Regular Show: Mordecai and Rigby in 8-Bit Land

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Regular Show:
Mordecai and Rigby in 8-Bit Land
Developer(s)WayForward Technologies
Publisher(s)D3 Publisher
EngineEngineBlack
Platform(s)Nintendo 3DS
Release
  • NA: October 29, 2013[1]
  • EU: November 8, 2013
  • AU: November 12, 2013
Genre(s)Action-adventure, space shooter, top down shooter, platform, shoot 'em up
Mode(s)Single-player

Regular Show: Mordecai and Rigby in 8-Bit Land is an action-adventure, space shooter, top down shooter, platform, shoot 'em up video game based on the Cartoon Network series Regular Show. It was developed by WayForward Technologies, and was released in North America on October 29, 2013, and in Europe on November 8, 2013, exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS.

Plot

Benson arrives and assigns Mordecai and Rigby the job of mowing the lawn. The two insist that it is too hard, but their intents to slack off fail. However, a new video game console from an anonymous person is sent to Mordecai and Rigby. Later, when they both decide play with the console, the TV opens into portal and sucks them into the game.

Mordecai and Rigby travel through the game, defeating enemies they encountered in their past adventures. Eventually, they reach an 8-bit version of Exit 9B, created by Garett Bobby Ferguson and his son. After they defeat the two villains once again, the house explodes, returning Mordecai and Rigby, but a mad Benson arrives and demands they finish their job or are fired. The duo decide to play the game again instead.

Development

On April 8, 2013, J. G. Quintel, the creator of Regular Show, announced on his Twitter page that an official video game was in development based on the show,[2] while no other details were announced at the time. On June 26, 2013, Quintel tweeted the game's cover, revealing the title, the publisher (D3 Publishing), and the system (Nintendo 3DS).[3] It was later revealed the game was developed by WayForward Technologies, and an October 29, 2013 release in North America was announced.

Reception

Regular Show: Mordecai and Rigby in 8-Bit Land has received mixed to negative reviews from critics; it holds a 49.50% approval on GameRankings[4] and a 48/100 on Metacritic based on 15 reviews.[5]

References

  1. ^ https://www.amazon.com/Regular-Show-Mordecai-Rigby-nintendo-3ds/dp/B00CMD757E
  2. ^ JG Quintel [@JGQuintel] (April 8, 2013). "Duuudes. A for real Regular Show video game is coming out this year! Like, for real for real. And It's gonna be awesome" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ https://twitter.com/JGQuintel/status/350041912868216832
  4. ^ a b http://www.gamerankings.com/3ds/715246-regular-show-mordecai-and-rigby-in-8-bit-land/index.html
  5. ^ a b http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/regular-show-mordecai-and-rigby-in-8-bit-land