Little Nicky (video game)

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Little Nicky
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Developer(s) Digital Eclipse
Publisher(s) Ubi Soft
Producer(s) Mike Mika
Programmer(s)
  • Adam Rippon
  • Mike Mika
Artist(s) Tom Lisowski
Composer(s) Robert Baffy
Platform(s) Game Boy Color
Release
  • NA: December 15, 2000 [1]
Genre(s) Platform
Mode(s) Single-player

Little Nicky is a 2000 platform video game based upon the Adam Sandler film of the same name developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Ubi Soft. Released for the Game Boy Color on November 17, 2000, the game features 19 levels (14 platforming levels and 5 mini-games) based on events from the film.

The video game was met with a generally average reception.

Reception

The game was met with mixed reception, as GameRankings gave it a score of 67.75%. [2]

IGN gave it a rating of 8 out of 10. Reviewer Craig Harris said "the game adds a few cool elements to a very traditional genre" and praised the quality of the game's production and music but said "there are some places with spotty programming and awkward interfaces." [5] By contrast, GameSpot gave it 4 out of 10, with reviewer Frank Provo calling the game "unpleasant." [4]

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References

  1. ↑ IGN Staff (2001-01-24). "Best Pocket Platform Game of 2000: Readers' Votes". IGN. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  2. 1 2 "Little Nicky for Game Boy Color". GameRankings. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Little Nicky". Electronic Gaming Monthly . February 2001. Archived from the original on February 11, 2001. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Provo, Frank (January 16, 2001). "Little Nicky Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  5. 1 2 Harris, Craig (December 15, 2000). "Little Nicky (GBC)". IGN. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Little Nicky". Nintendo Power . Vol. 139. December 2000.


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