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Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena

5.8 based on 7 reviews Read critic reviews How did we calculate this? based on 8 votes Read user comments Rate this game

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Players compete as one of their favorite monsters in a unique "dodge-ball-style" match set in movie-inspired stadium arenas filled with children ready to be entertained. With the use of special "laugh balls," each with their own unique attack, players battle it out in a fight to fill their laugh canisters first with children's laughter.

PUBLISHER:	THQ
DEVELOPER:	Radical Entertainment
GENRE(S):	Action
PLAYERS:	4
ESRB RATING:	E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE:	September 16, 2002

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64

Nintendo Power

It serves up a Solo Mode, three different multiplayer modes and several creative variations of basic dodgeball. [Nov 2002, p.224]

50

Game Informer

Replicates the movie's charm wonderfully, but its lack of variety hardly qualifies it even as a party game. [Dec 2002, p.130]

50

Gamer's Pulse

Replay value of Scream Arena is low due to its repetitive, yet enjoyable, gameplay.

40

Gamestyle

Nothing more than an aggressive version of dodge ball, which does contain some initial attraction that unfortunately, quickly, wanes.

30

Nintendophiles

Scream Arena takes a line from the movie and creates and entire game from it. It’s so thin that the single line in the movie is more entertaining.

25

IGN

This is not a game for Disney fans, kids, or anyone. In fact, it's barely a game at all.

16

Cinescape

A very blatant attempt at making the most money off of a license as possible. The idea of a dodgeball game isn’t terrible, but at the most it should be a mini-game within another game…not a full game itself.

The average user rating for this game is 5.8 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Bubba J. gave it a 9:
I loved this game. I bought it so my wife and I could play something togeather (she isn't very coordinated with a game pad), and we had lots of fun. The multiplayer mode kept us laughing all night. My daughter will love this game when she is old enough to play it.

Mike Furby gave it a 7:
This game can be mastered... as easy as 1-2-3. Hee hee hee! Yeah... but I think this game is just as simple enough. Hmm... but this one doesn't last as long. As in, game life is low, and this one becomes scrap within at least months. Sorry, Mike. You're not a natural.

Ryan M. gave it an 8:
This game actually has some quality. It has a fun multiplayer mode, and even a co-op adventure mode. I'm not denying the fact that this game is easy, and this game has no 1 player experience whatsoever, but it does have that joy of pummeling your friends with wacky dodgeballs, and choosing from tons of characters from the memorable movie.

Eduardo P. gave it a 0:
We could be friends Edea.

Edea K. gave it a 0:
.............no comment.

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