Cory in the House (video game)

Cory in the House
A soulless game based on an underrated spin-off of a cult classic TV show. That should keep all the otakus happy for a while!
Genre(s): Adventure Platform(s): Nintendo DS Release Date: NA: April 15, 2008 AU: July 24, 2008 EU: 2008 Developer(s): Handheld Games Publisher(s): Disney Interactive Studios Country: United States

Cory in the House is a video game based on the eponymous television series with the same name. Developed by Handheld Games and published by Disney Interactive Studios for the Nintendo DS. It released in April 2008 and it was Handheld Games' final game before they shut down.

Why It Was Placed On House Arrest

1. Poorly written and disjointed story, complete with laughable dialogue.
2. Many of the jokes are unfunny to the point where a laugh track (true to its origins as a Disney sitcom) plays in order to tell you when to laugh.
3. Clunky controls, which includes very bad stylus recognition.
4. Pointless fetch quests and mini-games thrown in to pad out the game. Even then, there is little variety in these.
5. Blocky, ugly visuals that wouldn't be out of place on the Game Boy Advance.
6. A forgettable and repetitive soundtrack with only five songs in it, one of them is a Hip-Hop rendition of "Hail to the Chief" that plays for about 70% of the whole game, even during the credits.
7. Idiotic enemy AI.
8. Environments are too big with nothing to do in them, making the game feel empty.
9. Very easy; the mini games pose little challenge, and can be beaten in three hours with no replay value.
10. The power ups are horrible.
11. The character models look overall very jagged and bizarre since they try to replicate the real life characters in the show but they failed.
    • They attempted to combine the photo-realistic style with the 3D graphics of the Nintendo DS. The DS isn't well known for making good 3D graphics as most 3D games on the console look rather unpleasant.

The Only Redeeming Quality

1. Some of the jokes can be quite hilarious, similar to the show. It also helps with the fact that the game can be enjoyable to some Cory in the House fans, especially to nostalgic Cory in the House fans.

Reception

SomecallmeJohnny reviewed the game as part of the Donator's Marathon on his YouTube channel, and concluded it was "a shining example of a poorly made licensed game that's about as much fun as one of your leg hairs getting snagged on your pair of jeans." However, due to the show's ironic cult following and meme status, the game has a user score of 9.5 on Metacritic, which is higher than even The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

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