Tak and the Power of Juju

 Game Boy Advance
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
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  1. Gamezilla!
    74
    But the game just isn’t The Sims. You can’t just do whatever you want and the mission driven game is just a little too simplistic to be overly fun.
  2. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    70
    It's sometimes difficult to track down the Sim you need in order to advance a quest, and the dialogue is maddeningly repetitive, but otherwise, Bustin' Out is engaging, original, and just plain fun. [Jan 2004, p.164]
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  3. Computer and Video Games
    70
    The GameCube and GBA versions have possibly the most exciting exclusive option, with players able to download special mini-games to their GBA which will earn them Simoleons and other goodies to use in the Cube game.
  5. Weekly Famitsu
    68
    7 / 6 / 7 / 7 - 27 [Vol 788; 23 Jan 2004]
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  6. Nintendojo
    65
    Not a bad game, for The Sims' first handheld outing. Despite its many little flaws, Bustin' Out is still a hard game to put down.
  7. GBA Central
    60
    Be it from talking to characters to fulfilling the needs, however without the ability to make money and build larger houses, and the distinctive lack of a variety of furniture this open-ended gameplay quickly wears thin, even making the whole thing less open-ended in practice than in theory.

Awards & Rankings

24
#24 Best Game Boy Advance Game of 2003
19
#19 Most Discussed Game Boy Advance Game of 2003
31
#31 Most Shared Game Boy Advance Game of 2003

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User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 25
  3. Negative: 3 out of 25
  1. valzi
    Mar 1, 2023
    5
    The reviews are for a sims game. This is not a sims game. Please ignore everything here.
  2. BSchwarz95
    Jul 9, 2018
    6
    So, with my "Game Renaissance" (so to speak), I've made it a point to replay games that I played as a kid and many of the ones I added to mySo, with my "Game Renaissance" (so to speak), I've made it a point to replay games that I played as a kid and many of the ones I added to my Backlog were games I'd never beaten. I think this is one of those games and to be honest, it was more difficult than I expected. Still, if the average playthrough length is 7.5 hours (on HLTB) and I finished it in 2.5, maybe it wasn't quite difficult enough? I know it's for kids and I played it on the Gameboy Advance so I might not be the target audience; I still had a good time! It was entertaining, funny, slightly challenging, and it felt fresh. As a side-scrolling platformer, it excels in simply entertainment value but it doesn't offer anything you haven't seen before (even if it is 15 years old).… Full Review »
  3. Nichole
    Jul 13, 2005
    10
    I thought it was really fun. I hope they come out with another one.
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