Celebrity Deathmatch (video game)
The celebrities are ready to rumble—and the monsters are too.
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The MTV animated series served as the basis for the video game titled Celebrity Deathmatch.[1] Metacritic's aggregated reviews for the PC, PlayStation 2, and Xbox versions were classified as "unfavorable".[2]
Making and release
The game was originally scheduled for a GameCube release.[3] Publisher Gotham Games quietly cancelled the GameCube version shortly before launch.[3] The cancellation was attributed to "programming issues" according to an individual with knowledge of the development process.[3]
What the cited sources add
Freeman described the fighting system as "unresponsive, illogical, and incredibly easy anyway".[4] He also called the AI "idiotic, unfocused, and hapless".[5] Freeman noted the game's modes are "about as shallow as the game's premise".[1] He stated that a player could exhaust all match-ups and single-player modes in two hours.[1]
Freeman said the game's graphics imitate the show's claymation look "to the bare minimum".[1]
References
- Freeman, "GameSpy: Celebrity Deathmatch (PS2)", GameSpy, 2003-11-01. facts only, no text reused. ps2.gamespy.com
- Wikipedia, "Celebrity Deathmatch (video game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch Critic Reviews for PlayStation 2", Metacritic; "MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch Critic Reviews for Xbox", Metacritic; "MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch for PC Reviews", Metacritic (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Celebrity Deathmatch (video game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "GameCube Celebrity Deathmatch killed off", GameSpot (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Celebrity Deathmatch (video game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Navarro, "Celebrity Deathmatch Review", GameSpot, 2003-10-27 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Celebrity Deathmatch (video game)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Freeman, "GameSpy: Celebrity Deathmatch (PS2)", GameSpy, 2003-11-01 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia: Celebrity Deathmatch (video game) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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