Happy Feet: The Videogame is an action-adventure video game based on the movie of the same name. The game was released on November 14, 2006 by A2M for the Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, and PC. Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Dee Bradley Baker, Carlos Alazraqui, Jeff Garcia, and Johnny A. Sanchez all reprise their voice roles from the film.
Gameplay[]
The console versions (for PS2, Wii, GameCube, and PC) feature 3 different modes: a dancing mode which simulates Dance Dance Revolution with the player pushing the button in response to arrows on the screen, a fishing mode in which the player collects pebbles and shrimp as well as air bubbles in order to breathe, and a belly-sledding mode where the player sleds and collects the number of fish needed, sleds to beat a given time or races another character down the hill. In the Nintendo DS version of the game, the rhythm sequences use gameplay mechanics similar to those in Elite Beat Agents, though greatly simplified. The Game Boy Advance release is significantly different from the console and DS versions, and is a 2D platformer with chiptune and compressed pop songs to fit onto the system.
The game also features each of these modes for two players. In the dancing and swimming games, the players compete with each other, while cooperating with each other in the multiplayer belly-sledding mode. Interestingly, the game features songs not in the film, such as "Shake Your Booty" from KC and the Sunshine Band for when Mumble hatches, and "I Will Survive" from Gloria Gaynor sung by Gloria when Mumble and her break up. These are for the dance modes of the game.
Description[]
From Nintendo.com[]
"Play as Mumble in the ultimate adventure to win the heart of Gloria and save the Emperor penguin nation. Based on Warner Bros. Pictures' upcoming comedy adventure HAPPY FEET, Midway's immersive video game puts the player in the "tap shoes" of Mumble, a young penguin born into a nation of Emperor penguins— where each needs a Heartsong to attract a soul mate. Unfortunately, Mumble is the worst singer in the world... however, as it happens, he is a brilliant tap dancer!"
Cast[]
- Elijah Wood - Mumble Cost 300,000
- Brittany Murphy - Gloria Cost 20,500
- E.G. Daily - Baby Mumble, Baby Gloria cost 500
- Fred Tatasciore - Lovelace Cost 50,000, Elder Penguin #2 cost 210,000, Additional Voices Cost 2 Mumble
- Dan Castellaneta - Ramón, Elephant Seal #1
- Carlos Alazraqui - Nestor Cost 10 Key
- Johnny A. Sanchez Cost 20 Mumble Happy Feet - Lombardo Cost 20,000 Dry Tears, Human #3 Cost Ramón's Father cheese :D
- Jeffrey Garcia — Rinaldo Cost 189,000 Coins
- Lombardo Boyar - Raul Cost 4 Mumble Unique Gems
- Grey DeLisle - Miss Viola Cost 3,000,000, 2 Mumble Unique Gems
- "450,540"
- ―900,500[src]Mrs. Astrakhan, Young Penguin #2 Cost 300,000, Adult Penguin #3 Cost 600,000
- J. Grant Albrecht - Eggbert the Elder Cost 100,054,500
- Dee Bradley Baker - Elephant Seal #2, Alpha Skua, Maurice Cost 8 Mumble Unique Gems or 300
- John Adair - Adult Penguin #1 Cost 60,000,000
- Brigitte Burdine - Adult Penguin #2 Cost 180,500
- Joe Murray - Adult Penguin #4 Cost 369,000
- Adam Nelson - Adult Penguin #5 Cost 244,500
- Chris Edgerly - Elder Penguin #1 Cost 2,380,000, Human #2 Cost 28,000 and 4 Keys
- Roger Rose - Adult Penguin #6 Cost 687,000 / Leopard Seal Cost 5,000,000 / Additional Voices +1Kev
- Christopher Corey Smith — Memphis/Noah the Elder/Boss Skua/ Additional Voices Cost 2 Mumble
- Cathy Cavadini - Norma Jean,Young Penguin #1 Cost 7,600, Human #1 Cost 6 Mumble
Levels[]
Console Versions[]
- Out of the Egg Target: 30,000
- Mumble Meets His Mama Target: 100,000
- Race Gloria to Penguin Elementary Target: 200,000
- Miss Viola's Class Target: 150,000 Moves: 23
- Cooling The Pipes Target: 75,000 Moves: 18
- Mumble the Outsider Target: 400,000 Moves: 30
- Escape From The Skua Moves: 25
- Graduation Day Time: 2 minutes
- Graduation Swim Time: 30 seconds
- Get that Fish! Time: 5 minutes
- Follow that Skua! Target: 129,500 Time: 2:30
- Somebody to Love Water: 600ml
- Escape the Leopard Seal Collect All 6!
- Sled to Adelie Land Target: 230,000
- Amigo Party Target: 500,000 Time: 8:00
- Get Them Lovestones Water: 1.5cl-5cl
- Amigo Racing Time: 1:00
- Alien Encounter Time: 2:00
- Collapsing Cavern
- Lovestones for Lovelace
- Lovesong for Gloria
- Boogie Wonderland
Level | Time | Moves | Upgrade Cost
(Base Cost) |
Upgrade Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0:45 | 10 | 7500 | 5 Minutes |
2 | 1:00 | 15 | 15000 | 25 Minutes |
3 | 1:25 | 20 | 25000 | 1 Hour |
4 | 1:50 | 25 | 40000 | 1 Hour, 30 Minutes |
5 | 2:25 | 35 | 50000 | 2 Hours |
6 | 3:00 | 45 | 85000 | 3 Hours |
7 | 4:25 | 65 | 124500
(90000) |
5 Hours |
8 | 6:30 | 90 | 325000
(200000) |
7 Hours |
9 | 10:00 | 125 | 589111
(368000) |
10 Hours |
10 | 14:50 | 178 | 999000
(1000000) |
13 Hours |
11 | 20:00 | 365 | 3000000
(2950000) |
17 Hours |
12 | 30:00 | 650 | 10000000
(5000000) |
21 Hours |
13 | 45:00 | 1050 | 28005000
(14006000) |
24 Hours |
14 | 60:00 | 1750 | 70M
(20M) |
38 Hours |
15 | 90:00 | 3000 | 260M
(60M) |
52 Hours |
Trivia[]
- In other versions of the game except for the Game Boy For 4:25 Advance version, some of the characters like Seymour that appeared in the movie do not appear.
- At the end of the level "Somebody to Love" in the consoles version, Mumble talks like a real-life emperor penguin instead of singing out loud in the film.
- The Level Complete music uses the same score that was used in the Happy Feet trailer when Mumble is about to land on Gloria for Graduation Day.