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Juka and the Monophonic Menace
Game Boy Advance
Released On: Oct 24, 2006
66
User Score
Available after 4 ratings
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All Platforms
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
66
33% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
53% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
13% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
66
33% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
53% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
13% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
There isn't a whole lot of replay value once you've finished the game, but the adventure is long enough to keep a player entertained for quite a bit of time.
Take four parts "Secret of Evermore," two parts "Legend of Zelda," and one part "Mega Man X5" (most notably in the "constant tutorial" mechanic), mix together for a few minutes in your backpack, and you've got Juka and the Monophonic Menace. This title is truly an example of the flaws making the masterpiece.
It's not a "AAA" title but it's one I can highly recommend to the under 12 age group.
Don't be fooled by it's boxart or weird name, though; Juka isn't a bad game by any means. Buy it for your kids, rent it for yourself.
Juka's quest is aesthetically pleasing and incorporates a couple of twists on the usual action role-playing game blueprint, but the easygoing gameplay is clearly geared toward inexperienced players.
The graphics are a bright point in an otherwise dull experience. [Oct 2005, p.101]
Feels more like doing chores than saving a world. Combat is both clunky and unengaging, and hearing the story just isn't worth trudging through the slow gameplay.
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Summary Juka and the Monophonic Menace is an action game featuring interactive environments, an original pattern-based combat and a rich, fantastic world and characters. Set in the strange and wonderful world of Obla, the game revolves around the journey of a young Alchemist named Juka who sets out to rescue the people of his village from the cl...
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- DS
- Game Boy Advance
Initial Release Date: Oct 24, 2006
Developer:
- Orbital Media, Inc.
Publisher: SouthPeak Games
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