Shark Tale (video game)
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 PAL region PS2 cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Edge of Reality (console) KnowWonder (PC) |
| Publisher(s) | Activision Taito Corporation (JP; GC, PS2, GBA) |
| Engine | proprietary engine (console) Unreal Engine 2 (PC) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox |
| Release date(s) | NA September 27, 2004 EU October 1, 2004 AUS 2004 (GameCube, PS2) JP March 3, 2005 (GameCube) JP March 17, 2005 (PS2) JP March 31, 2005 (GBA) |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Shark Tale is a 2004 video game based on the film of the same name. David Smith reprises his role as Crazy Joe from the movie.
Gameplay
The player is the role of Oscar, the fast-talking little fish, who becomes an unlikely hero after he decides to take the easy road to fame and fortune by fighting with his shark friend. Once underway, gamers undertake more than 25 different missions set in their favorite movie-based locations including exclusive game-only environments. Blending a variety of different gameplay styles, Shark Tale sports all sorts of interactive activities including adventure mode, action/fighting sequences, race challenges, and Dance Dance revolution -like music sequences.
Voice cast
- Will Smith as Oscar
- Martin Scorsese as Sykes
- Jack Black as Lenny
- Renée Zellweger as Angie
- Robert De Niro as Don Lino
- Tracy Grimshaw as Katie Current
- David Smith as Crazy Joe / Melvin / Additional Tenant Fish
- Angelina Jolie as Lola
- Ziggy Marley as Ernie
- Doug E. Doug as Bernie
- Michael Imperioli as Frankie
- Vincent Pastore as Luca
- Peter Falk as Don Feinberg
- David Soren as Philippe Le Caviar]/ Tony / Repo-Fish / Additional Tenant Fish
- Nika Futterman as Mrs. Sanchez / Additional Tenant Fish
- Michael Gough as Paparazzi Fish / Additional Tenant Fish
- Cam Clarke as Eel Boss / Teen Boy Fish / Paper Sales-Fish
- David Sobolov as Hammerhead Boss / Sawfish Waiter
- Amber Hood as Shorty #2 / Teen Girl Fish / Groupie Fish #2
- Robin Atkin Downes as Shark Diner #2 / Whale Washer #3 / Shopkeeper Fish
- Masasa as Groupie #3 / Mid-Age Lady Fish
- Keith Ferguson as Shark Diner #1 / Dolphin Cop #2 / Whale Washer #2
- Matt Prescott Morton as Pedestrian Fish / Taxi Fish / Additional Tenant Fish
- Nick Jameson as Old Man Fish / Shark Diner #3
- Quinton Flynn as Middle-age Man Fish / News-truck Fish
- Billy West, Tara Strong, Greg Ellis, Dee Baker, Debi Mae West, Andre Sogliuzzo, Erin Fitzgerald, Kat Cressido, Grant Albrecht, Michael Bell, Vanessa Marshall, Bill Akey, Kimberly Brooks, Kim Mai Guest, Leontine Guilliard, Bill Harper, James Sie, Margaret Tang, James Arnold Taylor, Audrey Wasilewski, and Mark Swift as Additional Tenant Fish
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Reception
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Shark Tale was met with average to mixed reception upon release. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 68.18% and 69 out of 100 for the GameCube version;[1][6] 67.71% and 67 out of 100 for the Xbox version;[2][8] 67.35% and 69 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version;[3][7] 62.50% and 63 out of 100 for the PC version;[4][9] and 57.22% and 63 out of 100 for the Game Boy Advance version.[5][10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "DreamWorks Shark Tale for GameCube". GameRankings. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Shark Tale for Xbox". GameRankings. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Shark Tale for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Shark Tale for PC". GameRankings. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "DreamWorks Shark Tale for Game Boy Advance". GameRankings. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Shark Tale for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Shark Tale for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Shark Tale for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Shark Tale for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Shark Tale for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ↑ Garratt, Patrick (October 19, 2004). "Shark Tale (PS2)". Eurogamer. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Shark Tale (GBA)". Famitsu 851. April 8, 2005.
- ↑ Mason, Lisa (December 2004). "Shark Tale (GC, PS2, Xbox)". Game Informer (140): 168. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ↑ Provo, Frank (October 12, 2004). "Shark Tale Review". GameSpot. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ↑ Hollingshead, Anise (October 7, 2004). "Shark Tale - GC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ↑ Hollingshead, Anise (October 17, 2004). "Shark Tale - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ↑ Bedigian, Louis (October 6, 2004). "Shark Tale - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ↑ Hopper, Steven (October 7, 2004). "Shark Tale - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on May 24, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ↑ Bedigian, Louis (October 1, 2004). "Shark Tale - GBA - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ↑ Castro, Juan (October 6, 2004). "Dreamworks' Shark Tale". IGN. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ↑ Castro, Juan; McNamara, Tom (October 8, 2004). "Shark Tale Review (PC)". IGN. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Shark Tale (GC)". Nintendo Power 186: 130. November 2004.
- ↑ "Shark Tale (GBA)". Nintendo Power 186: 132. November 2004.
- ↑ "Shark Tale". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 106. January 2005.
- ↑ "Shark Tale". Official Xbox Magazine: 80. December 2004.
- ↑ "Shark Tale". PC Gamer: 93. December 2004.
- ↑ Hill, Jason (October 7, 2004). "Kids' zone". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ↑ Wapshott, Tim (October 30, 2004). "Shark Tale". The Times. Archived from the original on January 9, 2006. Retrieved August 21, 2014.(subscription required)