Alvin and the Chipmunks (video game)

Alvin and the Chipmunks
North American Nintendo DS cover art featuring Alvin (right), Simon (left), and Theodore (center).
Developer(s)Sensory Sweep Studios
Publisher(s)Brash Entertainment
SeriesAlvin and the Chipmunks
Platform(s)Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows
Release
  • NA: December 4, 2007
  • EU: December 7, 2007
  • AU: January 11, 2008
Genre(s)Rhythm
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Alvin and the Chipmunks is a 2007 video game based on the film of the same name. It follows The Chipmunks as they play their way from small venues (such as a high school prom or a civic center) to massive crowds at Burning Munk and ultimately Rockathonapalooza. The soundtrack features 40 songs, including "All the Small Things" by Blink-182, "It's Tricky" by Run-D.M.C., "Everything You Want" by Vertical Horizon, and "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis Presley. The gameplay itself is similar to other rhythm games such as Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Jason Lee reprised his role as David Seville in the story cutscenes while Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. and Janice Karman reprise their roles from the 1980s-2000s cartoons. It preceded games Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)[1] and Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011).[2]

Plot

The Chipmunks play at various venues to save their favorite music club.[3] Each venue is unlocked once a trio-set of songs have been completed.

Reception

Platform Aggregator Score Reviews
Wii GameRankings 37 2[4]
Wii Metacritic 31 3[5]
PS2 GameRankings 42 2[6]
PS2 Metacritic 35 3[7]
Windows GameRankings 39 1[8]
Windows Metacritic 39 1[9]
NDS GameRankings 45 0[10]
NDS Metacritic 45 1[11]

The game received generally negative reviews. GameRankings gave the game a 37/100 for the Wii version based on 2 reviews, a 42/100 for the PS2 version based on 2 reviews, a 39/100 based on 1 review, and a 45/100 for the DS version without any reviews.

References

  1. ^ "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Scan of back cover". Archived from the original on November 28, 2015.
  4. ^ "Alvin and the Chipmunks Reviews (Wii)". GameRankings. Archived from the original on 5 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  5. ^ "Alvin and the Chipmunks (wii: 2007): Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  6. ^ "Alvin and the Chipmunks Reviews (PS2)". GameRankings. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  7. ^ "Alvin and the Chipmunks (ps2: 2007): Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  8. ^ "Alvin and the Chipmunks Reviews (Windows)". GameRankings. Archived from the original on 5 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  9. ^ "Alvin and the Chipmunks (pc: 2007): Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  10. ^ "Alvin and the Chipmunks Reviews (DS)". GameRankings. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  11. ^ "Alvin and the Chipmunks (ds: 2007): Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 14 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-12.