Rugrats: Castle Capers

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Rugrats: Castle Capers
RugratsCastleCapers cover.jpg
North American cover art
Developer(s) Software Creations
Publisher(s) THQ
Programmer(s) Mike Ager
Platform(s) Game Boy Advance
Release
  • NA: September 25, 2001 [1]
  • EU: November 9, 2001
Genre(s) Platform
Mode(s) Single-player

Rugrats: Castle Capers is a single-player platform game developed by Software Creations and published by THQ and was released only for the Game Boy Advance, based on the Rugrats cartoon series. [1] The story revolves around the Rugrats, who must retrieve their toys from Angelica after she steals them, imagining herself to be queen of a newly constructed playground set. Gameplay is very similar to the gameplay of Rugrats: Royal Ransom and shares the same plot, released a year later.

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Reception

Rugrats: Castle Capers received generally positive feedback from critics upon release, with GamingTarget giving the game an 8.5 out of 10, and GameVortex stating that while it may not be the most mature or genre breaking game, "it's fun - even if you aren't a fan of the show." [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "THQ and Nickelodeon Ship Rugrats Castle Capers for Game Boy Advance" (Press release). Calabasas Hills, California: THQ, Inc. September 25, 2001. Archived from the original on 2004-04-16. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  2. "Gaming Target - Game Boy: Rugrats: Castle Capers - Review". GamingTarget.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  3. "Rugrats: Castle Capers". GameVortex.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.