. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ↑ "Mary-Kate & Ashley's Magical Mystery Mall". IGN. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ↑ "Mary-Kate & Ashley Pocket Planner". London: Telegraph. 15 March 2001. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ↑ "GAMING BELOW THE RADAR Games of a Fairer Sex". Escapist Magazine. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ↑ Mitchell, Claudia A. (2007). Girl Culture: An Encyclopedia. Greenwood. p. 101. ISBN 0313339090.