The Mummy: The Animated Series (video game)

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The Mummy
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Developer(s) Asobo Studio (Windows, PS2), Ubi Soft Milan (GBA)
Publisher(s) Hip Interactive (Windows, PS2), Ubi Soft (GBA)
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance
ReleaseGame Boy Advance
  • NA: November 20, 2002
PlayStation 2
  • NA: October 15, 2004
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Mode(s) Single-player

The Mummy: The Animated Series, also known as The Mummy: Manacle of Osiris or just The Mummy, is a 2002 action-adventure video game developed by Ubi Soft Milan and published by Ubi Soft for the Game Boy Advance, followed two years later by versions for Microsoft Windows and the PlayStation 2. The game is based on the Kids' WB animated television series of the same name.

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Development

In February 2002, a video game developer Ubisoft obtained the rights to The Mummy: The Animated Series from Universal Studios Consumer Products Group, enabling the publisher to produce games based on the brand. [1] Ubisoft Milan developed the game for Game Boy Advance platform and was released in November.

HIP Interactive developed a new game based on The Mummy: The Animated Series for PlayStation 2 and PC, with the assistance of All In The Game LTD. [2] Corey Johnson reprised his role as "Mr. Daniels" from the 1999 film The Mummy . According to casting director Phil Morris, Johnson was brought in to help reproduce the same production values of the original films and television show. [3] The game was released in October 2004.

Release

Promotion

HIP Interactive debuted the PlayStation 2 and PC version of the game at E3 which took place May 11–14, 2004. [2] Russian gaming magazine GameLand ran a print advertisement for the PlayStation 2 version of the game in their November 2004 issue. [4]

Reception

When the original Game Boy Advance version of the game was released by Ubisoft in November 2002, it received mostly positive reviews. GameSpot reviewed it and they claimed that the game lived up to expectations. [8] Total Games UK ranked the game 89% out of 100%. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Harris, Craig (February 20, 2002). "Ubi Soft's Got a Mummy". IGN. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Castro, Juan (May 5, 2004). "Pre-E3 2004: Hip Interactive Europe Announces Lineup". IGN. Archived from the original on March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  3. ↑ Dunham, Jeremy (July 1, 2004). "The Mummy: Animated Series Voice-Overs". IGN. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  4. ↑ "GameLand #21 (174) [2004-11]". Страна игр (in Russian). Russia: GameLand. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  5. ↑ "The Mummy Critic Reviews for Game Boy Advance - Metacritic". Metacritic. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ "The Mummy for Game Boy Advance - GameSpot". GameSpot . Archived from the original on September 26, 2005. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  7. ↑ "The Mummy (GBA)". Nintendo Power . Vol. 166. Nintendo of America. March 2003. p. 138.
  8. ↑ Provo, Frank (February 4, 2003). "The Mummy Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  9. ↑ Hollocks, Karen (November 9, 2003). "Game Rankings - The Mummy: Manacle of Osiris". TotalGames UK. Archived from the original on October 11, 2004.
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