The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (video game)
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| Developer(s) | High Voltage Software |
| Publisher(s) | Midway Games |
| Designer(s) | Cartoon Network Interactive |
| Platform(s) | GCN, PS2, GBA, Wii |
| Release date | PS2 & GameCube September 25, 2006GBA October 16, 2006Wii November 16, 2006 March 15, 2007 March 16, 2007 |
| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone 10+(E10+) BBFC: 12 |
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy is a fighting game based on the television series of the same name. It was developed by High Voltage Software and published by Midway. The Playstation 2 version's DVD compatibility feature came with behind the scenes footage and the season one episode Little Rock of Horror. The game was also released on the GBA, Nintendo GameCube, and the Wii consoles in the United States, but only on the Wii in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Gameplay
The game takes place after the events of the Big Boogey Adventure (this is strange, because in the USA, it was released before the Big Boogey Adventure was shown on TV, so the UK release, which was done after the Big Boogey Adventure, brings more canon). The gameplay heavily resembles that of Power Stone. In the game, you can execute light and heavy style attacks. Gameplay includes 2-4 player Multiplayer, solo, and co-op Story Mode and Mission Mode. The environment is very interactive, with the ability to manipulate many objects. There are different weapons scattered through all the levels, such as a halberd or a club. Treasure chests contain a variety of items including weapons, cupcakes, hamhocks (which restore health), and Mojo Balls that fill up your Mojo Meter. When the Mojo Meter fills once, a Mojo Smackdown can be performed, where the character attacks the opponent with a barrage of punches, kicks, and slaps, finally destroying the opponent with a piledriver. When the Mojo Meter fills twice, a Mojo Meltdown can be performed, instantly knocking out all opponents. Each round of fighting begins with banter from each character on the playing field. An opponent isn't fully defeated until their lives are depleted AND the player or another opponent attacks them and delivers four blows against that opponent, knocking them out of the arena fully. In Story Mode, the game culminates with a battle against the brain-eating meteor from Little Rock of Horror.
[edit] Characters
Billy Costumes
1. Zoot Suit Billy (Little Rock of Horror)
2. Billybot (Big Boogey Adventure)
Mandy Costumes
1. Clown Mandy (Attack of the Clowns)
2. Mandroid (Big Boogey Adventure)
Grim Costumes
1. Clown Grim (Attack of the Clowns)
2. Princess Grim (Terror of the Black Knight)
Irwin Costumes
1. Banana Irwin (Jacked-Up Halloween)
2. Little Bow Peep Irwin (Jacked-Up Halloween, Test of Time & Nursery Crimes)
Mogar Costumes
1. Harold (All episodes)
2. Fishing Clothes (Li'l Porkchop)
Eris Costumes
1. Flab Burger Eris (Complete and Utter Chaos)
2. Goth Eris (Game)
Nergal Costumes
1. Naked Nergal (The Loser from the Earth's Core)
2. Carnival Nergal (Something Stupid This Way Comes)
Fred Fredburger Costumes
1. Hawaiian Fred (Big Boogey Adventure)
2. Elvis Fred (Game)
[edit] Unlockables
Hoss Delgado Costumes
1. Boss DelGuappo Costume (Dumb-dumbs and dragons)
2. Sasquach Hoss (Bearded Billy)
- Hoss DelGado, on a win, will occasionally spout out the quote "BOw to your Sensei! BOW TO YOUR SENSEI!!!" In reference to the movie Napoleon Dynamite, where the voice actor, Diedrich Bader, played the role of Rex, the combat class instructor, who says this while reprimanding his students.*
Jack Costumes
1. Human-head Jack (Jacked-Up Halloween)
2. Vine Costume (Game)
Nergal Jr. Costumes
1. Billy Costume (Son of Nergal)
2. Mandy Costume (Son of Nergal, Nergal's Pizza)
Dracula Costumes
1. Bat Costume (Dracula Must Die)
2. Disco Dracula (Big Boogey Adventure)
General Skarr Costumes
1. Robot Suit (Game)
2. Gardening Clothes (Wishbones, Herbicidal Maniac and Everything Breaks)
Boogey Costumes
1. Pirate Costume (Big Boogey Adventure)
2. Lawyer Costume (Big Boogey Adventure)
Lord Pain Costumes
1. Tattoo Costume (House of Pain and Everything Breaks)
2. Cowboy Costume (Game)
[edit] Story
When Grim's Mojo Balls get people to senselessly fight each other (according to Grim, anyone touched by a Mojo Ball will be infected by supernatural rage. He also states that whoever opened his trunk must have been powerful to get past the curse he placed on it.), it's up to Billy, Mandy, Grim, and Irwin to save the world. They trek through places from their episodes such as Asgard, the pumpkin patch, even Billy's backyard, following a trail of chicken feathers. In the end, it turns out that Billy is to blame for the release of the Mojo Balls (he wanted to free Moe and Joe, without knowing he actually released the Mojo Balls, and that a "chicken curse", causing chicken tailfeathers to sprout from Billy's backside, had passed onto him.) and is severely punished by Mandy in the end credits (she mentioned that she hoped if the game had a mode which she and the others could just beat on Billy).
[edit] Reception
The game received mostly mild reviews. IGN gave the game a 5.0. GameSpot gave the game a 6.6 as Nintendo World Report gave it a 6.5. Gamespot said the game had a good sense of humor and had a good variety of game levels and modes but also had complaints on how short story mode was and camera views.
[edit] External links
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy at IGN
- Gamespot's Preview of the Grim Adventures
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (Official Website)
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