Critic Reviews
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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]
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| 48 |
My Gamer
If Stretch Panic had a theme, it would be repetition.
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Next Generation Magazine
Suffers from shallow gameplay and outright boring level design throughout its six-hour adventure. [Nov 2001, p.108]
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| 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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