DDI Platforming Games
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Anubis II, Myth Makers: Trixie in Toyland, and Rock 'n' Roll Adventures are three platforming games developed by Data Design Interactive.
The only reason why they are in one article is that they run on the exact same gameplay engine as Ninjabread Man, and these games are basically reskins of each other.
Why They Suck
NOTE: Since these games run on the same engine as Ninjabread Man, they are all basically the same game, so many reasons they suck are the same as well.
- Only three platforming levels in each of the three games, four if you count the tutorial levels.
- Technically, Trixie in Toyland and Anubis II had ten levels, however five of these levels are mini-games, not actual platforming levels. Also, the final level in Trixie in Toyland is actually a boss battle with the pig demon enemy.
- Speaking of, a pig demon as a boss does not fit with the toy theme Trixie in Toyland was going for.
- Technically, Trixie in Toyland and Anubis II had ten levels, however five of these levels are mini-games, not actual platforming levels. Also, the final level in Trixie in Toyland is actually a boss battle with the pig demon enemy.
- All games can be beaten in less than an hour.
- Extremely poor camera.
- Poor, almost unresponsive controls, especially on the Wii version with tacked-on motion controls.
- Horrible gameplay.
- Ear-bleedingly bad and repetitive sound effects. One example is Anubis's blood-curdling howl whenever you complete a level in Anubis II.
- The soundtracks can get repetitively tedious at times.
- Almost non-existent stories.
- Anubis II has extremely poor grasp of its source material. For instance, the back of the box and the manual state that Anubis must defeat Mumm'hotep, but the endgame message states that Anubis defeated Khufu.
- Outdated graphics with blocky models and blurry, low-resolution textures.
- The spine of the Rock 'N' Roll Adventures box misspells the name of the game as Rock 'n' Roll Advneture. We're not kidding!
- Anubis II is not actually a sequel, despite what the title may suggest at first glance. It is supposed to be pronounced as "Anubis the Second", but the developers never confirmed this.
Reception
All the games were universally panned by reviewers.
Anubis II received overwhelmingly negative reviews upon release, including a 1.5/10 rating from GameSpot, the second worst score it is possible to receive with the new rating system, and a 2/10 rating from IGN. The Wii version was also nominated for Flat-Out Worst Game of 2007 by GameSpot.
Speaking of Trixie in Toyland, IGN gave it a 1.4/10 stating sarcastically that it's "really just a fantastic title like Ninjabread Man and Anubis II; everyone should experience Trixie in Toyland just as everyone should experience throat cancer." One YouTube user named Neverchris gave the game a -3 out of 10, stating that it was the worst Data Design Interactive platformer yet.
Many critics have called the games carbon copies of Ninjabread Man, due to the identical music, gameplay and level layout, the same basic attacks, and reskinned enemies (as well as having most of the same bugs and glitches), because of the use of DDI's GODS engine. These and Ninjabread Man, all of which are spiritually just the same game, made the number 1 spot on the YouTuber BlameItOnJorge's "Top 15 Hilariously Awful Wii Games".
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