Alvin and the Chipmunks (video game)


Alvin and the Chipmunks is a 2007 video game based on the film of the same name. It follows The Chipmunks as they play their way from small venues to massive crowds at Burning Munk and ultimately Rockathonapalooza. The soundtrack features 40 songs, including "All the Small Things" by Blink-182, "It's Tricky" by Run-D.M.C., and "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis Presley. The gameplay itself is similar to other rhythm games such as Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Jason Lee reprised his role as David Seville in the story cutscenes while Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. and Janice Karman reprise their roles from the 1980s-2000s cartoons.
A second installment, , was released on December 1, 2009 to coincide with the release of. The Xbox, GameCube and seventh-generation versions were cancelled due to low sales of the Xbox, limited resources for GameCube and technical issues for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It was supposed to be a rhythm game, that requires a Guitar Hero or Rock Band controller, and was developed by Eurocom and published by Sierra Entertainment

Plot

The Chipmunks play various venues. Each venue is unlocked once a trio-set of songs have been completed. The back cover states that the Chipmunks are doing this to save their favorite music club.

Reception


PlatformAggregatorScoreReviews
Wii
GameRankings
37
2
Wii
Metacritic
31
3
PS2
GameRankings
42
2
PS2
Metacritic
35
3
Windows
GameRankings
39
1
Windows
Metacritic
39
1
NDS
GameRankings
45
0
NDS
Metacritic
45
1


The game received generally negative reviews. GameRankings gave the game a 37/100 for the Wii version based on 2 reviews, a 42/100 for the PS2 version based on 2 reviews, a 39/100 based on 1 review, and a 45/100 for the DS version without any reviews.