Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers! is a 2D side-scrolling video game developed by Climax Group and published by BAM! Entertainment, with European distribution handled by Acclaim Entertainment. It was released exclusively for the Game Boy Advance on March 25, 2003. Based on Cartoon Network's animated television series Ed, Edd n Eddy, the game mirrors Ed, Edd, and Eddy's television quest to make money to buy jawbreakers.[1] Gameplay is similar to The Lost Vikings.
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| Developer(s) | Climax Group |
| Publisher(s) | BAM! Entertainment |
| Director(s) | Brett Skogen |
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| Artist(s) | Erik Casey |
| Composer(s) | Rockett Music |
| Series | Ed, Edd n Eddy |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance |
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| Genre(s) | Side-scrolling |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Jawbreakers! received mostly poor reviews from critics upon its release. Cartoon Network later released two other games based on the animated series: Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures in 2005 for Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, and Xbox and Ed, Edd n Eddy: Scam of the Century for Nintendo DS in 2007.
Gameplay
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Players control the Eds, the series' titular characters, to collect raffle tickets for competition in a contest to win a lifetime supply of jawbreakers. Ed, Edd (called Double D), and Eddy use resourceful means to earn money, solve physical puzzles, interact with neighborhood children, and find hidden goodies across 29 levels. Ed can head-butt; Double D can use a slingshot or a wrench and activate context-sensitive switches; and Eddy can use the hypnotizing wheel or the jetpack. Players control one Ed at a time, each with his own unique strength and weakness, and may dynamically cycle through the three main characters. Some of the levels feature cut-scenes at their beginnings and conclusions.
Release
editOn June 21, 2002, Crave Entertainment announced that it had acquired the rights to create an Ed, Edd n Eddy video game, which they were developing for the Game Boy Advance.[2] Featuring characters from the series in a plot around a lifetime jawbreaker giveaway along with animated cutscenes, the game's announcement included a tentative release date in late 2002.[3] On April 3, 2003, BAM! Entertainment announced that it had shipped Jawbreakers! to retailers.[4]
Reception
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| Metacritic | 49/100[5] |
Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers! received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregator Metacritic, which rated it 49 out of 100 based on five critic reviews.[5] IGN's Craig Harris criticized the game's lack of a tutorial as well as the game's timing, as its blueprints are based on The Lost Vikings, which was shipped as a Game Boy Advance conversion only a week before Jawbreakers!'s release.[6] Others complained of lack of indication as to time necessary to complete levels coupled with each level's time limit. Its review in the magazine Nintendo Power noted, "Since the characters have unusual strides, the movement can be slow and unpredictable."[7]
References
edit- ^ "BAM! Entertainment Brings the Hit TV Show Ed, Edd n Eddy(TM) to the Video Game Market" (Press release). San Jose, California: BAM! Entertainment. PR Newswire. April 7, 2003. Archived from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
- ^ Villoria, Gerald (June 21, 2002). "Crave to Develop Ed, Edd n Eddy Game". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 11, 2005. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ Harris, Craig (June 24, 2002). "Ed, Edd n Eddy Go GBA". IGN. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "BAM! Entertainment Brings the Hit TV Show Ed, Edd n Eddy™ to the Video Game Market". Bam4Fun.com (Press release). San Jose, California. April 3, 2003. Archived from the original on 2003-04-15.
- ^ a b "Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers!". Metacritic. Archived from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ Harris, Craig (April 9, 2003). "Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers". IGN. News Corporation. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
- ^ "Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers!". Nintendo Power. No. 170. July 2003. p. 146 – via Internet Archive.
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