Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm

Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm, The Video Game
Developer(s) Stainless Games
Publisher(s) Activision
Mondo Media
Media Blasters
Platform(s) Xbox 360
PlayStation Portable
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
Wii
Release date(s) Playstation 2 and PSP
June 25, 2008
Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii
May 12, 2009
Genre(s) Action game / Puzzle
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 Activision. It was scheduled to be released in fall 2007 and then April 2008, but was delayed and released on June 25, 2008 on Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and Wii. A Windows and GameCube version was planned, but it was cancelled.

Description and gameplay

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.

On the Xbox 360 there are 12 achievements and 200 Gamerscore available (see below) 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 will consist 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 you and your friends, and My Score, which shows your score in relation to other players. The Leaderboards allows scroll up and down commands, and a refresh command.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings48%[3]
Metacritic51/100[4]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Eurogamer4/10[5]
GameSpot4.5/10[6]
IGN6.2/10[7]
OXM (UK)6/10[8]
TeamXbox6.5/10[9]

The game received mixed to negative reviews from critics.

References

  1. ↑ "IGN game profile". IGN. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZjTQ87MoEo
  3. ↑ "Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm for Xbox 360 - GameRankings". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm for Xbox 360 Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ Whitehead, Dan (June 30, 2008). "XBLA: Happy Tree Friends and Ticket to Ride". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ Ramsay, Randolph (June 30, 2008). "Happy Tree Friends False Alarm Review - GameSpot". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  7. ↑ Goldstein, Hilary (June 26, 2008). "Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm Review - IGN". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  8. ↑ King, Ryan (June 25, 2008). "Live Arcade Review: Happy Tree Friends - Official Xbox 360 Magazine". Official Xbox Magazine UK. Future plc. Archived from the original on January 4, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  9. ↑ Chapman, David (June 27, 2008). "Happy Tree Friends False Alarm Review (Xbox 360)". TeamXbox. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on November 25, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2015.


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