Adventure Time: Finn & Jake Investigations
Adventure Time: Finn & Jake Investigations is a 2015 action adventure video game developed by Vicious Cycle Software[1] under license from Cartoon Network Interactive. It was published by Little Orbit for Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Windows, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.[2] This is the fourth game based on the animated television series Adventure Time following The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom, and the first action-adventure title in the series presented in full 3D graphics.[2] The game was first announced on April 21, 2015,[3] and released on October 20, 2015, in North America,[1][2] and on November 6 in Europe.
Adventure Time: Finn & Jake Investigations | |
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Developer(s) | Vicious Cycle Software[1] |
Publisher(s) | Little Orbit |
Designer(s) | Dave Ellis |
Writer(s) | Dave Ellis |
Composer(s) | Rod Abernethy |
Series | Adventure Time |
Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Wii U Windows Xbox 360 Xbox One |
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Genre(s) | Action-adventure, Role-playing |
The game was removed from digital storefronts on March 31, 2018, due to the expiration of Little Orbit's Adventure Time license.[4]
Overview
Players check out Land of Ooo locales, talk to characters, sharpen their creative puzzle-solving skills, and defeat bad guys. Loosely based on the TV show's sixth season, the game features a focus on exploring, investigating, and puzzle-solving. Thanks to the discovery of an assignment printing machine called the 'tickertype,' Finn and Jake decide to become detectives like their parents, Joshua and Margaret. Players gradually fill the treasure room of Finn and Jake's Tree House with treasure from enemies that they defeat.[2]
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 66/100 |
Publication | Score |
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Nintendo Life | 7/10 |
Nintendo World Report | 7/10 |
It has a score of 66 on Metacritic.[5] Nintendo Life awarded it a score of 7 out of 10, saying "While it might prove too basic for more advanced players, younger players and families should have a fun time questing with dog and human. Big fans of the show, of course, should not feel so afraid to give this one a try, either."[6] Nintendo World Report awarded it a score of 7 out of 10, saying "By default, I feel as if this is the best Adventure Time video game so far. It's not perfect, and it's a little on the easy side, but as an Adventure Time fan, it made me smile."[7]
References
- Whitehead, Thomas (2015-04-21). "Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations Heading to Wii U and 3DS This Fall". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 2015-04-22. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
- Schuler, Erich (2015-04-21). "Enter the Third Dimension with the New Adventure Time Game". IGN. Archived from the original on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
- "Untitled". Little Orbit's official Facebook. 2015-04-21. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
- @littleorbit (March 24, 2018). "The time has come to say goodbye to our Adventure Time titles" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Adventure Time: Finn & Jake Investigations Metacritic listing". (http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/adventure-time-finn-and-jake-investigations Archived 2016-06-20 at the Wayback Machine) Metacritic. Accessed 30 May 2016.
- Latshaw, Tim, 22nd Oct 2015 "Review: Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations (Wii U)" (http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/wiiu/adventure_time_finn_and_jake_investigations Archived 2016-05-24 at the Wayback Machine). Nintendo Life. Accessed 30 May 2016.
- Bonds, October 20, 2015, "Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations Review" (http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/41338/adventure-time-finn-and-jake-investigations-review Archived 2016-06-12 at the Wayback Machine). Nintendo World Report. Accessed 30 May 2016.