Madagascar lets you enter the world of 4 hilarious Central Park Zoo animals; A goofy lion, a dreamer zebra, a hip hippo and a hypochondriac giraffe. When these funky friends decide to trade their cagd lives for the wild, the fun begins with a daring escape -- and you'll have to lead them home!
Features:
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11 action-packed, movie-based chapters that take you from Manhattan to the jungle
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Become each zoo animal as you play - using Alex's claws, Marty's long jump, Melman's helicopter spins and Gloria's butt smash to make your way back to the wild
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Collect high scores in the wild bonus games -- Shuffleboard, Tiki Golf and Lemur Rave
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29 of 30 found the following review helpful:
Cute game -- for kids in the 6-10 rangeAug 11, 2005
By Keith
"kc31824"
This is a well done game, especially if you liked the movie. Characters voices and behavior are consistent with the movie and there's a cute storyline to the game.
There are a number of stages that you follow in order, completing one to move to the next.
There's a pretty small age window that its good for -- I'd say about 6 to 10. Under 6, the stages are too hard. Over 10 they're sort of easy and not that engaging -- you can fly thru pretty quickly.
It would be a bit better if you could jump around and play the "games" that you enjoy instead of having to go sequentially, but it's still well done and worth buying.
34 of 37 found the following review helpful:
Great Play but ShortJun 14, 2005
By Norliza Ismail
"The Librarian"
I love the cut out scenes from the movie in this game, the graphics are wonderful and the characters are easy to control through out the game.
But the downside is, it took me two days to finished playing it. So it's kinda of too short of a game, imo.
Most of the plots are easy, but others are just confusing. I spent more time trying to figure out what character do what job during the switch-a-roo on the Island. Maybe it's just me.
The Penguins plots are as cute as ever during the mutiny scenes and even before when they were still in a zoo.
Overall. It's fun while the game last but at the end, I do wish I can play the game much more longer than it is.
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
Madagascar PS2Aug 02, 2005
Before I saw the movie my mom bought me the game. I thought that it would be perfect for my age because it was rated E-10. But it turned out that when i started playing it, before i knew it I was on the 4th level. The game is super easy, and i beat it in 2 days. It had a couple of fun features like being able to play like Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman, but that was about it. This game isn't worthy of and E-10 rating. It was kind of repeatitive and it was really short. So if you want to try out the game I definetly recommend renting it before you buy it. This game is for kids in the younger age group, not for ten years old and up.
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Great Fun For Young KidsJun 25, 2005
By EMO
"Whatchamacallit"
I started this game with my 10 year old son, and not too far into the it, I realized I was the only one playing. It was great fun, but it was too "cutsie" for him, an extremely short game, and too easy to win. And in this day and age, "cutsie" games like this don't normally hold the attention of boys over the age of 8.
Now, my 7 year old neice LOVED it!! To her it was a little more challenging, but not so challenging that it frustrated her. And once she got the hang of it, and was able to win, it gave her a great sense of accomplishment.
My thought is this... great fun for young girls under the age of 10, or moms who don't like "fighting" games. (Moms, if you are really bad at video games, this one will make you look like a pro.) Think twice before getting this game for a boy over the age of 9. It might "offend their manliness".
Word of advice... if you can, rent it first. It's an awful lot of money to spend on a game that is such a fast win. Especially if you are the type of person who wins a game and won't bother with it again. But if you have a child who loves it, and would play it again and again, at least you know you'd get your money's worth.
13 of 14 found the following review helpful:
only a 1 player gameJul 07, 2006
By J & M's mom We rented this game for my kids to play with each other. The game is labeled 1-2 players but is made for only one player at a single PS2 console. The kids are disappointed because now they have to take turns watching each other. Be aware.
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