Happy Feet (video game)

Happy Feet
PAL region cover art for the Nintendo DS
Developer(s)	Artificial Mind and Movement
Publisher(s)	Midway Games
Platform(s)	Wii, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, Microsoft Windows
Release	November 14, 2006 GameCube, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, Microsoft Windows NA: November 15, 2006 EU: November 24, 2006 AU: November 30, 2006 Wii NA: November 19, 2006 PAL: December 8, 2006
Genre(s)	Action-adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Happy Feet is an action-adventure game based on the comedy movie of the same name. It was released in 2006 by Midway (publisher) and A2M (developer) for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Wii, and Microsoft Windows. Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Elizabeth Daily, Dee Bradley Baker, and Carlos Alazraqui all reprise their voice roles from the film.

Gameplay

The console versions (for PlayStation 2, GameCube, Wii, and Microsoft Windows) feature 3 different modes: a dancing mode which simulates Dance Dance Revolution with the player pushing the button in response to arrows on the screen, a fishing mode in which the player collects pebbles and shrimp as well as air bubbles in order to breathe, and a belly-sledding mode where the player sleds and collects the number of fish needed, sleds to beat a given time or races another character down the hill. In the Nintendo DS version of the game, the rhythm sequences use gameplay mechanics similar to those in Elite Beat Agents, though greatly simplified.

The game also features each of these modes for two players. In the dancing and swimming games, the players compete with each other, while cooperating with each other in the multi-player belly-sledding mode. The game features songs not in the film, such as "Shake Your Booty" from KC and the Sunshine Band for when Mumble hatches, and "I Will Survive" from Gloria Gaynor sung by Gloria when Mumble and her break up. These are for the dance modes of the game.

Cast

• Elijah Wood as Mumble
• Brittany Murphy as Gloria
• Elizabeth Daily as Mumble (Young) and Gloria (Young)
• Carlos Alazraqui as Nestor
• Johnny Sanchez as Lombardo
• Dan Castellaneta as Ramon and Elephant Seal #1
• Jeffrey Garcia as Rinaldo
• Lombardo Boyar as Boyar
• Cathy Cavadini as Norma Jean
• Christopher Corey Smith as Memphis and Noah the Elder
• Fred Tatasciore as Lovelace
• Roger Rose as Leopard Seal
• Grey DeLisle as Miss Viola and Mrs. Astrakhan
• J. Grant Albrecht as Eggbert the Elder
• Dee Bradley Baker as Elephant Seal #2, Maurice, and Alpha Skua

Reception

Scores

Aggregate scores

Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	GBA: 58.7% (3 reviews) DS: 51.4% (5 reviews) PS2: 51.1% (7 reviews) Wii: 47.7% (14 reviews) GC: 47.5% (2 reviews) PC: 41.5% (4 reviews)
Metacritic	PS2: 49% (6 reviews) Wii: 46% (11 reviews) PC: 42% (4 reviews)

Review scores

Publication	Score
GameSpot	3.9 out of 10 GBA: 6.1 out of 10 Wii: 3.7 out of 10 DS: 3.5 out of 10
IGN	4.5 out of 10 DS: 5.0 out of 10 GBA: 4.0 out of 10

The PC version of the game received moderate to poor ratings. The GameCube, PS2, Wii, and DS versions got mixed ratings. The Game Boy Advance version got mixed to positive ratings.