Madagascar

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Release Date: May 24, 2005
Genre: Action
Style: Side-Scrolling Platform
Similar Games: Rayman DS (Nintendo DS), Robots (Nintendo DS), Shrek SuperSlam (Nintendo DS)

Game Description

This 2D platform puzzle game is based on the DreamWorks film of the same title and release time. Players take control of four unlikely animal companions: Alex, the brave lion; Marty, the idealistic zebra; Melman, the hypochondriac giraffe; and Gloria, the heavyweight hippo. The animals have joined forces to try to escape from their current confinement in the Central Park Zoo. Each creature has a special skill, and finding the best use for these abilities can be key to making it through each zoo-based level. The animals abilities become more powerful as players progress, and between-level mini-games feature supporting characters from the film, such as the penguins and the lemurs.

~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

Production Credits

Company 1: Vicarious Visions; Co-Head of Vicarious Visions and VP, Activision Publishing, Inc.: Karthik Bala; VP, Product Development: Tobi Saulnier; Project Manager: Robyn Diaz; Design: Jonathon Mintz, Adrian Earle, Leo Zuniga; Design Support: Chris John, Kenneth Bowen, Jorge Diaz; Programming: Robert Trevellyna, Sunbir Gill, Issam Khalil; Artist: Yin Zhang, Chongguang Zhang, Sam Crowe; Animation: Chris Sinclair, Nathan Hawkinson; Audio: Shin'en Multimedia; Tester: Anthony Butler, Dylan Farley, Natakoa Goldin-Lomerson, Tyler Holloway, Noel Holloway, Doug Santeramo, Emily Tirella, Sierra Wallace, Conor White'yu Zhang, Tim Wiersun, Danny Wiersum; Dreamworks Animation: Anne Globe, Amy Krider, Meaghan Nix, Sunny Park, Rick Rekedal, Paul Elliott, John Moore, Tom McGrath, Eric Darnell, Mireille Soria, Zoe Shepherd, Teresa Cheng, Rex Grignon, Denis Couchon, Kendal Crokhite, Colleen Leonard; Company 2: Activision; President, Activision Publishing: Kathy Vrabeck; VP, North American Studio: Laird Malamed; Managing Producer: Nicole Willick; Producer: Ken Fox; Production Tester: Vanessa Schlais; Localization Producer: Ryan Rucinski; Localization Coordinator: Andre Kinniebrew; Technology Director: Matt Wilkinson; Quality Assurance & Customer Support Project Lead: Mike Ortiz; Senior Project Lead: Jason Potter; QA Manager: Tim Vanlaw; Test Team: Reshan Sabaratnam, Prommet Srinara, Jeff Riffo, Hugh Bach, Garrett Oshiro, David Bunting, Charlie Barkhorn, Dan Davis, Jared Pruett, Robert Alvarez, Walter Williams, Tim Toledo; Manager, Technical Requirements Group: Marilena Rixford; Sr. Lead, Technical Requirements Group: Siôn Rodriguez Y Gibson; Project Lead, Technical Requirements Group: Aaron Camacho; Tester, Technical Requirements Group: Robert Lara, Marc Villanueva, Kyle Carey; Phone Support Lead: Gary Bolduc; E-mail Support Lead: Michael Hill; Vice President, Global Brand Management: David Pokress; Director, Global Brand Management: Rachel Silverstein; Global Brand Manager: Jennifer Daniels; Associate Brand Manager: Cindy Liu; Manager, Corporate Communications: Lisa Fields; Publicist: Kate Mitchum; Trade Marketing Manager: Anne Leuschen; Director, Market Research: Chris Langlois; Legal: George Rose, Greg Deutsch, Jay Komas, Phil Terzian, Mike Larson; Legal Coordinator: Danielle Kim; Worldwide Executive of Music: Tim Riley; Music Supervisor and Licensing Coordinator: Brandon Young; VP, Creative Services & Operations: Denise Walsh; Director, Creative Services: Matthew Stainner; Creative Services Manager: Jill Barry; Creative Services Assistant Manager: Shelby Yates; Manual Layout & Design: Ignited Minds LLC; Packaging Design: Hamagami/Carroll Inc.; Casting and Voice Direction: Margaret Tang, Womb Music; Recording, Engineering, Editing and Voiceover Effects Design: Rik W. Schaffer, Womb Music; Voice of Marty: Phil La Marr; Voice of Alex: Wally Wingert; Voice of Melman: Stephen Stanton; Voice of Gloria: Bettina Bush; Voice of Private: Chris Knights

~ Keith Adams, All Game Guide