Anubis II

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Anubis II
Anubis II.jpg
North American Wii cover art
Developer(s) Data Design Interactive
Publisher(s) Europe
Metro3D Europe (PlayStation 2 and PC)
Data Design Interactive (Wii)
North America
Conspiracy Entertainment
Programmer(s) Adrian Fox
Artist(s) Michael Rooker
Platform(s) Wii, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows
ReleasePS2
  • EU: 14 July 2005
Windows
  • EU: July 2005
Wii
  • EU: 21 September 2007
  • NA: 25 September 2007
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) Single-player

Anubis II [lower-alpha 1] is a 2005 action video game by British developer Data Design Interactive. [1] It was published by Conspiracy Entertainment in the United States for the Wii, PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows. [2]

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Gameplay

Set in ancient Egypt, the player controls Anubis, the guardian of the Underworld, in his quest to lift the Curse of the pharaohs. The Nunchuk controls Anubis while the Wii Remote swings the Scepter of Ra and throws Canopic Bombs. [3]

Reception

Anubis II received overwhelmingly negative reviews, and holds a rating of 19/100 on review aggregate site Metacritic. [4] It received a 1.5/10 rating from GameSpot [5] and a 2/10 rating from IGN. [6] The Wii version of Anubis II was nominated for Flat-Out Worst Game of 2007 by GameSpot. [7] Critics have called it a carbon copy of Ninjabread Man , due to the identical music, gameplay and level layout, the same basic attacks, and enemies (as well as having most of the same bugs and glitches). [8] [9]

See also

Notes

  1. A predecessor with involvement from either the developer or publisher does not exist. Otherwise, the title is pronounced Anubis the Second.

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References

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