Anubis II
| Anubis II | |
|---|---|
 North American Wii cover art | |
| Developer | Data Design Interactive |
| Publishers | Europe Metro3D Europe (PlayStation 2 and PC) Data Design Interactive (Wii) North America Conspiracy Entertainment |
| Programmer | Adrian Fox |
| Artist | Michael Rooker |
| Platforms | Wii, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows |
| Release | PS2
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| Genre | Platform |
| Mode | Single-player |
Anubis II[a] is a 2005 platform game by British developer Data Design Interactive.[1] It was published by Conspiracy Entertainment in the United States for the Wii, PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows.[2]
Anubis II received negative reviews from critics for being a copy of Ninjabread Man due to its identical music, gameplay, level layout and glitches.
Gameplay
[edit | edit source]Set in ancient Egypt, the player controls Anubis, the guardian of the Underworld, in his quest to lift the curse of the pharaohs. The nunchuk controls Anubis while the Wii Remote swings the scepter of Ra and throws Canopic Bombs.[3]
Reception
[edit | edit source]| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 19/100[4] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| GameSpot | 1.5/10[5] |
| IGN | 2/10[6] |
Anubis II received overwhelmingly negative reviews, and holds a rating of 19/100 on review aggregate site Metacritic.[4] It received a 1.5/10 rating from GameSpot[5] and a 2/10 rating from IGN.[6] The Wii version of Anubis II was nominated for Flat-Out Worst Game of 2007 by GameSpot.[7] Critics have called it a carbon copy of Ninjabread Man, due to the identical music, gameplay and level layout, the same basic attacks, and enemies (as well as having most of the same bugs and glitches).[8][9]
See also
[edit | edit source]- Ninjabread Man, a similar Data Design Interactive game
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ A predecessor with involvement from either the developer or publisher does not exist. Otherwise, the title is pronounced Anubis the Second.
References
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- ^ Conspiracy Entertainment : Anubis Ii Archived 12 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ IGN: The Wii Conspiracy
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- ^ GameSpot's Best of 2007: Flat-Out Worst Game Dubious Honors Archived 29 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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