Scaler

 GameCube
Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
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  1. Jolt Online Gaming UK
    72
    To be fair, the game is aimed at kids and it's by no means poor – the fact that it's available for less than twenty quid doesn't exactly hurt either.
  2. Nintendo Power
    70
    Although much of the action is standard platformer fare, sliding on vines is zany fun. [Feb 2005, p.113]
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  3. eToychest
    70
    It's not entirely engaging or original, but it is fun. It's attractive, sounds nice, and the story-for all its faults-can be ignored safely with no detrimental effects.
  5. GameSpot
    66
    There's nothing especially wrong with it to make it something worth drawing ire over, but at the same time, it never finds a way to actually draw you into its experience, and it just seems to lack the intangible qualities needed to make a truly successful platformer.
  6. Xequted
    66
    There is an element of comedy in Scaler and it is very welcome -it does lack the wittiness of, say, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, but it does make the game that much more enjoyable.
  7. Game Power Australia
    65
    Straddles the line between good design and mediocrity so consistently that it's hard to love it or hate it.
  8. Gaming Age
    58
    It does well by the proven conventions of the games before it; The story is, at the very least, entertaining to watch unfold and there's more than enough game for $20.

Awards & Rankings

51
#51 Best GameCube Game of 2004
48
#48 Most Discussed GameCube Game of 2004
25
#25 Most Shared GameCube Game of 2004

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User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. jmorris724
    Jul 30, 2015
    5
    terrible music. repetitive gameplay. what were they thinking? the only reason it gets a 5 is because of good graphics. i played for 10 minutesterrible music. repetitive gameplay. what were they thinking? the only reason it gets a 5 is because of good graphics. i played for 10 minutes before giving it up.… Full Review »
  2. AlisaH.
    Jun 1, 2007
    9
    It's a fun entertaining game that sometimes if you just feel like crawling like a lizard or something this is the game to play, what It's a fun entertaining game that sometimes if you just feel like crawling like a lizard or something this is the game to play, what else can I say? Now if you'll excuse I'm going to go play some Scaler.… Full Review »
  3. Kat
    Apr 19, 2005
    9
    I don't care what Game Informer said. They can't tell good games when they see them. I think a game starring lizards is great!
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