Software:Pet Alien: An Intergalactic Puzzlepalooza

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Pet Alien: An Intergalactic Puzzlepalooza
An Intergalactic Puzzlepalooza.jpg
North American cover art
Developer(s)Shin'en Multimedia
Publisher(s)The Game Factory
SeriesPet Alien
Platform(s)Nintendo DS
Release
  • AU: June 14, 2007
  • NA: July 30, 2007
  • EU: September 14, 2007
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player

Pet Alien: An Intergalactic Puzzlepalooza, also known as simply Pet Alien, is a puzzle game developed by Shin'en Multimedia and published by The Game Factory for the Nintendo DS. It is based on the television series Pet Alien.

Gameplay

In An Intergalactic Puzzlepalooza players control the five aliens: Dinko, Gumpers, Flip, Swanky and Scruffy. They all have their special abilities, and the purpose of the game is to utilize these abilities in order to obtain certain gems that lie scattered around various levels. The player starts out controlling Gumpers, and as the player progresses throughout the game, the other aliens become unlocked.[citation needed]

The game centers on five aliens and their quest to save their Earthling friend Tommy Cadle. The aliens and Tommy Cadle are taken into space in Robotix's spaceship, where the aliens have to overcome numerous obstacles in order to save their friend.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic58/100[1]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Eurogamer4/10[2]
GamePro1.75/5[3]
GameZone5.9/10[4]
IGN5/10[5]
Jeuxvideo.com11/20[6]
NGamer70%[7]
Nintendo Power8/10[8]
ONM69%[9]
PALGN5/10[10]
Pocket Gamer3.5/5 stars[11]

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1] GameZone gave the Australian version a mixed review, a month-and-a-half before its U.S. release date.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Pet Alien: An Intergalactic Puzzlepalooza for DS Reviews". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pet-alien-an-intergalactic-puzzlepalooza/critic-reviews/?platform=ds. 
  2. Lyon, James (September 26, 2007). "DS Roundup (Page 2)". Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.net/r-dsroundup-2609?page=2. 
  3. EmaWii (July 30, 2007). "Review: Pet Alien". GamePro (IDG Entertainment). http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/ds/games/reviews/126148.shtml. Retrieved December 27, 2022. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Platt, Dylan (June 21, 2007). "Pet Alien [Import - NDS - Review"]. https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/pet_alien_nds_review/. 
  5. Adams, Chris (August 16, 2007). "Pet Alien Review". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/08/16/pet-alien-review. 
  6. hiro (August 30, 2007). "Test: Alien Bazar : Mission Cretinus" (in fr). Webedia. https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00007931-alien-bazar-mission-cretinus-test.htm. 
  7. "Review: Pet Alien". NGamer (Future plc): 70. October 2007. 
  8. "Pet Alien: An Intergalactic Puzzlepalooza". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) 219: 89. September 2007. 
  9. "Pet Alien review". Official Nintendo Magazine (Future plc): 88. November 2007. 
  10. Rositano, Joseph (July 7, 2007). "Pet Alien Review". PAL Gaming Network. http://palgn.com.au/article.php?id=7983&sid=b996117992e3ac86ba6b773b6ac4e09c. 
  11. Jordan, Jon (September 12, 2007). "Pet Alien". Steel Media Ltd. https://www.pocketgamer.com/pet-alien/pet-alien/. 

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