Muppets Party Cruise

by Mass Media

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00009YEK3
• Item Weight: 5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 11, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,767 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Faun addictive game, November 25, 2003

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Daniel Larabee "Teacher and Puppeteer" (West Allis, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Muppets Party Cruise (Video Game)

SO I picked the game up because hey, it was 20 bucks and it had the muppets. I was a little worried because I had played the gameboy muppet game from tdk and although it was somewhat entertaining it was a little too simple for my tastes. Party cruise however is very fun. It has a board game mode that adds to the fun of all the mini games you can play. The voices of the characters are provided by the puppeteers so it adds to the entertainment level.
One thing I enjoyed about the game is that the more mini games you win the more party favors you get (the prizes). You can spend these prizes to open more games and bonus muppet videos.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent party game., July 17, 2004

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Thomas A. Florio (Milton, New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Muppets Party Cruise (Video Game)

Unfortunately one of the other two reviewers forgot to put a rating down (it shows no stars despite his rave review), but if they did, you would be looking at a solid five star game. The basic gameplay has been explained already, so I will briefly touch on the highlights. The mini-games are extremely varied: there are driving, flying, rythmn, timing, and counting games -- each with its own personality and variation in gameplay. There is also a first-person shooter mini-game with paintballs. The vibration sensation is first rate, as is the music, animations, framerates and sound. The loading times are also a joy as there are so few of them and they are short. The gameboard -- a level of a ship (there are five) -- is an open field of square tiles within an ever-active level, which allows the player to chart out 'where' they want to go -- no linear path here like Mario Party. While there are only six playable characters (Gonzo, Animal, Miss Piggy, Kermit, Fozzy and Pepe), a slew of the other muppets either make voiceover appearances, or appear on the board as active playing pieces representing obstacles or bonuses. Sam the Eagle will make you loose a turn when he walks up to your character and drones on in a lecture and Waldorf & Statler will curse your character while Beaker and Prof. Honeydew will give you a secret formula to double your point shaving (explanation: before every mini-game, the player can handicap their final score by adding points from their won credits; there's always something to do within this game). Other characters who impact play include Rizzo and Rawlf; there may be more but I don't have the play booklet with me at the writing of this review. There are also danger areas, hypno squares, credit squares galor (the player can link several together and extend their movement spaces), mini-game portals, and sea-sick squares (that reverse the players controls during a mini-game. I don't think there is one thing in this game that is totally left to chance with this even extending to the way you obtain your movement points. The player activates a pinball-type device (not unlike the dollar store games where you pull the plunger and watch what score the ball drops into) and can jar the machine to get a higher movement count or try to rack up some extra credit points by hitting one or two of the animated credit icons. It's a blast. The camera is very good -- you can't see the whole gameboard -- and you wouldn't want to because you would not be able to make out anything -- but you can rotate, zoom in and out and even scan the entire board. If you go too cloose to the hull of the ship, you can even see the ocean moving past the ship -- which makes you feel like you are not really playing on a 'gameboard' at all.
Sorry, I've gone long here. I could go on and on and on, but there is one bit I do have to mention. At first glance, the game is intimidating since it has so many elements but within minutes of play, you will settle right in and be looking forward to another day of unlocking mini-games and moving up the decks of the ship. You can play the game on long cruise (the entire game) or short cruise (just the mini-games). Not sure about how to play a mini-game? Each game gives you the choice of practicing before you actually go for the gold (party favors and credit points, in this case). At the end of the long cruise game, the players get points for everything from most credits, to longest move, etc.
I can not stress how great, well-thought out, and expertly executed this game is. This is definitely a purchase for part game lovers. And this coming from someone who was trying to obtain the silent assasin score playing Hitman. This game may just appeal to everyone. Please give it a try. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best PS2 games EVER!, August 24, 2005

A Kid's Review

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Muppets Party Cruise (Video Game)

Muppets Party Cruise stinkin rocks! There are 30 sweet mini-games. My top 3 are Spinball, because I love pinball and and I think it's an original mimi-game. It's my favorite in the game. My 2nd favorite is Ticklin' The Ivories. I'm not a big fan of pool, but this mini-game rocks. It can get hard though. My 3rd favorite is Stage Fright. It has good music and a good objective. There are many other good ones, like this chemical one and this cannon shooting one. Pretty much the only thing I didn't like was only 6 playable muppets. I usually play as Kermit, but sometimes as Gonzo. It's games like this, I-Ninja, Final Fantasy X-2, and Crash Nitro Kart which made Fall 2003 the best video game 'season' of all time. Any one who owns a PS2 should buy this!!!

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