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Disney's The Emperor's New Groove: Groove Center
Mac - 2002
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This subreddit is devoted to the video game adaptation of The Emperor's New Groove which was released in 2000 for the PS1 and PC.
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- Sony and Disney Interactive team up again, this time with Disney's The Emperor's New Groove in video game form.
- Emperor Kuzco is turned into a llama by his ex-administrator Yzma, and must now regain his throne with the help of Pacha, the gentle llama herder.
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| The Emperor's New Groove | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Argonaut Games(PS/PC) Sandbox Studios(GBC) |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment(PS) Disney Interactive(PC) Ubi Soft(GBC) |
| Producer(s) | Mark Bevan (PS/PC) Jamie Walker (PS/PC) |
| Designer(s) | Stephen Jarrett[1](PS/PC) |
| Programmer(s) | Harrison Bernardez (PS) Jani Peltonen (PC) |
| Artist(s) | Stuart Scott (PS/PC) Wayne Billingham (PS/PC) |
| Composer(s) | Justin Scharvona[2](PS/PC) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Color |
| Release | PlayStationMicrosoft Windows
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| Genre(s) | Platformer |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
The Emperor's New Groove is the name of two video games based on the 2000 Disney film of the same name, one developed by Argonaut Games for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows, and the other by Sandbox Studios for the Game Boy Color.
Gameplay[edit]
The Emperor's New Groove is a platformer in which the player controls Kuzco from a third-person perspective, progressing through a linear succession of levels based on locations from the film. The primary goal of the game is to get to the end of each level without losing all health.
Throughout the levels are placed a number of coins. Collecting all coins in a level rewards the player with a large gold coin and is necessary for 100% completion. To achieve this, the player is usually required to defeat enemies and uncover secrets within each level.
Some levels involve Kuzco drinking magic elixirs, turning him into a frog, a turtle, or a rabbit, each with specific abilities needed to complete the level.
Plot[edit]
The PlayStation and PC versions of The Emperor's New Groove loosely follow the plot of the film, from which they also includes a number of cutscenes at the start or end of certain levels. Emperor Kuzco (voiced by J. P. Manoux) has been transformed into a llama by his evil advisor Yzma (Eartha Kitt, reprising her role from the film), who has subsequently taken over his throne. Kuzco befriends the peasant Pacha (Brian Cummings), and together they seek to confront Yzma and her henchman Kronk (Patrick Warburton, reprising his role from the film) to obtain an elixir that will return Kuzco to his human form. There are some new characters not present in the film, such as a boy riding a llama-shaped bike (Shaun Fleming) who throughout the game challenges Kuzco to a race.
Development[edit]
Argonaut Games founder Jez San noted that the game's development team tried to keep the game's plot and setting close to that of the film while also 'exaggerating some elements of the movie that would make great game scenarios', specifically pointing to the scene in the film with the roller coaster leading to Yzma's laboratory, which played a minor role in the movie but was made into a much larger aspect of the game.[3]
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The PlayStation and PC versions of The Emperor's New Groove were developed using the same game engine as Croc 2, following Argonaut's common strategy of reusing game engines and development tools from their previously created games.[4] Argonaut developed The Emperor's New Groove at the same time as Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge,[5] another 3D platformer also built from the Croc 2 engine. The Emperor's New Groove shares many graphical and gameplay similarities to Nasira's Revenge as a result of this.
Before its release on the PlayStation, Argonaut believed that The Emperor's New Groove had potential to be updated and rereleased on upcoming next generation consoles,[5] but an updated game was never attempted. The PlayStation version's voice acting and subtitles were localized into nine languages for the PAL region.[6][Note 1]
Release[edit]
A DVD-Rom demo of The Emperor’s New Groove was included on the DVD release of the game's respective film counterpart, accessible by inserting the DVD into a PC.[7]
In 2010, the game was ported to the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation Portable as a PS one Classic digital download on the PlayStation Store.[8] In 2012, the game was also made downloadable for the PlayStation Vita.[9]
Reception[edit]
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 71%[10] |
| Metacritic | 66/100[11] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| AllGame | [12] |
| EGM | 7.5/10[13] |
| Game Informer | 8.25/10[14] |
| GamePro | [15] |
| GameRevolution | B−[16] |
| GameSpot | 7.5/10[17] |
| IGN | 6.5/10[18] |
| Next Generation | [19] |
| OPM (US) | [20] |
The Emperor's New Groove received mixed reviews, holding an aggregate score of 71% on GameRankings[10] and 66/100 on Metacritic.[11]
Writing for video game news website IGN, Jeremy Conrad compared the gameplay of the game to the games in the Spyro the Dragon trilogy of games, noting the similarities in controls and gameplay style. Conrad ultimately gave the game a 6.5 out of 10, stating that the game 'doesn't offer anything that we haven't seen before' and criticizing the game's difficulty and short length, while praising the gameplay for its variety and 'spot-on' controls, and also praising its graphics and music and highlighting the game's self-aware dialogue as an enjoyable aspect.
Reviewer Jon Thompson of Allgame spoke positively of the game, praising it for its graphics, music and controls while also criticizing the game for its short length.[12]Electronic Gaming Monthly praised the game's presentation, noting that it had 'wit and sarcasm' similar to the film it was based on, but was more critical of its gameplay, calling it 'a mixed bag' and praising the level variety but criticizing the repetition of certain gameplay elements.[13] Star Dingo of GamePro gave the game a 3.5 out of 5, commending the game's self-aware sense of humor and level variety, though they also noted the game's similarities to other 3D platformer games, concluding that 'The Emperor may have found himself a brand new groove, but the gameplay sits squarely in the niche formed by a thousand other 3D games...'.[15] Frank Provo of Gamespot was critical of the game's sound quality and low difficulty, and particularly criticized the camera as being 'jittery and out of control' at times, but ultimately lauded the game's variety and presentation, noting the game's graphics to be 'underwhelming from a visual standpoint' in the beginning of the game but becoming more interesting as the game progressed, concluding that the game 'does more right than it does wrong' and calling the game 'pretty, funny, and pretty funny- the way a Disney game should be.'[17]
David Chen reviewed the PlayStation version of the game for Next Generation, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that 'Neither challenging nor captivating, but a solid game nonetheless.'[19]
Sales[edit]
By August 2001, the PlayStation and PC versions of The Emperor's New Groove had together sold 400,000 copies, which Argonaut Games deemed as disappointing.[21] As a result, the game did not generate any royalty income for Argonaut during the year following its release.[22]
Notes[edit]
- ^PlayStation localizations include Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish. A Portuguese localization also exists for the PC version.
References[edit]
- ^Jarrett, Stephen (13 February 2018). How to Inspire Great Game Design (Speech). White Nights Conference. Prague, Czech Republic.
- ^Scharvona, Justin. 'Video Games Portfolio'. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^Davies, Ben (2000). 'Q&A with Jez San of Argonaut'. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^Paul, Julian (4 May 2000). 'Interim Statement'(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on 2004-07-02. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ ab'Argonaut Games PLC announces investment in LTStudios'(PDF). 7 July 2000. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2003-12-07. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^'Disney's The Emperor's New Groove'. The PlayStation DataCenter. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Walt+Disney+Pictures%27+THE+EMPEROR%27S+NEW+GROOVE%3b+Disney+DVD+and...-a070703096
- ^Chen, Grace (27 July 2010). 'PlayStation Store Update'. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^'PSOne Classics List'. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ ab'Disney's The Emperor's New Groove'. GameRankings. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
- ^ ab'Disney's The Emperor's New Groove for PlayStation Reviews'. Metacritic.
- ^ abThompson, Jon. 'Disney's The Emperor's New Groove (PS) - Review'. Allgame. Archived from the original on February 16, 2010. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
- ^ ab'The Emperor's New Groove (PS)'. Electronic Gaming Monthly. February 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-02-11. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
- ^Helgeson, Matt (December 2000). 'Disney's The Emperor's New Groove (PS)'. Game Informer (92): 108.
- ^ abStar Dingo (2000-12-14). 'The Emperor's New Groove Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com'. GamePro. Archived from the original on 2005-02-15. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
- ^Liu, Johnny (December 2000). 'Emperor's New Groove Review (PS)'. Game Revolution. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
- ^ abProvo, Frank (2000-11-28). 'The Emperor's New Groove Review (PS)'. GameSpot. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
- ^Conrad, Jeremy (2000-11-28). 'Disney's The Emperor's New Groove (PS)'. IGN. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
- ^ abChen, David (April 2001). 'Finals'. Next Generation. Vol. 4 no. 4. Imagine Media. p. 85.
- ^'The Emperor's New Groove'. Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. January 2001.
- ^'Trading Update For Year Ended July 2001'(PDF). 7 August 2001. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2003-06-24. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^'Argonaut Games PLC Preliminary Announcement For Year Ended July 2001'(PDF). 11 October 2001. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2004-04-11. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
External links[edit]
- Disney's The Emperor's New Groove at MobyGames
- Disney's The Emperor's New Groove (Game Boy Color) at MobyGames