Crazy Mouse
{{Short description|2008 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
|title=Crazy Mouse
|image= Cboxcrazymouse.jpg
|caption=
|developer= Ultizen Games
|publisher= Ultizen Games
|designer=
|series=
|engine=
|released= {{vgrelease|NA|October 15, 2008 }}
|genre= Puzzle
|modes= Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms= Xbox 360
}}
Crazy Mouse is the first Chinese-developed video game to be developed and released for Xbox Live Arcade on the Xbox 360. The game was released on October 15, 2008.{{cite web |url=http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20081014005578&newsLang=en |title= Crazy Mouse, Chinese-developed game, to hit XBLA on October 15 |work=BusinessWire |date=2008-08-14 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924145304/http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20081014005578&newsLang=en |archivedate=September 24, 2015}}
Gameplay
The game has 32 levels in which the player guides a mouse through a vibrantly-colored maze, attempting to grab and eat food, run, dodge and score, depending on the level.
There are two single player modes:
- Story: sequential puzzles where the player earns a score and rank on each puzzle
- Battle: player competes against a number of mice to see who can score the most points in the shortest amount of time
=Multiplayer=
The game supports up to both co-op and competitive four player multiplayer, locally or over Xbox Live.
Reception
Crazy Mouse received negative reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the game holds a score of 28/100 based on 5 reviews.{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/crazy-mouse/ |title=Crazy Mouse Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=April 26, 2025 |archive-date=January 24, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124070413/https://www.metacritic.com/game/crazy-mouse/ |url-status=live }} GameSpot rated the game a 3/10, criticizing its gameplay, controls and art while ultimately describing it as "uninspired rehash."{{Cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/crazymouse-review/1900-6199866/ |title=CrazyMouse Review |website=GameSpot |date=October 24, 2008 |last=Francis |first=Don |accessdate=April 26, 2025 |archive-date=May 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515165901/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/crazymouse-review/1900-6199866/ |url-status=live }} IGN also gave the game a low rating at 2.5/10, describing it as a "a weak adaptation of the Pac-Man formula."{{Cite web |url=https://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/920/920410p1.html |title=Crazy Mouse Review |website=IGN |date=October 15, 2008 |last=Brudvig |first=Erik |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019174849/https://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/920/920410p1.html |archivedate=October 19, 2008 |accessdate=April 26, 2025}}