Jimmy Neutron vs. Jimmy Negatron

Jimmy Neutron vs. Jimmy Negatron is a video game for the Game Boy Advance and PC. In the game, the player plays as Jimmy Neutron as he tries to stop his evil alter ego, Jimmy Negatron, from his evil deeds. It was published by THQ and Nick Games and developed by AWE Games (PC) and Human Soft (GBA). This is the only Jimmy Neutron video game that isn't movie based. The game has a demo for SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month which was released around the same time.

Jimmy Neutron vs. Jimmy Negatron
Developer(s)Human Soft (GBA)
AWE Games (PC)
Publisher(s)THQ
Nick Games
Platform(s)Game Boy Advance, Microsoft Windows
Release
  • NA: September 25, 2002
  • PAL: February 7, 2003
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

Jimmy Neutron vs Jimmy Negatron is a third-person 3D video game which has gameplay largely consisting of puzzles and problem-solving, with Jimmy having to solve various puzzles to progress, such as gathering required items or passing obstacles. Besides puzzle solving, there are enemies that the player must avoid or battle with in boss fights to progress through certain locations. Throughout the game, the player primarily plays Jimmy Neutron, the protagonist.

Plot

The beginning of the game takes place in a museum in Retroville.

Jimmy decides to build a time machine to impress Cindy. He sets the travel time to 50 years in the past. When Jimmy decides to activate the time machine with him and Goddard inside, they are instead teleported into cages in the lair of Jimmy Negatron. Jimmy Negatron is an evil version of Neutron from another dimension. Negatron plans on taking over Retroville and Jimmy must stop him.

Reception
Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
GBAPC
AllGame[1][2]
GameZone6.5/10[3]
IGN6/10[4]
Nintendo Power2.4/5[5]
Aggregate score
Metacritic55/100[6]

The Game Boy Advance version has a score of 55 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "mixed or average reviews". It was mostly praised for its graphics, which were considered to be above average at the time of its release.[6]

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References
  1. Marriott, Scott Alan. "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius vs Jimmy Negatron (GBA) - Overview". Allgame. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
  2. Marriott, Scott Alan. "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius vs Jimmy Negatron (PC) - Overview". Allgame. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
  3. Hollingshead, Anise (2002-11-24). "Jimmy Neutron vs. Jimmy Negatron Review - Game Boy Advance". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
  4. Harris, Craig (2002-12-22). "Jimmy Neutron vs. Jimmy Negatron". IGN. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
  5. "Jimmy Neutron vs. Jimmy Negatron". Nintendo Power: 159. February 2003.
  6. "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron vs Jimmy Negatron for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-12-22.


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