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A video game titled Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm was released on June 25, 2008. It was developed by Stainless Games and Sega for Xbox Live Arcade on the Xbox 360 and the PC. There was also an iOS game titled Happy Tree Friends: Deadeye Derby released in 2014. A spin-off series called Ka-Pow! Aired on September 2008. Happy Tree Friends False Alarm has players leading cuddly little creatures through danger-filled levels to safety - or not. Based on the cartoons created by Kenn Navarro and Rhode Montejo, the game is composed of environmental escort puzzles, in the same spirit as Lemmings or Lost Vikings.
Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm, The Video Game | |
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Developer(s) | Stainless Games |
Publisher(s) | Sega |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 |
Release | June 25, 2008 |
Genre(s) | Action game / Puzzle, Survival horror |
Mode(s) | Single player |
Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm is a video game based on the Flash cartoon series Happy Tree Friends developed by independent software developer Stainless Games and published by Sega. It was scheduled to be released in fall 2007 and then April 2008, but was delayed and released on June 25, 2008 for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360. The GameCube version had been planned, but was cancelled.
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Description and gameplay[edit]
Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm is an action-adventure game utilizing a 'physics-based reactive environment'.[1] It is similar in some regards to Lemmings. In the game, players control almost everybody. Stages include a mine shaft, candy factory, hospital, and a museum. There is also an exclusive episode in the game, however, it was eventually aired on the HTF official website and can now be viewed on YouTube.[2]
The game itself features a HUD with Lumpy in it, four ability icons (Fire: burning objects, scaring the Happy Tree Friends along; Nitro: destroying obstacles; Water: Freezing objects and Happy Tree Friends; and Action: allows interactivity with the environment), and an ability meter, which prevents over-use of any ability (on the top-left), there is also, on the top-right a fire alarm with a meter around it, which has a gold, silver, bronze, and 'fail' zone, which relates to the end reward upon completion (or, if appropriate, lack of completion) of a level. The Lemming-like Happy Tree Friends who are being rescued, have their own icons (up to five) at the top of the screen in the HUD, with a health bar to indicate their condition. If the icon is frozen, it means the character is currently frozen. If the character's portrait is black and has flames coming from it, that means that the character is currently on fire. If there is a large red X through the portrait, it means they are dead.
In the Xbox 360 version there are 12 achievements and 200 Gamerscore available. The game also sports a Leaderboard system for Xbox Live and the PC, the leaderboard is the records that have been achieved around the world, the filters for the leaderboards are: 'Level', which consists of all levels, and every individual level; 'Period', which is either 'All Time', 'Monthly', or 'Weekly'; and 'Filter', which filters between everyone on the leaderboards (starting at #1), friends only, showing only the player and their friends, and My Score, which shows the player's score in relation to other players. The Leaderboards allows them to scroll up and down commands, and a refresh command.
Reception[edit]
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The Xbox 360 version received 'mixed' reviews, while the PC version received 'generally unfavorable reviews', according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[11][12]
References[edit]
- ^'Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm'. IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^MondoMedia (August 1, 2008). 'Happy Tree Friends - False Alarm (Full Episode)'. YouTube. Google.
- ^Whitehead, Dan (June 30, 2008). 'XBLA: Happy Tree Friends and Ticket to Ride'. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
- ^'Review: Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm (X360)'. GamesMaster. Future plc. October 2008. p. 85.
- ^Ramsay, Randolph (June 30, 2008). 'Happy Tree Friends False Alarm Review (X360)'. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
- ^ abGoldstein, Hilary (June 26, 2008). 'Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm Review'. IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
- ^King, Ryan (June 25, 2008). '[Xbox] Live Arcade Review: Happy Tree Friends'. Official Xbox Magazine UK. Future plc. Archived from the original on January 4, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
- ^'Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm'. Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. October 2008. p. 85.
- ^'PC Review: Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm'. PC Zone. Future plc. October 2008. p. 69.
- ^Chapman, David (June 27, 2008). 'Happy Tree Friends False Alarm Review (Xbox 360)'. TeamXbox. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on November 25, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
- ^ ab'Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
- ^ ab'Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm for Xbox 360 Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
External links[edit]
- Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm on Steam.
- Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm at MobyGames
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publisher: SEGA
Game mode: single player
game release date:
25Jun2008
X360Disaster has struck Happy Tree Friends! Earthquakes, fires, and other catastrophes have trapped the beloved friends who now must be rescued. In a unique twist to the action genre, guide the rescue squad of Flippy, Handy, and Lumpy into dangerous situations using unique abilities in a dynamic reactive environment to save as many trapped Happy Tree Friends as possible. Cute, cuddly, and horribly wrong, Happy Tree Friends False Alarm™ is filled with unexpected situations and outrageous outcomes!
Features:
Playable Happy Tree Friends characters: For the first time in 3D, play as the rescue squad of Flippy, Handy, and Lumpy to save other Happy Tree Friends such as Cuddles, Toothy and Flaky from life-threatening disasters!
Unique twist to the action genre: Using physics-based reactive environments and problem-solving elements control a rescue squad with unique abilities such as hurling concrete, spraying water, or throwing nitroglycerin to augment the dynamic 3D environments creating a variety of unpredictable outcomes.
Disaster levels made exclusively for Happy Tree Friends False Alarm: SEGA and the creative minds behind Happy Tree Friends have teamed up to create 10 original and engaging disaster scenarios such as the Mine Shaft, Candy Factory, and Museum.
Gameplay true to the franchise: Experience the non-stop hilarious action Happy Tree Friends-style where their accident-prone universe means destruction and mayhem are inevitable.
Xbox LIVE® Arcade features: Xbox LIVE® Arcade will feature leaderboards to compete with friends, earn achievement medals, and track your progress as you advance through the Career mode.
System requirements
PC / Windows
Recommended: Pentium 4 2.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, graphic card 128 MB (GeForce 6800 or better), 100 MB HDD, Windows XP SP2/Vista
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Microsoft Xbox 360
Uses: Xbox Live
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