Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures
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Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures is a 3D platform game based on the Cartoon Network animated television series Ed, Edd n Eddy, developed by Artificial Mind and Movement and Cartoon Network Interactive, published by Midway Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. It was announced on February 15, 2005, and released on November 3, 2005, for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, and Microsoft Windows.
Good Qualities
- Each Ed has a different importance in each level.
- Ed can pick-up and throw objects, has a special ability, Batter-Ed, which works as a bettering ram to destroy certain objects.
- Edd can fix objects, shoot things with a slingshot, and has a special ability to reach higher platforms, Trampol-ED.
- Eddy can throw sink bombs, hide in boxes, and has a special ability, Leaning Tower of Ed, where each Ed is on each others shoulders, which allows them to hide behind poles and grab objects out of reach.
- Good graphics for their time with a lot of the environments looking close to the show. The character models, however. (See BQ #1).
- The cutscenes look great and are drawn and animated just like the show.
- Good voice acting by the original voice actors. (All versions except GBA)
- There are many references to episodes of the series like the abandoned house, Edtropolis, Edzilla, and Robot Rebel Ranch.
- Great soundtrack as the game uses the soundtrack from the show.
- The game has number of funny moments like when Ed tries to pull Plank out of a jar of honey with his teeth or this quote from Eddy when chasing a chicken, "The only good chicken is a fried chicken!".
- Rather than a single overarching plot, the game has six normal levels that each are styled like episodes from the show, and each have their own individual stories. This includes the Eds needing to find a way to make meatballs, breaking into Jimmy's birthday party, trying to get to the Candy Store, getting back Jimmy's toy from the Kankers, and looking for Eddy's jawbreakers.
- The level loading screens are just like the title cards from the show and each one is different for each level.
- It has the charm of the show that's all thanks to the humor and voice acting.
- Various collectibles like, (literal) Easter eggs, Sandbox Clothes, and Jawbreakers.
- The Eggs unlock extras, the Clothes unlock two secret bonus levels, and finding all the Jawbreakers unlock cheats: Fast run, Unlimited Stealth, and Unlimited Damage
- The two bonus levels are pretty fun additions as it has one (Edzilla) where you play as Ed tearing up a city and fighting monsters and the other (Robot Rebel Ranch) that has you saving Ed from robots and escaping the robot-inhabited planet.
- The weapons of the Eds also change in Robot Rebel Ranch. Edd uses Ed's laser pistol and has a red lightsaber and Eddy uses a shock bomb and yellow plasma flail.
Bad Qualities
- The show's grotesque artstyle didn't translate into 3D particularly well, with many of the characters looking bizarre or creepy in some way, although some of them had a decent result, like Ed and Double Dee..
- The Microsoft Windows version has no graphical settings at all and the infamous Starforce DRM.
- The game is very short, clocking at 2 and a half hours with only 8 levels.
- The Gameboy Advance version isn't as good.
- One of the hidden Jawbreakers can only be found when beating Victor 3 times on the "Ed Marks the Spot" level, which the game gives no indication that that is case given how most Jawbreakers are not hidden this way.
- Difficulty Spike: The first half of the game is more like one tutorial for each Ed. The second half has longer, more complicated levels with trickier tasks and a greater emphasis on using the Tower of Eddy to navigate thin poles.
Reception
Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures received generally mixed reviews from critics. IGN's Charles Onyett criticized the game for its "unclear" objectives, repetitive voice acting, and short length, but he praised the game's graphics for "reproducing the visual style of the show quite accurately...to an often hilarious degree." Chad of WorthPlaying.com stated, "The Mis-Edventures honestly surprised me. I went in expecting the same kind of quick cash-in, licensed schlock that publishers throw at consumers to add to their bottom line, but the game really is fun to play and remains extremely faithful to the show. Needless to say, if you don't care too much for the show, The Mis-Edventures isn't going to sway you and it is way too short, but if you have a younger sibling, kids, or are yourself a younger gamer, The Mis-Edventures may be right up your cul-de-sac."