Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena

 GameCube
  • Publisher: THQ
  • Release Date: Sep 14, 2002
Metascore
39

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 4 out of 7
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  1. Nintendo Power
    64
    It serves up a Solo Mode, three different multiplayer modes and several creative variations of basic dodgeball. [Nov 2002, p.224]
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  2. Game Informer
    50
    Replicates the movie's charm wonderfully, but its lack of variety hardly qualifies it even as a party game. [Dec 2002, p.130]
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  3. Gamer's Pulse
    50
    Replay value of Scream Arena is low due to its repetitive, yet enjoyable, gameplay.
  5. Gamestyle
    40
    Nothing more than an aggressive version of dodge ball, which does contain some initial attraction that unfortunately, quickly, wanes.
  6. Nintendophiles
    30
    Scream Arena takes a line from the movie and creates and entire game from it. It’s so thin that the single line in the movie is more entertaining.
  7. IGN
    25
    This is not a game for Disney fans, kids, or anyone. In fact, it's barely a game at all.
  8. Cinescape
    16
    A very blatant attempt at making the most money off of a license as possible. The idea of a dodgeball game isn’t terrible, but at the most it should be a mini-game within another game…not a full game itself.

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#32 Most Discussed GameCube Game of 2002

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User Score
5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 21
  3. Negative: 9 out of 21
  1. Mabago
    Jul 12, 2020
    10
    There are few games that exist in this world which reach the monolithic glory that Scream Arena succeeds in doing. This game to the untrainedThere are few games that exist in this world which reach the monolithic glory that Scream Arena succeeds in doing. This game to the untrained eye only appears to be a game based on a film by the mild-mannered Pixar Studio. But to the true epicurean of video game culture, it is a hallmark in the development of the entertainment industry as a whole. Plato asserts that there can be no true perfect quality in the world, but the existence of Monsters Inc: Scream Arena proves otherwise.… Full Review »
  2. JohnLasseter
    Apr 12, 2020
    10
    Monsters Inc Scream Arena’s sheer freedom and sense of adventure is a remarkable achievement. Right from the start, the vast landscape ofMonsters Inc Scream Arena’s sheer freedom and sense of adventure is a remarkable achievement. Right from the start, the vast landscape of Monstropolis is thrown completely open to you, and it constantly finds ways to pique your curiosity with mysterious landmarks, complex hidden puzzles, and enemy camps to raid for treasure and balls. The fact that you can tackle any one of these things at your own pace and almost never get pulled to the main path is liberating, but the way all of Monsters Inc’s systems fit elegantly into complex light survival game is even more impressive. I’ve been running around for over 50 hours and I still have plenty of mysteries left to track down and lots of wonderfully crafted puzzles to solve. I’m in awe of the scope and scale of this adventure, and I often find myself counting the hours until I can get back in.… Full Review »
  3. MonstersIncFan3
    Apr 12, 2020
    10
    Sometimes there can be too much of a good thing and one begins to wonder if the greatness can hold its death grip on your senses for the wholeSometimes there can be too much of a good thing and one begins to wonder if the greatness can hold its death grip on your senses for the whole trip. There's a fear that at the last moment the experience will take a drastically wrong turn and turn your favorite t-shirt into a dishrag. But put those fears aside because Monsters Inc Scream Arena manages to set a fantastic pace early on and keeps everything going right up to the closing credits and then some. Overall, this is the best Monsters Inc game that I’ve seen and, yes, it rules.… Full Review »
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