Frantix
{{Short description|2005 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Frantix
| image = Frantix.jpg
| developer = Killer Game
| publisher = {{vgrelease|NA|Platform Publishing|PAL|Ubisoft}}
| designer =
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|September 19, 2005|UK|December 2, 2005|AU|December 8, 2005}}
| genre = Puzzle
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = PlayStation Portable
| caption = European box art
}}
Frantix is a 2005 puzzle video game developed by American studio Killer Game for the PlayStation Portable. It was released in North America by Platform Publishing and PAL territories by Ubisoft. The game contains over 150 levels (most need to be unlocked). The player must race against the clock in order to solve each puzzle. Some levels are tricky and the most obvious path may not be the best route to go. In each level there are obstacles, deadly traps, hazards and creatures which can delay the player from completing the level.
Features
The game includes Sony Pictures Imageworks' animated short film The ChubbChubbs!; the film's central character, Meeper, is unlocked as a playable character early in the game.
Release
The game started development in November 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.redmileentertainment.com/press_release4.php|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051023080626/http://www.redmileentertainment.com:80/press_release4.php|title=Red Mile Entertainment Signs Worldwide Co-Publishing Deal with Sony Online Entertainment|website=redmileentertainment.com|archivedate=October 23, 2005|date=May 11, 2005|accessdate=February 20, 2024}} It was eventually released exclusively for PlayStation Portable in North America by Platform Publishing on September 19, 2005.{{Cite web |last=Castro |first=Juan |date=September 12, 2005 |title=What's Left for 2005? |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/12/whats-left-for-2005 |access-date=July 11, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Nix |date=March 28, 2007 |title=The Future of PSP -- Sony Online Entertainment |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/03/28/the-future-of-psp-sony-online-entertainment |access-date=July 11, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}} Published in PAL territories by Ubisoft,{{Cite web |title=Ubisoft Teams up With Sony Online Entertainment to Challenge PSP™ (Playstation® Portable) System Players |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-teams-up-with-sony-online-entertainment-to-challenge-psp-playstation-portable-system-players |access-date=July 11, 2024 |website=GamesIndustry}} the game was released in 2005 in continental Europe on December 1,{{Cite web |title=Frantix |url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/jeux/playstation-portable-psp/00014513-frantix.htm |access-date=July 11, 2024 |website=Jeuxvideo.com}} the United Kingdom on December 2,{{Cite web |title=2005 Release Dates |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/releases.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051204020542/http://www.eurogamer.net/releases.php |archive-date=December 4, 2005 |access-date=July 11, 2024 |website=Eurogamer}} and in Australia on December 8.{{Cite web |last=Jastrzab |first=Jeremy |date=December 5, 2005 |title=Updated Australian Release List - 5/12/05 |url=http://palgn.com.au/article.php?id=3548&sid=7b7984ff736abd9f2b8060f1236324bd |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060629085032/http://palgn.com.au/article.php?id=3548&sid=7b7984ff736abd9f2b8060f1236324bd |archive-date=June 29, 2006 |access-date=July 11, 2024 |website=PALGN}} It was also released in Japan the following year on February 23, 2006.{{Cite web |last=Gantayat |first=Anoop |date=February 10, 2006 |title=Gaming Life in Japan |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/02/10/gaming-life-in-japan-158 |access-date=July 11, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 59/100{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/frantix-a-puzzle-adventure/critic-reviews/?platform=psp |title=Frantix: A Puzzle Adventure for PSP Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=7 December 2017}}
| GR = 59.98%{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/psp/928225-frantix-a-puzzle-adventure/index.html |title=Frantix: A Puzzle Adventure for PSP |publisher=GameRankings |accessdate=7 December 2017 |archive-date=26 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326053724/http://www.gamerankings.com/psp/928225-frantix-a-puzzle-adventure/index.html |url-status=dead }}
| IGN = 6/10{{Cite web |url=http://psp.ign.com/articles/652/652343p1.html |title=Frantix - PlayStation Portable |publisher=IGN |accessdate=7 December 2017 |archive-date=24 September 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050924233844/http://psp.ign.com/articles/652/652343p1.html |url-status=live|first=Juan|last=Castro|date=20 September 2005}}
| EuroG = 6/10{{Cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_frantix_psp |title=Frantix |publisher=Eurogamer |accessdate=7 December 2017 |date=2005-12-13 |archive-date=2024-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515035500/https://www.eurogamer.net/r-frantix-psp |url-status=live }}
| GSpy = {{Rating|2|5}}{{Cite web |url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/frantix/655651p1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051214041602/http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/frantix/655651p1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 December 2005 |title=GameSpy: Frantix Review |publisher=GameSpy |accessdate=7 December 2017}}
| GSpot = 5.7/10{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/psp/puzzle/frantix/review.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051215074533/http://www.gamespot.com/psp/puzzle/frantix/review.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 December 2005 |title=Frantix for PSP Review |publisher=GameSpot |accessdate=7 December 2017}}
}}
Frantix received mixed reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the game holds a score of 59/100 based on 29 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". On GameRankings, the game holds a score of 59.98% based on 45 reviews.
By the end of 2005, Frantix had sold under 5,000 copies in the United Kingdom.{{Cite web |last=Reed |first=Kristan |date=May 4, 2006 |title=2005 UK Sales Review |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/a-2005salesreview-pt2?page=2 |access-date=July 11, 2024 |website=Eurogamer}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://psp.ign.com/objects/746/746964.html Frantix] on IGN
Category:PlayStation Portable games
Category:PlayStation Portable-only games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
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