Around the World in 80 Days (video game)

Around the World in 80 Days

North American box art
Developer(s) Saffire
Publisher(s) Hip Games
Platform(s) Game Boy Advance
Release date(s)
  • NA July 5, 2004
  • EU October 15, 2004
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Rating(s)

Around the World in 80 Days is a 2004 video game for the Game Boy Advance based on the movie with the same name starring Jackie Chan. This side scrolling game features digitized characters and graphic, and a password save. It follows almost the same plot as the movie and follows most the locations and events seen in the movie.

Reception

 Reception
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings 37.75%[1]
Metacritic 40 out of 100[2]
Review scores
Publication Score
IGN 3.5 out of 10[3]

The game received generally unfavorable reviews, with an average of 40 out of 100 from Metacritic, based on nine reviews.[2] IGN refers gameplay elements as "a slobberknocker" and stated that fighting with boss characters are "just slugfests, some of which may prove too difficult to brawl through for young gamers even though the rest of the game is a cakewalk."[3]

Reference

  1. ^ "Around the World in 80 Days". Game Rankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/gba/920659-around-the-world-in-80-days/index.html. Retrieved 2011-05-07. 
  2. ^ a b "Around the World in 80 Days". Metacritic. http://apps.metacritic.com/games/platforms/gba/aroundtheworldin80days. Retrieved 2011-06-12. 
  3. ^ a b Nix (July 8, 2004). "Around the World in 80 Days Review". IGN. http://ie.gameboy.ign.com/articles/529/529237p1.html. Retrieved 2011-06-12. 
Films
Television
Video games
80 Days · Around the World in 80 Days
Other
Films
Jackie Chan filmography  • Based on Studio  • Films Directed by Jackie Chan
Albums
Jackie Chan discography • Albums (Love Me (1984) • Thank You (1984) • A Boy's Life (1985)  • Shangrila (1986)  • Sing Lung (1986)  • No Problem (1987)  • Jackie Chan (1988)  • First Time (1992)  • Dragon's Heart (1996)  • With All One's Heart (2002)  • Official Album for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - Jackie Chan's Version (2008))
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Videogames
Cannon Ball II (1984)  • Project A (1984)  • Jackie Chan in Spartan X (1984)  • Kung-Fu Master (1984)  • The Protector (1985)  • The Police Story (1985)  • Project A 2: Shijousaidai no Kessen (1987)  • Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu (1990)  • The Kung-Fu Master Jackie Chan (1995)  • Jackie Chan in Fists of Fire: Jackie Chan Densetsu (1995)  • Jackie Chan Stuntmaster (2000)  • Jackie Chan Adventures: Legend of the Dark Hand (2001)  • Around the World in 80 Days (2004)  • Jackie Chan Adventures (2004)  • Jackie Chan J-Mat Fitness (2005)  • FLASH Little Big Soldier (2010)
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