Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW! X360

Description

Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW! Princess Bubblegum summons Finn and Jake to the Candy Kingdom to investigate a rash of thefts and kidnappings that have plagued her kingdom. She thinks the cause lies within her Secret Royal Dungeon, where only the nastiest monsters and criminals are locked up. If they've found a way to escape, the Land of Ooo will be in danger!
Following the mathematical, algebraic, and radical success of 2012's Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!, show creator Pendleton Ward teams up with developer WayForward in the all-new action game Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW! Select from an assortment of fan favorite characters from the show, including Finn, Jake, Marceline, Cinnamon Bun, and more, and team up with your friends in four-player co-operative multiplayer as the Adventure Time world comes to life through beautiful pixel animations, and voiceover from the original cast. Fight through 100 floors of a massive dungeon, battling enemies and bosses from across the Adventure Time universe, using an arsenal of weapons and power-ups. Raid chests for treasure and booty that'll help you unravel the mystery of the dungeon!
Key Features: Series creator Pendleton Ward and developer WayForward team up again with a brand new storyline and an offbeat, fun adventure for fans of all ages. Play as fan-favorite Adventure Time characters Finn, Jake, Marceline and Cinnamon Bun plus many more, each one with unique moves and an arsenal of creative attacks. Characters come to life with voiceovers provided by the original TV cast. Play solo or grab your friends for four player, co-operative multiplayer. Fight your way through 100 floors of a massive Secret Royal Dungeon, avoiding treacherous hazards and defeating menacing enemies and bosses from the Adventure Time show. Equip Tokens for awesome ability boosts such as Candy Seeds to double the effectiveness of food, Zeldron's Armor that halves damage taken, Wizard Eyes to see trap switches, and more. Arm your characters with Sub-Weapons like the Hero's Gauntlet, Kitten Gun, Sack of Butter, Ice Stars, and Bananarangs to complement your attacks. Rescue Familiars, little helpers that temporarily assist you in battle, throughout the dungeon. Interact with other popular characters from the Adventure Time show to learn about side quests or buy upgrades to aid your main quest.

Features

• Series creator Pendleton Ward and developer WayForward team up again with a brand new storyline and an offbeat, fun adventure for fans of all ages
• Play as fan-favorite Adventure Time characters Finn, Jake, Marceline and Cinnamon Bun plus many more, each one with unique moves and an arsenal of creative attacks
• Characters come to life with voiceovers provided by the original TV cast
• Play solo or grab your friends for four player, co-operative multiplayer
• Fight your way through 100 floors of a massive Secret Royal Dungeon, avoiding treacherous hazards and defeating menacing enemies and bosses from the Adventure Time show

Customer Reviews

Avoid this.
H. Wulf

I was in the market for a multi-player game to play with my 6 year old, we enjoy the series, so this seemed like a good idea. We previously enjoyed Pokémon Rumble Blast/ the 3 Skylanders games together and we invested 30+ hours in Rumble and 100+ hours in Skylanders. I wanted to try something new.I purchased this on a whim on launch(15th) and didn't read any reviews as there weren't any. I was going off of a few previews that I had read which seemed positive. I should have waited for a review...at 45 Euros(PSN download), I feel cheated. This game is as bare-bones as it gets and not worth that much in any way imaginable. If it had been a 5 buck iPhone game, I would be able to live with the disappointment, but this is a full priced game and I expected to get a good deal of play out of it together with my boy.I don't have much to add to An Interested Readers 1 star review(amazon.co.uk) in terms of gameplay myself.My son sets the bar on games directed at a younger audience in our home, as I would never have purchased this for myself. So when he says it's boring after 45 mins of play and asks if we can play something else, that kind of sums it up for me from his point of view. We gave it a second shot later in the day which lasted 30 mins.Ok, so after I got over the disappointment that my son didn't like it, I sat down and played the thing up until level 22 on my own. It was a grind of the worst sort. Boring sums it up pretty well. My son had that down after 45mins and I was just kidding myself otherwise. Save your time for something more worthwhile, this is not only not worth your hard earned cash, but also not your precious time.I admire those actually liking this and sticking up for it. If only I was so open minded.Imagination? Fine, but if I have to invest massive amounts of imagination into this to make it fun, then I should not have to pay full price. I'm not willing to put up with this game and grin through it just because the series is so good. The times that games of this calibre were acceptable are just too far in the past to justify the amount being charged. There are just far too many better games out there for the same price.Next time I watch the show, I'll probably see this lack luster game in my mind and feel cheated once again. Such a shame. Read more ›

Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW!
-no name-

I don't really understand all the hate on this game. It has a very retro style mission, as it is supposed to be styled after early 90's pixel/8-bit dungeon crawlers and explorers. I guess most people buying this game were not expecting that but then again, read the title of the game. The playable characters are: Finn, Jake, Cinnamon Bun, Marceline (best imo), L.S.P, Ice King, Lemongrab, and Flame Princess. You can upgrade your stats, level up, kill enemys (hugwolf, magic man, death etc), boss fights, side quests, and more. I would recommend this to people who have played and like dungeon crawlers, but not people who just like the show cause chances are you might not like this styled game. Watch out for magic man.

This Game Is Painful Even for Die-Hard Fans
Michael Cangelosi

It’s as if the people behind Adventure Time said, “Well, we love variety, so because the television show is interesting, the game should in turn be boring.” If you play this with four people cooperatively, the social aspect saves the fun factor a little bit, but I was starting to zone out during the single-player experience. The dungeons are dull, lacking in color, too similar to each other, are devoid of secrets, and are too easy. The main thing that I looked forward to was the loading screens because they had some semi-amusing fictional quotes. It wasn’t that they were THAT interesting, but the gameplay set the entertainment bar so low. Unfortunately, the quotes are few, so not far into the game, I began reading the same text repeatedly.The music is below average, I usually forget it’s there, and it doesn’t set any kind of mood. There are treasures to collect, but they all look the same and don’t really add much to the game, so I don’t even bother with them. The enemies are from the show alright, but they are too bland, and instead of constantly using different ones from the show, a series containing an enormous roster of characters, I keep seeing the same foes like skeletons over and over and over again. And sadly, killing enemies just isn’t rewarding enough to spend the time, so I quickly began just running past everything to hurry onto the next level. A game all about fighting things shouldn’t make a player want to speed past it to get it over with.As far as gameplay, the character roster shows eight, but four are unlocked later, and I heard that (a) DLC character(s) is coming. You start with Finn, Jake, Marceline, and Cinnamon Bun, but if you play the single player mode, Marceline is overpowered in terms of speeding through the game. She can float over holes, and there are a lot of them, so for spending the least amount of time in dungeons, she’s the ideal choice. You get a basic attack which can be charged (and you can move while the attack is charged but more slowly) and you can hold one secondary weapon which may or may not have a limited use. For example, the kitten gun uses ammo, but the ice sword is limitless. And for a customizable character, you can equip two accessories at a time that you find in the dungeons, such as giving your character an extra heart or not being knocked back from blows.The game has a very limited story told through somewhat amusing but rare cutscenes. Princess Bubblegum wants you to figure out what’s happening in her secret dungeon after learning that the criminals are getting out, so it’s surprisingly, eh, normal, for a show known for such wacky setups. I mean, investigating a jail due to break outs is what I’d expect from a Batman game or something. The voices are well done, though, so the actors did a superb job as always. As for the boss battles, they have variety, but they just aren’t very exciting. And while dying doesn’t happen too often, the fact that checkpoints only occur once every few levels is a pain because not only do you have to redo the levels you already did, but it’s no easier the second time because the random generator makes the layouts different.I was very disappointed, not just because the game is so blasé, but because the source material is so wonderful. Adventure Time was filled with fascinating and beautiful places with so many colorful and unique characters. The dungeon Finn took Flame Princess to was epic. Why couldn’t the dungeons in the game be too? I always thought that being able to actually explore and fight in Adventure Time dungeons would be a blast, and then this game came out. If you want to enjoy a dungeon crawler, just watch the cartoon. It will bring more than 10 times the pleasure that actually exploring them yourself here will bring. The charm is watered down, the humor is lacking, and the fun is just not there. Read more ›

It's ok!
R. Gentry

Kids don't seem to play this much, not alot different from the first Adventure Time game. There are plenty of other games out there, this is not one of the great ones!

I love Adventure Time
JustinSane

I do not care for this game. They had flopped big time on their first game, so I had very little hope for this one. I had my fingers crossed though since I am a big fan, even though I'm 26. This game was too repeating and certain levels were a little frustrating. Not a very good multiplayer game. It did have some redeeming qualities though, I will say there were some very good Adventure Time references hidden throughout the game.

Super fun as 2 player
Kels

As an avid Adventure Time fan, when I saw this game I had to purchase it. Yet, when I saw the reviews I was a little hesitant but I couldn't resist and got it anyway and was glad I did! It's a very nostalgic set up of a typical old dungeon crawl game but being much better when consisting of Adventure Time characters. Being as such it's very simple game play, going one floor at a time, collecting the treasure and killing monsters, but there are some added elements that make it more enjoyable. My room mate and I love to take the rare night when we are off to just chill and play this game; it's super enjoyable! Though, I'd have to say, if you are getting this game make sure you have someone to play with, I don't see this game being really enjoyable as a single player.