Urban Yeti!
Encyclopedia
Urban Yeti! is an action
video game developed by Cave Barn Studios and published by Telegames
for the Game Boy Advance
. It was released in North America on August 16, 2002.
's quest to find a yeti mate in a large city populated with humans. The game plays from a top-down perspective similar to the early Grand Theft Auto
games. The player must make their way through the city in order to come across missions, which take the form of separate minigames, such as when the yeti must get a job in order to earn the money to pay a toll to cross a bridge.
As the yeti walks around the city, he is attacked by townspeople and must try to avoid being killed. The game features four minigames and four missions to complete. Once minigames are completed, the player is unable to go back and play them again unless they type in the password for the section of the game they are in.
and GameRankings respectively. IGN
's Craig Harris criticized the game's slow frame rate and technical problems, stating, "... because of the loose and sloppy presentation it ends up feeling like a game produced by a few guys down in someone's basement...instead of something out of an established development studio." Allgame
's Brett Alan Weiss noted that the game had charming moments, but ultimately had little replay value and had too many graphical problems. GameZone
's Scott Kuvin felt that the collision detection of the game had some glitches, but felt that the game's humor overcame any technical problems.
Action game
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video game developed by Cave Barn Studios and published by Telegames
Telegames
Telegames, Inc. is a North American video game company based in Gun Barrel City, Texas, with a sister operation based in England.Telegames was well known for supporting not just modern game systems but also classic game systems, after they've been abandoned by its manufacturer. Effective September...
for the Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance
The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...
. It was released in North America on August 16, 2002.
Gameplay
The plot of Urban Yeti! focuses on a yetiYeti
The Yeti or Abominable Snowman is an ape-like cryptid said to inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal, and Tibet. The names Yeti and Meh-Teh are commonly used by the people indigenous to the region, and are part of their history and mythology...
's quest to find a yeti mate in a large city populated with humans. The game plays from a top-down perspective similar to the early Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Auto (series)
Grand Theft Auto is a multi-award-winning British video game series created in the United Kingdom by Dave Jones, then later by brothers Dan Houser and Sam Houser, and game designer Zachary Clarke. It is primarily developed by Edinburgh based Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games...
games. The player must make their way through the city in order to come across missions, which take the form of separate minigames, such as when the yeti must get a job in order to earn the money to pay a toll to cross a bridge.
As the yeti walks around the city, he is attacked by townspeople and must try to avoid being killed. The game features four minigames and four missions to complete. Once minigames are completed, the player is unable to go back and play them again unless they type in the password for the section of the game they are in.
Reception
Urban Yeti! received mostly average reviews from critics, who praised the game's humor but criticized its technical problems; it received a 67% and a 68.71% from review aggregate websites MetacriticMetacritic
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and GameRankings respectively. IGN
IGN
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's Craig Harris criticized the game's slow frame rate and technical problems, stating, "... because of the loose and sloppy presentation it ends up feeling like a game produced by a few guys down in someone's basement...instead of something out of an established development studio." Allgame
Allgame
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's Brett Alan Weiss noted that the game had charming moments, but ultimately had little replay value and had too many graphical problems. GameZone
GameZone
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's Scott Kuvin felt that the collision detection of the game had some glitches, but felt that the game's humor overcame any technical problems.