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7.5 User Score:

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Based on 11 critic reviews
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Game Info

Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive / Midway Games

Developer: A2M

Genre(s): Adventure

Players: 2

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: November 14, 2006

Summary

Play as Mumble in the ultimate adventure to win the heart of Gloria and save the Emperor penguin nation. Based on Warner Bros. Pictures' comedy adventure Happy Feet, Midway's immersive videogame puts the player in the "tap shoes" of Mumble, a young penguin born into a nation of Emperor penguins - where each needs a Heartsong to attract a soul mate. Unfortunately, Mumble is the worst singer in the world... however, as it happens, he is a brilliant tap dancer! [Midway]

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What The Critics Said

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Official Nintendo Magazine UK

This is the sort of game that's perfect for the Wii Remote as anyone can pick it up. [Jan 2007, p.79]

eToychest

Happy Feet is sure to please kids, at least for a while, and in that sense the game is a success. Still, the game is fairly insubstantial and could have benefited from some platforming in between its minigames, a la "Rayman: Raving Rabbids."

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ZTGameDomain

With its simplistic game mechanics and lack of diversity Happy Feet isn’t going to set the world on fire.

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NGamer UK

Fans of the movie might get suckered in but this is uninspired stuff. While the remote is great in most games, it's no dance-mat replacement. [January 2007, p.50]

Game Chronicles

There are so many more and better offerings for kids on the Wii. Slide past this one if you see it in the store.

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NintendoWorldReport

More diversity in game modes or a semblance of challenge would have made this game feel like something more than just going through the motions.

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Nintendo Power

None of these activities are particularly intriguing, and after playing each one once, you'll have seen pretty much everything the game has to offer. [Jan. 2007, p.116]

IGN

While the title does feature the same story and characters as its silver screen counterpart, it lacks the charm. The basic gameplay mechanics are incredibly simple and they repeat so often that the action is doomed for monotony.

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GameZone

It’s great too see the movie’s characters like Mumble and Gloria but the Wii controls are used in a gimmicky way that adds very little substance to a game that could have been really fun.

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GameSpot

As a licensed product, it's mediocre, with enough charming moments to rescue it from the immediate bargain-basement abyss. But as a game, it's an absolute insult and more likely to put kids to sleep than it is to entertain them.

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Digital Entertainment News

Even for a quick rush license game, this a new standard in how incomplete a game could be. What troubles most is that each of the games feels like a flash game. These could all easily be played on a keyboard and mouse, than any controller let alone the Wii Remote.

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What Our Users Said

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

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

Sydney F. gave it a10:
Lots of fun!! Everyone should have Happy Feet.

Ben B. gave it a0:
Amazingly boring game, don' bother if unless you are looking for some really simple gameplay.

Nate B. gave it a5:
Not worth $50. The entirety of the gameplay that I've seen so far consists of the same 3 or 4 mediocre minigames rehashed again and again. I've seen better promotional games in cereal boxes.

Ronny C. gave it a10:
This game is sheer amazing! The tap dancing game play is out of this world. It brings tears to my eyes as I get to control a happy like penguin to tap dancing god hood. I strongly recommend this game. 10 out of 10.

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