Animorphs: Know the Secret is a 2000

2000 in video gaming

-Events:* May 11–13 — 6th annual Electronic Entertainment Expo ; the 3rd annual Game Critics Awards for the Best of E³* June 26 — International Game Developers Association renamed from Computer Game Developers Association...

 game for Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows

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. It is based upon the popular Scholastic book series Animorphs

Animorphs

Animorphs is an English language science fiction series of young adult books written by K. A. Applegate and published by Scholastic. Five humans, Jake, Marco, Cassie, Rachel, and Tobias, and one alien, Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill , obtain the ability to morph into any animal they touch. They name...

by K. A. Applegate

K. A. Applegate

Katherine Alice Applegate is an American author, best-known as the author of the Animorphs, Remnants, Everworld and other book series, although some of the books in these series are ghostwritten by other authors. Applegate's most popular books are science fiction, fantasy, and adventure novels...

.

Gameplay

Gameplay in Know the Secret involves the player playing as each of the five Animorphs (before Ax

Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill

Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill is a fictional character from the sci-fi book series Animorphs.-Biography:Aximili is a young Andalite who becomes stranded on Earth when the Andalite Dome Ship GalaxyTree is shot down by Yeerk fighters...

) as they investigate why Yeerk

Yeerk

Yeerks are a fictional extraterrestrial species from the book and television series "Animorphs" written by K. A. Applegate and published by Scholastic.-Biology:...

 operations have slowed down. In a mix of platforming

Platform game

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, puzzles, and problem solving, the player can switch control between four of the Animorphs; Tobias is stuck as a hawk and gives clues to the player. While solving this mystery, the Animorphs have access to a number of different animal morphs they can change into, totaling 20. Using the different morphs and characters effectively is the key to beating the game.

Cast

• Jake Berenson
  Jake Berenson
  Jake Berenson is a fictional character and one of the main protagonists from the science-fiction book series Animorphs, written by K. A. Applegate. Until the penultimate book of the series, his last name was never revealed, and he was known only as Jake...
  
  : Mathew Kaminsky
• Rachel
  Rachel (Animorphs)
  Rachel is a fictional character from the sci-fi book series Animorphs. Her full name is never explicitly mentioned in the books, but her relation to her cousin Jake Berenson through their fathers makes it most likely to be Rachel Berenson, if it was never changed or hyphenated.-Biography:Before the...
  
  : Melissa Disney
  Melissa Disney
  Melissa Disney is a voiceover artist, actress, singer/songwriter, writer, and film producer. She is the daughter of Louise Gallagher and granddaughter of silent actress Tara Gallagher, and is a distant relative to Walt Disney. She voices the title character Ginger Foutley in the animated cartoon...
  
  
• Marco
  Marco (Animorphs)
  Marco is a fictional character from the sci-fi book series, Animorphs, written by K. A. Applegate. His last name is never mentioned.-Biography:...
  
  : Rene Mujica
• Cassie
  Cassie (Animorphs)
  Cassie is a fictional character from the sci-fi book series Animorphs, written by K. A. Applegate. Her last name is never mentioned, although she referred to it as being "nice" in The Secret.-Biography:...
  
  : Masasa Moyo
  Masasa Moyo
  Masasa Moyo is a Canadian actress and voice actress mostly known for her voice over roles.-Biography:Masasa was born in Canada to a Zimbabwean Father and an American Irish/German Mother. Even though she aspired to become an actress since childhood, she only began acting in college doing local...
  
  
• Tobias
  Tobias (Animorphs)
  Tobias is a fictional character from the sci-fi book series Animorphs written by K.A. Applegate. His surname is never mentioned, but had the Ellimist not altered time in order to take his father, Elfangor-Sirinial-Shamtul, back to his old life, his full name would have been Tobias Fangor, the...
  
  : Matt Levin
  Matt Levin
  Matt Levin is an American voice actor.Levin has appeared in supporting roles in Above the Law, Starship Troopers, Zoolander, and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. Levin has also appeared in Star Trek: Voyager, in an episode titled "Nemesis"...
  
  

Reception

In SuperKids's review of Know the Secret, they gave it a 2.0 out of 5 for "educational value", but a 4.5 and a 4.0 for "kid appeal" and "ease of use", respectively.

External links

• Know the Secret at IGN
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• Know the Secret on GameSpot
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