Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a video game tie-in based on the film of the same name which is also based upon the 1978 children's book of the same name. The game allows the player to control Flint Lockwood, the film's hero as he must save his town and the world from the rain of food, fighting highly mutated food enemies and using his gadgets to help him on the way.
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Ubisoft Shanghai |
| Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Wii Nintendo DS PlayStation Portable Microsoft Windows |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Platformer |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Gameplay
editWhile controlling Flint through Swallow Falls (Chewandswallow) you must use six different gadgets to help him proceed through levels. The game has five acts. In the first act each level only allows Flint to use one gadget. Act two allows Flint to switch between two, and act three and up allows Flint to use three in a level. In each level there are 30 Hydronic Foodpods. These have to be disposed of using certain gadgets.
Characters
edit- Flint Lockwood --- The playable character and hero of the game, growing up misunderstood by his father because of inventing interests.
- Sam Sparks --- A weather intern from New York City on who Flint has a crush on. She needs your help in the forest, the Jell-O mold, the Swallow Falls dam and the food covered town.
- Tim Lockwood --- Flint's father who owns the bait and tackle shop.
- Earl Devereaux --- The police officer of Swallow Falls.
- Cal Devereaux --- Earl's son.
- Baby Brent McHale --- The celebrity mascot of Baby Brent's Sardines.
- Mayor Shelbourne --- The Mayor of Swallow Falls.
- Steve the Monkey --- Flint's best (and only) friend that can speak through a thought translator. He is the second players' character for Co-Op gameplay.
Cast
edit- Eric Artell as Flint Lockwood
- Anndi McAfee as Sam Sparks
- Fred Tatasciore as Tim Lockwood
- Khary Payton as Earl Devereaux
- Phil LaMarr as Cal Devereaux
- Josh Keaton as Baby Brent
- James M. Connor as The Mayor
- Georgina Cordova as Steve the Monkey
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS | PC | PS3 | PSP | Wii | Xbox 360 | |
| GameRankings | 50%[8] | 53%[9] | 66.14%[10] | 60%[11] | 69.75%[13] | 64.18%[12] |
| Metacritic | 50/100[14] | 62/100[15] | 66/100[16] | 60/100[17] | 68/100[19] | 62/100[18] |
| Publication | Score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS | PC | PS3 | PSP | Wii | Xbox 360 | |
| GameZone | 6.5/10[1] | |||||
| IGN | 6/10[2] | 6.6/10[3] | 6/10[4] | 6.6/10[5] | 6.6/10[3] | |
| Official Xbox Magazine (US) | 6.5/10[6] | |||||
| PC Zone | 53%[7] | |||||
The game was met with average to very mixed reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 69.75% and 68 out of 100 for the Wii version;[13][19] 66.14% and 66 out of 100 for the PlayStation 3 version;[10][16] 64.18% and 62 out of 100 for the Xbox 360 version;[12][18] 60% and 60 out of 100 for the PSP version;[11][17] 53% and 62 out of 100 for the PC version;[9][15] and 50% and 50 out of 100 for the DS version.[8][14]
References
edit- ^ Aceinet (October 21, 2009). "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - WII - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on April 2, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ Clayman, David (October 6, 2009). "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Review (NDS)". IGN. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ a b Clayman, David (October 2, 2009). "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs Review (PS3, X360)". IGN. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ Clayman, David (October 9, 2009). "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Review (PSP)". IGN. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ Clayman, David (October 5, 2009). "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs Review (Wii)". IGN. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs". Official Xbox Magazine. December 2009. p. 77.
- ^ "PC Review: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs". PC Zone: 85. February 2010.
- ^ a b "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs for DS". GameRankings. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ a b "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs for PC". GameRankings. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ a b "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs for PlayStation 3". GameRankings. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ a b "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs for PSP". GameRankings. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ a b "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs for Xbox 360". GameRankings. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ a b "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs for Wii". GameRankings. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ a b "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs for DS Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ a b "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ a b "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ a b "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ a b "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ a b "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs for Wii Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.