Initial release date 1999 Platform Game Boy | Genre Platform game | |
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Release date(s) NA: September 30, 1999
PAL: 1999 Publishers Infogrames Entertainment SA, DreamWorks Interactive Developers DICE Los Angeles, Light and Shadow Productions, CLCE Similar Antz Racing, Antz World Sportz, Aliens: Thanatos Encounter, Action Man: Search fo, Arthur's Absolutely Fun Day | ||
Antz is a video game released in 1999 by Infogrames. It was released on the Game Boy Color and is based on the film of the same name. Lauren Fielder, writing for GameSpot, gave the game a score of 6.9/10 and concluded that "Antz on the GBC is another platform game that will amuse those who find the genre enjoyable in small scale 8-bit."
Critical reception
GameSpot said "Whether we're talking about a major console title or a Game Boy game, it's unfortunately all too common for a licensed product to become some feeble effort to use an identifiable name or character in familiar situations to bring in a large amount of cash, with little payoff for the player. And the Game Boy tends to be somewhat of a lint trap for such games, as it's an easy (and inexpensive) platform to develop for. Dreamworks Interactives' animated film Antz inspired the same-named GBC game. It's generally a pretty typical Game Boy platform game: You jump, crawl, swing, shoot, and stomp things. The game gives you a singular task at the beginning of each level, so as to give the appearance of being mission-driven, but the end goal is usually there waiting for you, provided you simply make it through all the preliminary 2D platform-game trappings earlier in the round." IGN said "This game is perfect for kids -- and I'm sure this game was aimed for that market: parents head to the store, see a name they recognize (Antz), pick up the game and give it to their Game Boy-playing child. The kid likes the game because it's easy to control and play. My problem is this: Antz really wasn't a kids' movie -- it was a Woody Allen flick. Hey, maybe they should make a game based on Sleeper or, better yet, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sex...But Were Afraid to Ask. Antz isn't terrible, but it won't bowl you over with originality." AllGameGuide said "Overall, this is really a middle-of-the-road game. Not bad, but not great either. It's worth a rental or a bargain bin purchase."
