Shark Tale (video game)

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Shark Tale
PAL region PS2 cover art
PAL region PS2 cover art
Developer(s) Edge of Reality (console)
KnowWonder (PC)
Vicarious Visions (GBA)
Publisher(s) Activision
Taito Corporation (JP; GC, PS2, GBA)
Distributor(s) DreamWorks
Engine proprietary engine (console)
Unreal Engine 2 (PC)
Platforms PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Xbox
Release date(s) NA 20040927September 27, 2004
EU 20041001October 1, 2004
AUS December 31, 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 that was released on PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Advance, GameCube and Xbox. The Game Boy Advance version was also released on a Twin Pack cartridge bundled with Shrek 2 in 2005.[1]

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 favourite 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.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
Aggregator Score
Metacritic (GC) 69/100[2]
(PS2) 69/100[3]
(Xbox) 67/100[4]
(PC) 63/100[5]
(GBA) 63/100[6]
Review scores
Publication Score
Eurogamer 6/10[7]
Famitsu (PS2) 29/40[8]
(GBA) 25/40[9]
Game Informer 6.5/10[10]
GameSpot 7/10[11]
GameZone (GC) 7.5/10[12]
(PC) 7.3/10[13]
(PS2) 7.1/10[14]
(Xbox) 7/10[15]
(GBA) 5/10[16]
IGN 7/10[17]
(PC) 6.5/10[18]
Nintendo Power 2.6/5[19][20]
OPM (US) 2.5/5 stars[21]
OXM 6/10[22]
PC Gamer (US) 62%[23]
The Sydney Morning Herald 3/5 stars[24]
The Times 3/5 stars[25]

Shark Tale received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2][4][5][6] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of one seven, one eight, and one seven for the PlayStation 2 version;[8] and two sixes, one seven, and one six for the Game Boy Advance version.[9]

References

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