The Mummy (video game)
2000 video game
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The Mummy is a 2000 action-adventure video game for PlayStation, Microsoft Windows and Game Boy Color based on the 1999 film of the same name. It was published by Konami.
KCE Nagoya (GBC)
| The Mummy | |
|---|---|
| |
| Developers | Rebellion Developments (PC, PS) KCE Nagoya (GBC) |
| Publishers | Konami Universal Interactive Studios |
| Platforms | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, Game Boy Color |
| Release | PlayStation Windows Game Boy Color |
| Genre | Action-adventure |
| Mode | Single-player |
A Dreamcast version was planned, but was cancelled for unknown reasons.[3] The game was followed by The Mummy Returns in 2001, The Mummy: The Animated Series in 2002, and was later followed by The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in 2008.
Gameplay
Set in Hamunaptra, there are 15 stages. There is also a bonus stage called "Cairo". Rick O'Connell is the main character, and the players have to defeat enemies such as Slave Mummies and Scarab Beetles.
Reception
| Aggregator | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GBC | PC | PS | |
| GameRankings | 74%[4] | 50%[5] | 55%[6] |
| Metacritic | N/A | 46/100[7] | 55/100[8] |
| Publication | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GBC | PC | PS | |
| AllGame | N/A | 2/5[9] | 2/5[10] |
| Computer Games Strategy Plus | N/A | 1.5/5[11] | N/A |
| EP Daily | N/A | 7.5/10[12] | N/A |
| Famitsu | N/A | N/A | 27/40[13] |
| Game Informer | N/A | N/A | 0.75/10[14] |
| GameRevolution | N/A | N/A | F[15] |
| GameSpot | 7.6/10[16] | N/A | 5.6/10[17] |
| IGN | 8/10[18] | 5/10[19] | 5.5/10[20] |
| Next Generation | N/A | N/A | 3/5[21] |
| Nintendo Power | 6.5/10[22] | N/A | N/A |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A | N/A | 2.5/5[23] |
The PlayStation version received "mixed" reviews, while the PC version received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[7][8] David Chen of NextGen said that the former version was "a lot better than we could have expected – still not great, but not at all bad".[21] In Japan, Famitsu gave the same console version a score of 27 out of 40.[13] Nintendo Power gave the Game Boy Color version a mixed review, over a month before it was released Stateside.[22]