Panic!

Panic!
North American cover art
Developer(s)	Sega
Publisher(s)	Data East USA
Platform(s)	Sega CD PlayStation 2(Japan Only)
Release date(s)	1993 1994
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	ESRB: Teen (T)
Media	1 x CD-ROM

For the rock band, see Panic! at the Disco.

Panic! (known as Switch! in Japan) is a video game for the Sega CD that involves pressing numerous buttons in order to transverse a young boy through a complex labyrinth. The game was originally released in Japan, and had some risque "gags" that were assumed to be edited out if the game ever got a North American release. However, in 1994, Data East USA decided to publish the game in North America, renamed but otherwise un-cut. The game was also released for the Playstation 2 in 2002.

Gameplay

Gameplay for Panic! is very minimalistic, and likely the reason of its very low sales figures. The basic control scheme is point, click, watch. Each level is presented as a new area with a mechanical device of varying utility and sanity, and a set of buttons to press. Each button causes an animation and/or switches to another room.

Reception

Panic! was one of only 12 games in GamePro history to earn a score of 1.0 or lower.^[1] It should be noted, however, that a few other magazines at the time had given the game positive scores for its surrealist humor. Notably Game Players magazine, describing the game as being made "for people on drugs, by people on drugs."

References

1. ^ "The Worst of the Worst". GamePro (200): 53. May 2005. 

External links

• Panic! at Hardcore Gaming 101
• Panic! at GameFAQs
• Panic featured onClassicGaming
• Panic on Everything2
• Panic! at MobyGames

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