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Stretch Panic

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Stretch Panic
65
7.5 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 14 critic reviews
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Game Info

Publisher: Conspiracy Games

Developer: Treasure

Genre(s): Action

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: T (Teen)

Release Date: August 29, 2001

Summary

"This is the unusual story of an unusual little girl," the game begins. Play as cute little Linda who -- using only her scarf which has been imbued with incredible powers -- must save her 12 sisters who have been possessed by the demons of vanity.

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

80

GameShark

A great game, but with its insanely short play time, lack of anything extra, and almost zilch replay value, you'll be hard pressed to buy this one right away.

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80

GamePro

While it’s possible the casual gamer may be enchanted by the presentation, Panic’s high difficulty level will delight only hardcore players.

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75

Electric Playground

Great concept, graphics, music, and controls are important characteristics of a great product; but so is gameplay, and in this department Stretch Panic is lacking.

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73

GameSpy

This is a fun little game, but I don't think it's worth buying unless you're a diehard Treasure fan and would really like to support the company.

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71

GameSpot

The game is wildly unorthodox in almost every conceivable respect, though its aesthetics and mechanics are awesomely polished and inventive.

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70

IGN

It's simply far too short to be something that's more than a rental unless you just happen to be a diehard fan of Treasure that plans to support the company to the fullest.

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60

Maxim Online

It’s the perfect cross-breeding of "Super Mario Brothers" and "Hooters!"

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60

G4 TV

Some games are easy to pick up, but hard to master; this game is hard to pick up, which in turn makes it hard to master. And it is a very short game, because all you do is fight bosses.

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58

Gaming Age

Here is proof that originality alone is not a basis for a fun game.

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50

All Game Guide

The novelty of the idea soon gives way to awkward controlling and discombobulating camera angles, resulting in an experience sometimes more frustrating than fun.

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48

Electronic Gaming Monthly

Don’t get me wrong, I love weird games as much as the next guy, but SP never moves beyond what feels like an elastic 3D engine tech demo. [Sept 2001, p.144]

48

My Gamer

If Stretch Panic had a theme, it would be repetition.

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40

Next Generation Magazine

Suffers from shallow gameplay and outright boring level design throughout its six-hour adventure. [Nov 2001, p.108]

30

PSX Nation

Control is atrocious, characters extremely odd and unappealing IMHO (your mileage may vary on this one), rewards for your trouble very minimal, graphics/sounds very underwhelming.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 7.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Ryan M. gave it a 7:
I bought this game for 8 bucks that i dug up, and my god this game is actually not that bad. It has a alright storyline without alright graphics, and the whole idea of the game is creative and unique. It's something you'll never see in another game.

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