Ed, Edd N Eddy: The Mis-Edventures
Whenever a film or television show calls upon game developers to help
push their brand, more often than not, they turn that brand into a
platformer faster than Uwe Boll can turn a succesful game franchise
into a feature film. Props go out to Midway and developers A2M for
going a different direction with Cartoon Network’s popular toon Ed, Edd
n Eddy.
The Mis-Edventures successfully recreates the colorful world and quirky
animated style of the series into a 3D environment. Gameplay requires a
tag-team mentality: each of the three Ed-boys has a unique attack and
group ability required to complete various tasks and puzzles in order
to progress to the next level or open up bonuses. This team element
helps to seperate it from the crowd a bit, as you switch back and forth
between each Ed, but they dont’ produce the fun factor found in similar
titles like The Lost Vikings.
Each of the 6 + levels are very short and though I found them
relatively easy to complete, the game’s intended audience will likely
struggle at many of the objectives required to pull of each “Scam”
(level).
The voices come straight from the show, and just like the show, can be
piercing and incredibly repetetive. Ed (the tall stupid one)
incessantly laughs as he’s running, even when not selected as the
leader of the group. Each character is limited to about 2 phrases each
when using their special ability which as one can imagine, gets old
quick. Fortunately, as I said, the game is short. Collect a few
jawbreakers (the boys’ odd obsession), a few nickels to be spent on
said jawbreakers at a gigantic vending machine, and complete the
various goals of each level.
Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures is decent kiddie fair but parents
should be on hand for some of the more frustrating tasks (balance
beams…trust me). Repetetive vocals and gameplay, even in such a short
play-span leave much to be desired regardless of the player’s age but
it’s bargain price makes the title an easy choice for parents with
children who enjoy the show.
