Pet Alien: An Intergalactic Puzzlepalooza (French: Alien Bazar : Mission Crétinus), also known as simply Pet Alien, is a puzzle game developed by Shin'en Multimedia and published by The Game Factory for the Nintendo DS. It is based on the television series Pet Alien.
Gameplay
In An Intergalactic Puzzlepalooza players control the five aliens: Dinko, Gumpers, Flip, Swanky and Scruffy. They all have their special abilities, and the purpose of the game is to utilize these abilities in order to obtain certain gems that lie scattered around various levels. The player starts out controlling Gumpers, and as the player progresses throughout the game, the other aliens become unlocked.[citation needed]
The game centers on five aliens and their quest to save their Earthling friend Tommy Cadle. The aliens and Tommy Cadle are taken into space in the evil Robotix (who want them and Tommy for their zoo)'s spaceship, where the aliens have to overcome numerous obstacles in order to escape and save their friend using their unique abilities.
The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1]GameZone gave the Australian version a mixed review, a month-and-a-half before its U.S. release date.[4]
^Rositano, Joseph (July 7, 2007). "Pet Alien Review". PALGN. PAL Gaming Network. Archived from the original on January 17, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^Jordan, Jon (September 12, 2007). "Pet Alien". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
