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101-in-1 Explosive Megamix is a video game for the Nintendo DS developed and published by Nordcurrent in Europe, and published by Atlus in North America. It was first released in Europe on November 28, 2008, and later in North America on April 21, 2009. A version for the WiiWare service was released in Europe on September 22, 2011, and in North America on October 13, 2011.
Gameplay[]
101-in-1 Explosive Megamix is a minigame collection where players must accumulate a specific amount of points in order to beat the minigame. Whether the player wins or loses, they earn points that can be used to unlock more minigames.
The minigames themselves cover a variety of genres such as puzzles, sports, racing, strategy, match three, and sudoku. Additionally, the Nintendo DS version allows players to link up to four systems in multi-card wireless play. The WiiWare version does not have multiplayer.
Game List[]
Games unlocked from start[]
- Basketball
- Tornado Hockey
- Circus
- Foot and the Ball/Bouncer
- Sushi
- Curlers
- Sky Hunter
- Darts
- Card Castle
- Aquarium
Unlockable games[]
- Flies - 20000 coins to unlock
- Bat Lander - 20000 coins to unlock
- Complicacy - 20000 coins to unlock
- Serpent - 20000 coins to unlock
- Diamond Box - 20000 coins to unlock
- Urban Sky Diving - 20000 coins to unlock
- Cookies - 20000 coins to unlock
- Safeguard - 20000 coins to unlock
- Missiles - 20000 coins to unlock
- Serenade - 20000 coins to unlock
- Apple Worms - 30000 coins to unlock
- Thick-Skulled Romeo - 30000 coins to unlock
- Wisdom - 30000 coins to unlock
- Speed Chaos - 30000 coins to unlock
- Sudo Master - 30000 coins to unlock
- Sniper - 30000 coins to unlock
- Tanks - 30000 coins to unlock
- Perianth - 30000 coins to unlock
- Elevator Escape - 30000 coins to unlock
- Invasion - 30000 coins to unlock
- Fishy Deal - 45000 coins to unlock
- Shuriken - 45000 coins to unlock
- Pin Light - 45000 coins to unlock
- Disc Throwing - 45000 coins to unlock
- Displace - 45000 coins to unlock
- Fifteen - 45000 coins to unlock
- Cloud Jumper - 45000 coins to unlock
- Magic Clouds - 45000 coins to unlock
- Baskets - 45000 coins to unlock
- Submarine - 45000 coins to unlock
- Metal Roller - 60000 coins to unlock
- Winter Fishing - 60000 coins to unlock
- Rocket A - 60000 coins to unlock
- Juggler - 60000 coins to unlock
- Puzzle - 60000 coins to unlock
- Magic Sorting - 60000 coins to unlock
- Sea Monsters - 60000 coins to unlock
- Turtle Marathon - 60000 coins to unlock
- Hyper Space - 60000 coins to unlock
- Memory Space - 60000 coins to unlock
- Road Brigadier - 80000 coins to unlock
- Halitosis of Horrors - 80000 coins to unlock
- Draw 'n' Match - 80000 coins to unlock
- Coco Bouncer - 80000 coins to unlock
- Shuffler - 80000 coins to unlock
- Safebreaker - 80000 coins to unlock
- Battleship - 80000 coins to unlock
- Flipit - 80000 coins to unlock
- Christmas Mania - 80000 coins to unlock
- Cupid - 80000 coins to unlock
- Penalties - 100000 coins to unlock
- Crazy Burgers - 100000 coins to unlock
- Banking - 100000 coins to unlock
- Rocketman - 100000 coins to unlock
- Bridge Operator - 100000 coins to unlock
- Fireflighters - 100000 coins to unlock
- Catch It - 100000 coins to unlock
- Lazy Workers - 100000 coins to unlock
- Grasshoppers - 100000 coins to unlock
- Gravitation - 100000 coins to unlock
- Log Runners - 120000 coins to unlock
- Treasures - 120000 coins to unlock
- River Life - 120000 coins to unlock
- Sprint - 120000 coins to unlock
- Tightrope Walker - 120000 coins to unlock
- Food Fight - 120000 coins to unlock
- Speeding Roach - 120000 coins to unlock
- Cowboy Paintball - 120000 coins to unlock
- Colours - 120000 coins to unlock
- Tree Climber - 120000 coins to unlock
- Penguin Flight - 140000 coins to unlock
- Bomber Pigeon - 140000 coins to unlock
- Protectors - 140000 coins to unlock
- Incubator - 140000 coins to unlock
- Divorce - 140000 coins to unlock
- Shepherd - 140000 coins to unlock
- Mad Baker - 140000 coins to unlock
- Counter - 140000 coins to unlock
- Weights - 140000 coins to unlock
- Urban Skateboarder - 140000 coins to unlock
- Good Neighbours - 1200000 coins to unlock
- Cosmos 911 - 1200000 coins to unlock
- Defuse or be Fused - 1200000 coins to unlock
- Alpinist - 1200000 coins to unlock
- Franken Fry - 1200000 coins to unlock
- Sumo - 1200000 coins to unlock
- Pest Splattering - 1200000 coins to unlock
- Monuments - 1200000 coins to unlock
- Volleyball - 1200000 coins to unlock
- Doll Dance - 1200000 coins to unlock
- Amazing Dressing - 1200000 coins to unlock
Development[]
On February 9, 2009, Atlus U.S.A., Inc. announced that it secured the North American publishing rights from Nordcurrent for 101-in-1 Explosive Megamix for the Nintendo DS and Wii. The former released with a price of US$19.99 while the latter released for 500 Wii Points.
Reception[]
| Publication | Scores |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 16/100 |
| IGN | 2.5/10 |
| Official Nintendo Magazine | 14% |
| Game Revolution | D- |
| Games Radar+ | 4/10 |
| Nintendo Life | 3/10 |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 46/100 |
| Nintendo World Report | 3/10 |
| Eurogamer | 4/10 |
| Game Revolution | D- |
The Nintendo DS version of 101-in-1 Explosive Megamix garnered a mixed reception. Review aggregator Metacritic gave it a 46 out of 100, indicating "Generally mixed reviews."
Nintendo World Report gave it a 3 out of 10, stating "101-in-1 Explosive Megamix is the definitive bad budget title. Some of the mini-games are remotely fun, but others feel like a chore. With so many poor and forgettable games on the compilation, it's hard to recommend this one". Eurogamer rated it a 4 out of 10, stating "There is so little replay potential here, so little urge to top high scores or perfect shoddy make-do attempts, that completing each task feels more of a relief than an achievement". Nicholas Tan of Game Revolution gave the game a D- rating, saying "You're better off putting on a blindfold, walking into a rack of DS titles, and picking the game that your face lands on." Despite this, he praised the minigame variety.
The WiiWare version, by contrast, was met with a harsher critical reception. It received a 16 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating "Overwhelming dislike."
IGN's Lucas M. Thomas gave the game a 2.5 out of 10, criticizing the controls. Additionally, Thomas also criticized the game for being a direct port of Nordcurrent's iPhone app 101-in-1 Megamix and its aforementioned Nintendo DS version, concluding with "[...] keep your cash held back from this 'value' option. It's a waste of money no matter how the math works out". Official Nintendo Magazine UK gave it 14 percent, noting "You'll find it tough to unlock all 101 games. Not that you'd want to bother because they're so abysmal, not even of the standard of your average Flash game".
The game, just like the Nintendo DS version, received a D- from Game Revolution. GamesRadar+ rated it a 4 out of 10, and Peter Willington of Nintendo Life gave it a 3 out of 10, stating that none of the minigames included were fun to play.
External links[]
- 101-in-1 Explosive Megamix at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- 101-in-1 Explosive Megamix at GameFAQs
- 101-in-1 Explosive Megamix at IGN
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