''The Penguins of Madagascar'' is a

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developed by

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and released on

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on November 2, 2010, with additional minigames utilizing the camera on

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systems. The game is based on

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and

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's ''

The Penguins of Madagascar ''The Penguins of Madagascar'' is an American computer-animated television series co-produced by DreamWorks Animation and Nickelodeon. It stars nine characters from DreamWorks' animated film ''Madagascar'': the penguins Skipper ( Tom McGrath) ...

'' animated television series, and is unrelated to DreamWorks' ''

Penguins of Madagascar ''Penguins of Madagascar'' (also known as ''Penguins of Madagascar: The Movie'') is a 2014 American computer-animated spy action comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Starring the voices of Tom McGra ...

'' film. The game received a successor, '' The Penguins of Madagascar: Dr. Blowhole Returns – Again!'', in September 2011 for most gaming platforms.

Overview

The game's plot involves the penguins throwing King Julien a party, finding Mort, and removing snow from their zoo. Players must switch between each of the four penguins, or all of them stacked together, in order to traverse the overhead-angled environments and solve puzzles. The game also features unlockable minigames, allows players to adorn the penguins' hideout with decorations, and a

exclusive-mode that lets King Julien critique the player's photographs taken with the system's camera.

Critical reception

Common Sense Media Common Sense Media (CSM) is an organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology with the goal of providing information on their suitability for children.

gave the game 4 stars out of 5, writing "The strategic puzzle-solving format is a fantastic way to bring The Penguins of Madagascar into the video game world. It was a pleasantly unexpected choice on the part of the developers, and such a better one than if they'd simply given us a game about penguins waddling along and smacking enemies. Kids will really have to put on their thinking caps for these fun, brain-teasing levels -- but remembering that the audience here will be younger kids, the developers didn't go crazy with any way-too-difficult challenges. They're all fun, but do-able -- which is great. And the invention-creating mini-games break things up nicely (although you will have to put together the same darn bridge way too many times). Along the way, you can collect snow cones that can be used to purchase mini-games, which also provides a nice break from the strategic planning." Kidsworld gave it 4/5 stars, writing " This is a great game that can be played for short intervals of time and then picked up at a later date".

References

External links

IGN press release
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