The Rub Rabbits!
Encyclopedia
The Rub Rabbits!, known in Japan
as , is a mini-
game compilation developed by Sonic Team
and published by Sega
for the Nintendo DS
handheld video game console
. It was first released in Japan
on October 20, 2005, and was later released in North America
on February 7, 2006, and in Europe
on February 10, 2006. It is a prequel to Feel the Magic: XY/XX
.
to be held in a certain way, even upside-down. Some require use of the DS built-in microphone.
At the beginning, the protagonist is simply chasing after his new-found love interest, but they soon begin to develop a closer relationship. Anonymous other males and a mysterious girl with grey hair and a lavender outfit (also pictured on the box art) attempt to thwart this relationship on numerous occasions.
The player's performance is graded as a percentage by a large heart which fills up according to how well they did.
There are a few multiplayer minigames which involve four differently coloured protagonists competing over the love interest, such as an elimination based game of catching an ever-growing beach ball which eventually explodes, and log rafting while trying to rescue the female from the water, while trying to steal her from other player's log rafts.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
as , is a mini-
Minigame
A minigame is a short video game often contained within another video game. A minigame is always smaller or more simplistic than the game in which it is contained. Minigames are sometimes also offered separately for free to promote the main game...
game compilation developed by Sonic Team
Sonic Team
is a Japanese computer and video game developer established in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan in 1990, originally known as Sega AM8. The Japan-based division is also known as G.E. Department Global Entertainment. The studio has collaborated with several in-house Japanese studios as well as other American-based...
and published by Sega
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
for the Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
handheld video game console
Video game console
A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or customized computer system that produces a video display signal which can be used with a display device to display a video game...
. It was first released in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on October 20, 2005, and was later released in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
on February 7, 2006, and in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
on February 10, 2006. It is a prequel to Feel the Magic: XY/XX
Feel the Magic: XY/XX
Feel the Magic: XY/XX, known in Japan as and in Europe and Australia as Project Rub, is a minigame video game compilation developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Nintendo DS handheld game console...
.
Plot
The premise of the game is that your female love interest (pictured: pink hair, yellow top and jeans), whose appearance can be changed by unlocking clothing pieces through story mode, gets into perilous situations or is somehow placed out of reach from the male protagonist (pictured: red shorts and cap with goggles, blue and black jacket). A minigame must be completed in order to rescue her, or sometimes, simply get the male protagonist out of trouble. All of these minigames require use of the stylus, and the DSDS
-Entertainment:* Dead Space, third person horror video game.* Deca Sports, sports video game for the Nintendo Wii developed by Hudson Soft* Nintendo DS, a hand held gaming device made by Nintendo-Geography:...
to be held in a certain way, even upside-down. Some require use of the DS built-in microphone.
At the beginning, the protagonist is simply chasing after his new-found love interest, but they soon begin to develop a closer relationship. Anonymous other males and a mysterious girl with grey hair and a lavender outfit (also pictured on the box art) attempt to thwart this relationship on numerous occasions.
Gameplay
Some examples of these minigames are:- The male protagonist runs up a downward moving escalator, and must avoid SumoSumois a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally...
wrestlers along the way by moving left and right. There is a similar variation where he paddles up a river avoiding giant crocodileCrocodileA crocodile is any species belonging to the family Crocodylidae . The term can also be used more loosely to include all extant members of the order Crocodilia: i.e...
s. - The mysterious girl in lavender ties the protagonist to a chair and throws various food items at him. He must avoid eating the purple cakes, but can eat the other morsels like pizzas and white-iced cakes.
- The female love interest performs yoga, while the male protagonist tries to keep a sweet-smelling rose within the range of her sense of smell.
The player's performance is graded as a percentage by a large heart which fills up according to how well they did.
There are a few multiplayer minigames which involve four differently coloured protagonists competing over the love interest, such as an elimination based game of catching an ever-growing beach ball which eventually explodes, and log rafting while trying to rescue the female from the water, while trying to steal her from other player's log rafts.
External links
- Rub Rabbits! at GameSpotGameSpotGameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1, 1996 by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady and Jon Epstein. It was purchased by ZDNet, a brand which was later purchased by CNET Networks. CBS Interactive, which...
- The Rub Rabbits! at IGNIGNIGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...