Curious George (video game)


Curious George is a 2006 platform game published by Namco, and developed by Monkey Bar Games, a division of Vicious Cycle Software. It was released for the Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC, and is based on the 2006 film of the same name. Most of the animated film's original voices were not used in any of the in-game dialogue. However Frank Welker reprised his role as Curious George.

Gameplay

Curious George is a platform game that follows the plot of the movie. Each level has collectible bananas. To skip levels in the GBA version, one may enter a password. George follows the man in the yellow hat and defeats bosses along the way.

Reception

The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.
Alex Navarro of GameSpot gave the game a 6/10 rating, criticizing the game's short, repetitive and overly simplistic gameplay. He did however, praise the graphics and character design, noting their similarity to the "cartoony look" of the film.