Eggs of Steel: Charlie's Eggcellent Adventure

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Eggs of Steel: Charlie's Eggcellent Adventure
Eggs of Steel Charlie's Eggcellent Adventure cover.jpg
North American box art
Developer(s) Rhythm and Hues Studios
Publisher(s)
Platform(s) PlayStation
Release
  • JP: July 30, 1998
  • NA: November 1998 [1]
Genre(s) Platform game
Mode(s) Single-player

Eggs of Steel: Charlie's Eggcellent Adventure, known in Japan as Hello Charlie!!, [a] is a 1998 platform game developed by Rhythm and Hues Studios and published by Enix and Atlus USA for the PlayStation. It started off as a rental exclusive to Blockbuster Video but then retail copies were made. [2]

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Synopsis

Charlie Takanite accidentally spills coffee on his work station while reaching for his donuts at the MomSteel Steel Factory, causing the machinery to become autonomous and take over the factory. Charlie searches through the factory to find the reset switch while avoiding robots, machinery and Blast Furnace Bill, a hostile employee.

Gameplay

The player controls Charlie, who must venture through 43 levels and 12 bosses to shut down the sentient factory. The objectives includes locating a certain number of time clocks in order to advance as well as collecting 4 keys to shut down the factory. Charlie can jump, duck and roll to get around during levels and also has a wrench which is used to both defeat enemies and open doors.[ citation needed ]

Reception

The game received unfavorable reviews. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 26 out of 40. [5]

GameRevolution listed Eggs of Steel as 20th on their list of the 50 Worst Game Names Ever. [9]

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: ハローチャーリー!!, Hepburn: Harō Chārī!!
  2. ↑ In Electronic Gaming Monthly 's review of the game, one critic gave it a score of 4.5/10, two others gave it each a score of 6/10, and another one gave it 6.5/10.

References

  1. ↑ IGN staff (August 12, 1998). "Atlus Consumed By Guilt". IGN . Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on November 12, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Eggs of Steel – Hardcore Gaming 101" . Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  3. ↑ Marriott, Scott Alan. "Eggs of Steel: Charlie's Eggcellent Adventure - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  4. ↑ Smith, Shawn; Hsu, Dan; Ricciardi, John; Williams, Ken "Sushi-X" (January 1999). "Eggs of Steel" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 114. Ziff Davis. p. 225. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "ハローチャーリー!!". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Archived from the original on November 12, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Eggs of Steel". Game Informer . No. 69. FuncoLand. January 1999. p. 73. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  7. ↑ GameSpot staff (December 4, 1998). "Eggs of Steel Review [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot . Fandom. Archived from the original on December 9, 2004. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Hello Charlie ! [sic][JP Import]". Joystick (in French). No. 97. Hachette Digital Presse. October 1998. p. 209. Archived from the original on November 12, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  9. ↑ Ferris, Duke (June 12, 2006). "The 50 Worst Game Names Ever". GameRevolution . CraveOnline. Archived from the original on February 16, 2007. Retrieved January 29, 2025.


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