Celebrity Deathmatch (video game)
Celebrity Deathmatch is a fighting and professional wrestling video game by American studio Big Ape Productions based on the MTV series of the same name. It was available for PlayStation, as well as Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The game features celebrities and movie monsters as playable characters.
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Developer(s) | Big Ape Productions Coresoft (PS) |
Publisher(s) | Gotham Games |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox |
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Genre(s) | Fighting, professional wrestling |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
In this fighting game, the player needs to hit their opponent several times until the opponent's life meter flashes red. With this, a text will show Kill! on the HUD, the winning player then needs to fill up the MTV meter to full, in order to make it rise faster, players can taunt the audience. When in the proper momentum, the player can finish the opponent off by performing their special moves, totally decimating the opponent.
Within the match, several boxes containing various power-ups and weapons can be picked up by the players.
Characters
There are 27 total celebrities: 20 from the start and seven unlockable, regular versions of Nick and Johnny are not playable. There are also 4 created fighters (male and female, each with two sets of fighting styles).
- Busta Rhymes
- Carrot Top
- Cousin Grimm
- Shannen Doherty
- Carmen Electra
- Frankenstein's monster
- Gladiator Nick
- Ron Jeremy
- Tommy Lee
- Marilyn Manson
- Cindy Margolis
- Miss Cleo
- Mr. T
- Mummy
- NSYNC (each chosen separately)
- Dennis Rodman
- Anna Nicole Smith
- Jerry Springer
- Wizard Johnny
- Wolfman
- Zatar the Alien
Reception
Aggregator | Score | |||
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PC | PS | PS2 | Xbox | |
GameRankings | 27%[1] | 20%[2] | 37%[3] | 36%[4] |
Metacritic | 30/100[5] | N/A | 32/100[6] | 36/100[7] |
Publication | Score | |||
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PC | PS | PS2 | Xbox | |
1Up.com | N/A | N/A | F[8] | F[8] |
Game Informer | N/A | N/A | 2.75/10[9] | 2.75/10[10] |
GameRevolution | N/A | N/A | D−[11] | D−[11] |
GameSpot | 2.8/10[12] | N/A | 2.8/10[12] | 2.8/10[12] |
GameSpy | N/A | N/A | [13] | [14] |
GameZone | 4.5/10[15] | N/A | 5.5/10[16] | 5.7/10[17] |
IGN | 5/10[18] | N/A | 4/10[19] | 5/10[20] |
OPM (US) | N/A | [21] | [22] | N/A |
OXM (US) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3/10[23] |
PC Gamer (US) | 17%[24] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The PC, PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received "unfavorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[6][7][5]
References
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- "MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch Critic Reviews for PlayStation 2". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
- "MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch Critic Reviews for Xbox". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
- 1UP Staff (2003-11-06). "Celebrity Deathmatch (PS2, Xbox)". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on 2013-03-12. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
- Leeper, Justin (January 2004). "Celebrity Deathmatch (PS2)". Game Informer (129): 135. Archived from the original on 2007-12-26. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
- "Celebrity Deathmatch (Xbox)". Game Informer (129): 151. January 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
- Gee, Brian (November 2003). "Celebrity Deathmatch Review (PS2, Xbox)". Game Revolution. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
- Navarro, Alex (2003-10-27). "Celebrity Deathmatch Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
- Freeman, Matthew (2003-11-01). "GameSpy: Celebrity Deathmatch (PS2)". GameSpy. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
- Freeman, Matthew (2003-11-01). "GameSpy: Celebrity Deathmatch (Xbox)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on 2005-12-26. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
- Hopper, Steven (2003-10-30). "Celebrity Deathmatch - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2009-01-02. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
- Bedigian, Louis (2003-10-23). "Celebrity Deathmatch - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2008-12-30. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
- Wrentmore, John (2003-10-27). "Celebrity Deathmatch - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
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- McNamara, Tom (2003-10-30). "Celebrity Deathmatch (Xbox)". IGN. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
- "Celebrity Deathmatch (PS)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. January 2004.
- "Celebrity Deathmatch (PS2)". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 125. January 2004.
- "Celebrity Deathmatch". Official Xbox Magazine: 79. January 2004.
- Morris, Dan (January 2004). "MTV Celebrity Deathmatch". PC Gamer: 119. Archived from the original on 2006-03-15. Retrieved 2014-05-15.