| Pen Pen TriIcelon | |
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| Developer(s) | General Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Infogrames |
| Platform(s) | Dreamcast |
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: E (Everyone) |
| Media/distribution | 1 x GD-ROM |
Pen Pen TriIcelon (ペンペントライアイスロン), known simply as Pen Pen in Europe, is a video game created by one of the first Japanese companies to reveal Dreamcast development, General Entertainment, otherwise known as LAND HO!. It was released in Japan as one of four launch titles.
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A TriIcelon is similar to the human triathlon. Tri-Ice-alons consist of three separate sporting styles in one game: running, sliding, and swimming. These three things combine to make a race where everyone competes for first place.
The player controls little penguin-like characters called Pen Pen, in a race consisting of the three separate sporting styles. Both the sliding and swimming parts are raced by tapping and holding the action button in a rhythmic motion to maintain a smooth flowing pace. The running section is controlled simply with the analogue stick, also with the ability to jump, and charge into other competitors.
The Pen Pen are said to live on a small world called Iced Planet, and was here that the strange alien race were first discovered. Since the closest animal on Earth they resemble is the Penguin, they were first given the name Pen Pen. The Pen Pen pretty much inhabit most of the planets surface and. It is believed they do in fact have their own language, but if so it is totally incomprehensible to humans.[1]
It was later discovered that they come in a variety of different shapes and sizes. Other types came from other planets to visit the Iced Planet. Six types have been discovered so far.
In a world of snow, ice and water, the Pen Pen have mastered the arts of running, sliding and swimming, and always used to play about on an iced field. These creatures saw the Pen Pen and came up with an idea, and thus, the TriIcelon was born. This soon became the most popular sport on the Iced Planet. Pen Pens enjoy this sport everyday and never get bored of competing, but once a year they hold a grand TriIcelon race to determine the number one TriIcelon player.
TYPE: Pen Pen
SEX: Male
Sparky is an active and happy-go-lucky Pen Pen who loves speed, although he can also be a bit childish at times. However, he always likes to give his best performance when racing.
TYPE: Pen Pen
SEX: Female
Sparky's ideal rival who is a bit of a snob and very proud of herself. Tina likes to dress up and make herself look as good as possible.
TYPE: Pen Hippo
SEX: Female
Ballery likes to pretend she's a cute, sweet girl that is excited by the slightest thing. However, she is actually very jealous and likes to meddle in the affairs of others.
TYPE: Pen Shark
SEX: Male
Jaw is a bit wild and an all-around bad fellow. When he gets angry, he tends to get a little rough.
TYPE: Pen Walrus
SEX: Male
A very laid back guy who likes to take things nice and easy. Back is also extremely strong and when he gets angry (which isn't very often) he can be very frightening.
TYPE: Pen Octopus
SEX: Male
Sneak is a joker and loves to play tricks. He is very mischievous and that can sometimes be a bad thing for himself.
TYPE: Pen Dog
SEX: Male
With no regard for his safety, this reckless guy tends to leap before he looks. Bordering on stupidity, the foolhardy Mr Bow will always dive straight into things with reckless abandon.
TYPE: ??
SEX: ??
Not much is known about this Pen Pen....
Owner: Mrs Cream
Mrs Cream is the mayor of the Sweets Town. She is kind and friendly.
Owner: Unga Pogo
He is a young leader in the Jungle area. He loves animals and nature.
Owner: Bambi Mask
A colourfully dressed gentleman. He is always wearing a mask to make kids smile, and no one has seen his true appearance.
Owner: Horror Man
He is a count from the Horror family which rules all monsters and ghosts on the Iced Planet. He is 4771 years old and loves scaring others.
Game Revolution awarded this game a C+. The review gave praise to the quirky characters found throughout the game and the graphics and sounds. The shortcomings of the game were the lack of many tracks to race on, and the reward of clothing for winning races.[2]