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Fun but not hard

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 13 / 15
Date: May 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I enjoy adventure games more than any other type. I couldn't find out much about this game, but I figured it would be good since it's by Activision, and they are known for putting out good games. But now that I've played it, the game is better than I expected. It's also funnier and also weirder than I expected. The characters are easy to control, and because they each have special powers it makes it fun to swap back and forth between them. There is also a level where you get to play as stealth penguins, and smack some sailors around. Sailor smacking is always a good time. As you go through the game, you collect money. With the money, you can buy even more games like shufflepuck and mini-golf. There is a lot of different mini-games in the game, and the characters look and move around just like the movie characters and the only bad thing I could say is that it's not really that hard.

Great Play but Short

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 34 / 37
Date: June 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I love the cut out scenes from the movie in this game, the graphics are wonderful and the characters are easy to control through out the game.

But the downside is, it took me two days to finished playing it. So it's kinda of too short of a game, imo.

Most of the plots are easy, but others are just confusing. I spent more time trying to figure out what character do what job during the switch-a-roo on the Island. Maybe it's just me.

The Penguins plots are as cute as ever during the mutiny scenes and even before when they were still in a zoo.

Overall. It's fun while the game last but at the end, I do wish I can play the game much more longer than it is.

Madagascar is great!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: June 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Though I did beat it in a day, this is a awesome, this is a good sequel from the Lemony Snicket game, 10/10 though this game
is SHORT! I mean how many days did it take Activision to create
this game, Il ove this game and can't wait to see the movie, the
local that I like is King Julien, he sounds like a real native,
here are the levels

King of New York City, 10/10
Marty's Escape, 10/10
New York Street Chase 10/10 rocks!
Penguin Mutiny, 9/10
Mysterious Jungle 8/10
Save the Lemurs 7/10
Jungle Banquet 10/10
Coming of Age 10/10
Back to the Beach 10/10
Marty to The Rescue 9/10
Final Battle (not hard) 9/10

equals..... 103 stars, besides get Lemony Snicket game and movie

Great Fun For Young Kids

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: June 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I started this game with my 10 year old son, and not too far into the it, I realized I was the only one playing. It was great fun, but it was too "cutsie" for him, an extremely short game, and too easy to win. And in this day and age, "cutsie" games like this don't normally hold the attention of boys over the age of 8.

Now, my 7 year old neice LOVED it!! To her it was a little more challenging, but not so challenging that it frustrated her. And once she got the hang of it, and was able to win, it gave her a great sense of accomplishment.

My thought is this... great fun for young girls under the age of 10, or moms who don't like "fighting" games. (Moms, if you are really bad at video games, this one will make you look like a pro.) Think twice before getting this game for a boy over the age of 9. It might "offend their manliness".

Word of advice... if you can, rent it first. It's an awful lot of money to spend on a game that is such a fast win. Especially if you are the type of person who wins a game and won't bother with it again. But if you have a child who loves it, and would play it again and again, at least you know you'd get your money's worth.

Fun, but short!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: July 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The game was fun but extremely short!! I beat it in like, 2 hours! This is a fun game, but if you like challenging games and are a video game pro, then I dont recommend this game.

Finally, a true kid-friendly game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: July 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Many games my kids have aren't actually geared towards kids. This game is perfect for children. It's fun without being too hard or easy. My children are 6 and 8 years old and can be challenged and entertained. I highly recommend this as a great family game. Many games we can take turns playing!

Way to short and way to easy

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: July 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I rented this game and it's EASY! I did the first three levels and stopped.
It's also boring except for one level. I wouldn't recemend this game.
If you want to beat a game, rent this game.

Madagascar PS2

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: August 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Before I saw the movie my mom bought me the game. I thought that it would be perfect for my age because it was rated E-10. But it turned out that when i started playing it, before i knew it I was on the 4th level. The game is super easy, and i beat it in 2 days. It had a couple of fun features like being able to play like Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman, but that was about it. This game isn't worthy of and E-10 rating. It was kind of repeatitive and it was really short. So if you want to try out the game I definetly recommend renting it before you buy it. This game is for kids in the younger age group, not for ten years old and up.

Madagascar

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 16
Date: August 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This was a particularly good game for our younger kids, though our 9 year old was able to finish the entire game in a weekend. Our 7 year old continues to enjoy it without the same degree of frustration that he experiences with some other games that are a bit too old for him. This game was great even though the kids have not seen the movie.

Cute game -- for kids in the 6-10 range

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 26 / 27
Date: August 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is a well done game, especially if you liked the movie. Characters voices and behavior are consistent with the movie and there's a cute storyline to the game.

There are a number of stages that you follow in order, completing one to move to the next.

There's a pretty small age window that its good for -- I'd say about 6 to 10. Under 6, the stages are too hard. Over 10 they're sort of easy and not that engaging -- you can fly thru pretty quickly.

It would be a bit better if you could jump around and play the "games" that you enjoy instead of having to go sequentially, but it's still well done and worth buying.

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