Shark Tale (video game)

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Shark Tale
Shark Tale.jpg
European PS2 cover art featuring Oscar (front) and Don Lino (background)
Developer(s) Edge of Reality (console)
Amaze Entertainment (PC)
Vicarious Visions (GBA)
Publisher(s) Activision
Engine Unreal Engine 2 (PC) [1]
Platform(s) Game Boy Advance
GameCube
Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 2
Xbox
Release
  • AU: September 21, 2004 [2]
  • NA: September 29, 2004 [3]
  • EU: October 1, 2004
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Mode(s) Single-player

Shark Tale is a 2004 video game based on the film of the same name that was released on Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The Game Boy Advance version was also released on a Twin Pack cartridge bundled with Shrek 2 in 2005. [4] The game received mixed reviews from critics.

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Gameplay

The player plays Oscar, a fish who decides to lie about his abilities to become wealthy and famous by fighting with his shark friend as the 'Sharkslayer'. The game shares a similar plot to the film. There are 25 different missions set in movie-based locations. The game features several gameplay styles, including an exploration mode, action/fighting sequences, chasing/racing challenges, and dancing.

Plot

Oscar has a nightmare where a hungry shark is chasing him. He is woken up by Mrs. Sanchez and is kicked out of her apartment by repofish as he didn't pay their rent to them. Oscar then has to save all the items from falling before they are destroyed. He then removes all graffiti that had messages making fun of him, only to find out that a group of fish called The Shorties were just making up that message for another Oscar who lives by the canals. Oscar then tells The Shorties to remove the graffiti before the police arrive. Oscar later stages a dance party through the news reporter, Katie Current to prove that he can defeat sharks. After he is done dancing, Sykes, Oscar's boss, arrives and tells him to be in the Whale Wash on time before he does, leading to a taxi fish chase all over the city. Arriving at the Whale Wash, he sees that Sykes has snuck in first and Oscar must avoid detection by the Whale Wash guards to get to work on time before he can get fired.

Reception

Shark Tale received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] In Japan, where the PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, and GameCube versions were released by Taito in March 2005, Famitsu gave it a score of one seven, one eight, and one seven for the PlayStation 2 version; [11] and two sixes, one seven, and one six for the Game Boy Advance version. [12]

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