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''Rocket Power: Beach Bandits'' is a 2002
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based on the television series ''
Rocket Power ''Rocket Power'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó, the creators of ''Rugrats''. The series aired on Nickelodeon from August 16, 1999 to July 30, 2004. Premise ''Rocket Power'' revolves around t ...
''. It was released for the
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Plot

The characters of Rocket Power are just about to start their summer vacation when they realize all of the sand in Ocean Shores has been taken away by a mysterious criminal. After investigation, they find out a company called Golem Industries has stolen all of the sand and decide to stop them. The characters go to the lakes, where they discover that the water from there has also been stolen by Golem Industries. The water is found to be used to ship electricity to a secret base. They destroy the water plants, and after a confrontation with the "Barramundi Bot", return to Ocean Shores. They eventually arrive at "Wishing Waters", the location of the secret base, which is revealed to be a giant robot factory underneath a water park controlled by a sentient supercomputer. Sam hacks into the computer's programming to build a robot to gain access to robot-only areas. After exploring most of the base, they come into contact with "Cyrax", the supercomputer controlling the factory. Cyrax destroys the robot after that. After Team Rocket Power destroys all of Cyrax's computer chips with skateboards, Cyrax promptly explodes, and they get away. After coming back to Ocean Shores for a second time, the characters challenge Lars to a downhill dirt track race, and after winning manage to convince Lars to give them the secret location of Golem Industries' headquarters. Once they make it inside the base, they find a massive earthquake machine that Golem Sr, the Golem Industries owner, controls. In the cutscene that follows, Golem turns the machine on, the base rumbles a pipe knocks into him, sending him into a pool of lava. Golem then comes out of the lava and is revealed to be a robot. The characters confront Golem and destroy him. After the gang returns to Ocean Shores for a final time, they find out that the mastermind behind the entire plan is Eric Golem Jr, the alleged son of Golem Sr. He threatens to destroy all of Ocean Shores with a giant tsunami machine. In order to stop this, they challenge Eric to a final set of race challenges. After the third battle, however, Eric quits the challenges and runs to the control room, prompting Otto to race him via hoverboard to get to the control room before he does. After winning, the base is destroyed. During the final scene, everyone forgives Eric for everything that he has done and says that he should make some friends that are human.


Reception

The game received "mixed or average" reviews from critics according to the
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. Greg Bemis of ''
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'' gave the game a three stars out of five, saying, "For the younger set, especially those enamored by "Rocket Power," this title provides a solid and enjoyable experience. For those who just want some good old gameplay, "Rocket Power: Beach Bandits" has that too."
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gave the GameCube version a 5 out of 10, writing, "It's for kids. Does that mean it has to be mediocre?"


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* {{Klasky Csupo 2002 video games Game Boy Advance games GameCube games PlayStation 2 games THQ games Video games developed in Australia Adventure games Klasky Csupo video games Rocket Power video games Halfbrick Studios games Multiplayer and single-player video games