Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force

Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force

Developer(s) 1st Playable Productions
Publisher(s) Disney Interactive
Distributor(s) EA Distribution
Platform(s) Nintendo DS
Release date(s)
  • NA November 25, 2008
  • EU March 13, 2009
  • AUS April 16, 2009[1]
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) Single-player & Multi-Player via WiFi
Distribution Nintendo DS Game Card

Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force is a video game for the Nintendo DS based on Disney's popular massively multiplayer online game, Club Penguin. It was released in the US on November 25, 2008,[2] in Europe on March 13, 2009, and in Australia on April 16, 2009. In September 2009, a Collector's Edition was also released and included upgrades to the game and extras.

This game is about the PR, an elite spy agency devoted to keeping Club Penguin safe. It has sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide.[3]

Gameplay

A screen shot of the game, displaying one of the characters, "G"

Players will be able to earn coins as they play Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force on their Nintendo DS, these coins can be transferred into their online accounts and can be used to purchase items to display on their virtual avatar. Players can embark on missions and mini-missions that use various gadgets, accessories, and abilities to investigate mysterious events on Club Penguin. Players will tackle new mini-games, such as "Snowboarding" and "Dance Challenge", and mini-games that are also available on the Club Penguin website, such as Cart Surfer, Jet Pack Adventure, and Ice Fishing.

Plot

Players assume the role of being a member of the PR, a higher ranked version of the Penguin Secret Agency in Club Penguin. Gary the Gadget Guy, known as Agent G, is missing after building helper robots to help him test his inventions. The robots go haywire and start to create more inventions to test. Gary plans on capturing the robots, but ends up trapped in the Mine, where the player finds him. By the time G is rescued by the player, he has suffered memory loss. Soon, the penguins find oil cans, which means that the robots are still on the island. The player soon finds the robots and finds pages of Gary's notebook. After this, the player has been told by G to find and hunt down the robots and deactivate them, put them in a bubble, and then give them to G. The player then has to defeat the Protobot 10,000, the invention the Testbots were creating. The player has to rescue the Elite Puffles and eventually rescues G.[4]

Critical reception

Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force received extremely positive reviews.[5]

It was the fourth best-selling Nintendo DS game for December 2008.[6]

The Escapist News Network, a parody newscast, voted the special edition as the best game of 2009.[7]

IGN gave the game a 7/10.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Release Summary". GameSpot. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  2. ↑ Jinny Gudmundsen (2008-12-11). "Join 'Elite Penguin Force' on Nintendo DS". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  3. ↑ "Disney Interactive Studios Announces Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force: Herbert’s Revenge". 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  4. ↑ Club Penguin (2009). "Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force Plot". Club Penguin. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  5. ↑ "Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force Critic Reviews for DS". Metacritic. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  6. ↑ Chris Kohler (2009-01-16). "Top 10 Games of December 2008, By Platform". Wired. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  7. ↑ ENN (2009). "Year In Review 2009". The Escapist. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
  8. ↑ "Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force Review". ign.com.

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