The Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-Traction

The Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-traction is a fighting video game for the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation. It was released in 2001 and is based on the Cartoon Network animated series The Powerpuff Girls.

The Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-traction
Developer(s)	VIS Entertainment Asylum Entertainment
Publisher(s)	BAM! Entertainment
Composer(s)	Thomas Chase Jones Steve Rucker James L. Venable
Series	The Powerpuff Girls
Platform(s)	Nintendo 64 PlayStation
Release	Nintendo 64 NA: October 14, 2001 PlayStation NA: November 8, 2001 PAL: December 7, 2001
Genre(s)	Arena Fighting
Mode(s)	Single player

Gameplay

The Powerpuff Girls must battle enemies in a variety of settings in order to reclaim Chemical X and track down Mojo Jojo. Players can choose from ten playable characters, which consist of the three Powerpuff Girls and seven villains (Ace, Big Billy, Fuzzy Lumpkins, HIM, Mojo Jojo, Princess Morbucks, and Sedusa).

In the story mode, players can pick up objects and throw them at an enemy to decrease their opponents health meter. They can use superpowered attacks by collecting vials of Chemical X. For the PlayStation edition, all three Powerpuff Girls were given an additional special move. If the player successfully defeats the enemy in two out of three rounds, they move to the next enemy location. The gameplay is very similar to the popular Capcom fighting game, Power Stone.

Players can play the story mode or can battle against a friend in a head-to-head battle.

In Simulator Mode, people can fight as a Powerpuff against a villain or a villain against another villain.

Plot

The Powerpuff Girls were making a delicious pie while Bubbles decided to add in Chemical X as an ingredient for the pie. Once they baked the pie, Mojo Jojo took the pie and shared it with his allies including Fuzzy Lumpkins, Big Billy, Ace, Sedusa and Princess Morbucks. The Powerpuff Girls eventually defeat Mojo Jojo but were surprised by HIM's sudden arrival so the fiend can use the Chemical X for himself. The girls defeated HIM and put the Chemical X back where it belongs.

Reception

Reception
Review scores Publication Score N64 PS Game Informer N/A 1.5/10[1] GameZone N/A 7/10[2] IGN N/A 2/10[3] Nintendo Power [4] N/A OPM (US) N/A [5] X-Play N/A [6] Aggregate scores GameRankings 30%[7] 39%[8] Metacritic N/A 30/100[9]

The PlayStation version received "unfavorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[9]

References

1. Helgeson, Matt (November 2001). "The Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-Traction (PS)". Game Informer (103): 123. Archived from the original on February 3, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
2. Suzi Sez (November 27, 2001). "The Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-Traction Review - PlayStation". GameZone. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
3. Fujita, Mark (November 29, 2001). "Power Puff [sic] Girls: Chemical X-traction (PS)". IGN. Archived from the original on November 20, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
4. "The Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-Traction". Nintendo Power. 150. November 2001.
5. "The Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-Traction". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 174. December 2001.
6. Concepcion, Miguel (August 9, 2002). "'[The] Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-Traction' (PS)". X-Play. Archived from the original on August 13, 2002. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
7. "The Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-Traction for Nintendo 64". GameRankings. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
8. "The Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-Traction for PlayStation". GameRankings. Archived from the original on December 12, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
9. "The Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-Traction for PlayStation Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2017.

External links

• The Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-Traction at MobyGames
• The Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-Traction on IMDb