Castleween
{{Short description|2002 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Castleween
| image = Castleween Coverart.png
| caption = European PS2 cover art
| developer = Kalisto Entertainment (PS2)
Magic Pockets (GBA)
Wanadoo Edition (GC)
| publisher = {{Video game release|EU|Wanadoo Edition|NA|DreamCatcher Interactive|JP|MTO}}
| released = PlayStation 2
{{Video game release|EU|December 13, 2002|JP|June 19, 2003}}
GameCube
{{Video game release|EU|May 30, 2003|JP|June 19, 2003|NA|September 29, 2003{{Cite web |date=2007-08-03 |title=Spirits and Spells Ships |url=http://www.dreamcatchergames.com/dci/press/releases/spiritsandspells_ships_release.html |access-date=2023-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070803045235/http://www.dreamcatchergames.com/dci/press/releases/spiritsandspells_ships_release.html |archive-date=2007-08-03 }}}}
Game Boy Advance
{{Video game release|JP|April 24, 2003|EU|May 30, 2003|NA|October 31, 2003{{Cite web |date=2006-11-25 |title=Spirits and Spells Ships |url=http://www.dreamcatchergames.com/dci/press/releases/gba_double_ship.html |access-date=2023-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061125181457/http://www.dreamcatchergames.com/dci/press/releases/gba_double_ship.html |archive-date=2006-11-25 }}}}
| genre = Platform
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| platforms = PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance
}}
Castleween (Spirits & Spells in North America) is the name of two 2002/2003 platform video games, one developed by Kalisto Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 and ported to the GameCube by Wanadoo Edition, and the other developed by Magic Pockets for the Game Boy Advance.
Gameplay
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Plot
Alicia and Greg set off with their friends one Halloween night to look for a house in the forest where they could stock up on goodies. Upon reaching the house, Greg and Alicia's friends are turned into stone by a bogeyman. To save their friends, the two heroes must enter the world of the dead. In order to find their friends and set them free, they need to make it through cemeteries, haunted houses and sinister laboratories. Only one person at a time is allowed to enter the world of the dead, so Alicia and Greg must take turns in order to make their way through the danger that awaits them. Friends like the Goblin and Jack O'Lantern will teach them magic tricks that will help them to overcome obstacles along the way. They must find the Mad Scientist's laboratory to get their friends home safe and sound.
Characters
- Alicia - a redheaded, blue-eyed little girl, dressed up as a witch for Halloween. She might seem quiet and polite at first, but she can be very mischievous and dynamic. She has got quite a personality.
- Greg - a rather hard-headed boy. He is dressed as a devil for Halloween. He hates school, authority and anything that is not playing with his friends. He is quite wild and rowdy and he tends to break everything in his path - this kid is a little monster.
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Reception
{{Video game reviews
| GBA = true
| NGC = true
| PS2 = true
| na = true
| Fam_NGC = 20/40{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=14402&redirect=no |title=魔法のパンプキン 〜アンとグレッグの大冒険〜 [ゲームキューブ] |language=Japanese |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |accessdate=March 11, 2020 |archive-date=August 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829081208/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=14402&redirect=no |url-status=live }}
| GI_NGC = 2/10{{cite magazine |last=Helgeson |first=Matt |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/A6035BD3-D4F2-4BA0-9A7A-9C1917BBC9A5.htm |title=Spirits & Spells (GC) |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=GameStop |issue=128 |date=December 2003 |page=159 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402015707/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/A6035BD3-D4F2-4BA0-9A7A-9C1917BBC9A5.htm |archive-date=April 2, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=March 11, 2020}}
| IGN_NGC = 5/10{{cite web |last=Irwin |first=Mary Jane |date=October 14, 2003 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/10/14/spirits-spells |title=Spirits & Spells (GCN) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=March 11, 2020}}
| JXV_GBA = 14/20{{cite web |author=Jihem |date=April 8, 2003 |url=http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00003018_test.htm |title=Test: Castleween (GBA) |language=French |website=Jeuxvideo.com |publisher=Webedia |accessdate=March 12, 2020 |archive-date=May 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504061655/http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00003018_test.htm |url-status=live }}
| NP_GBA = 3.6/5{{cite magazine |title=Spirits & Spells (GBA) |magazine=Nintendo Power |publisher=Nintendo of America |volume=171 |date=September 2003 |page=140}}
| NP_NGC = 2.8/5{{cite magazine |title=Spirits & Spells (GC) |magazine=Nintendo Power |publisher=Nintendo of America |volume=173 |date=November 2003 |page=152}}
| MC_GBA = 64/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/spirits-and-spells/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance |title=Spirits & Spells for Game Boy Advance Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=March 11, 2020}}
}}
The Game Boy Advance and GameCube versions received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, where the GBA version was ported and published by MTO on April 24, 2003, as {{nihongo|Mahō no Pumpkin: Anne to Greg no Daibōken|魔法のパンプキン 〜アンとグレッグの大冒険〜|Mahō no Pankin 〜An to Gureggu no Daibōken〜|lit. "The Magic Pumpkin: Anne and Greg's Great Adventure"}},{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=15788&redirect=no |title=魔法のパンプキン 〜アンとグレッグの大冒険〜 [GBA] |language=Japanese |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |accessdate=March 11, 2020}} followed by the GameCube and PlayStation 2 ports on June 19, 2003, Famitsu gave the latter two console versions a score of 20 out of 40 each. Nintendo Power gave the GBA version an average review, over two months before it was released Stateside.
References
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/spirits-spells}}
- {{moby game|id=/gameboy-advance/spirits-spells_|name=Castleween (Game Boy Advance)}}
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Category:DreamCatcher Interactive games
Category:Game Boy Advance games
Category:Halloween video games
Category:Kalisto Entertainment games
Category:MTO (video game company) games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games