Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm

 Xbox 360
  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Jun 25, 2008
  • Also On: PC
Metascore
51

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 13
  3. Negative: 7 out of 13
  1. TeamXbox
    65
    The flaws hold the game back from being as entertaining as it could have been, yet its over-the-top take on a classic formula is worth more than a few laughs to fans.
  2. IGN
    62
    Happy Tree Friends is a decent game that will please fans, but will end up boring most gamers. The difficultly never really ramps up from level 1 to level 30 and the levels are so short, you'll be done before dinner's ready.
  3. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    60
    The initial reaction when Happy Tree Friends was fired up was "rubbish", "stupid" and "why are you playing this?" It looks bland, boring and slow...Yet for the person playing it, it's endearing, addictive and surprisingly fun.
  5. Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
    60
    Perfect fodder for a FREE online flash game. [Oct 2008, p.102]
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  6. MS Xbox World
    50
    The Happy Tree Friends has quite a faithful fan base, but most people will be left disappointed with the level of difficulty and the shortness of the game.
  7. X-ONE Magazine UK
    50
    It's basically four buttons, used in the same way each time. Fun. [Issue#36, p.115]
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  8. Console Monster
    49
    Whereas the Flash series is known for its over the top gore and unbelievable injuries caused by and to the cutesy animals, False Alarm will be known for its poor controls and short length.
  9. GameSpot
    45
    Happy Tree Friends False Alarm is clunky, unimaginative, and more like a false start than a fun game.
  10. Official Xbox Magazine
    45
    After several stages, it becomes painfully repetitive. [Oct 2008, p.85]
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  11. Eurogamer
    40
    The basic Lemmings meets Itchy & Scratchy idea is sound, but the final product feels half-baked.
  12. Totally360
    40
    The question is, does the game warrant its price of 800 points? The answer would have to be a firm ‘no’ simply because it becomes all too repetitive far too quickly and with no real pull factor other than perhaps replaying each level in order to nail gold (and pick up achievements a-plenty) there’s not much longevity here either.
  13. Games Master UK
    37
    Guiding the five idiotic animals through each level is real torture. [Oct 2008, p.85]
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  14. WonderwallWeb
    20
    One big mess.

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User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 4 out of 12
  1. GiOD
    Jun 28, 2008
    6
    Make no mistake, Happy Tree Friends is pretty much a rip off of Lemmings, though in this case its a good rip. What really sucks is that youMake no mistake, Happy Tree Friends is pretty much a rip off of Lemmings, though in this case its a good rip. What really sucks is that you can litterally beat the game in about 2 hours
    (hence my score of 6) and thats counting getting all gold awards. Like Lemmings the Happy Tree Friends will walk through the level with no consequence or any reason knowing that their heading to there deaths unless you help them. You have your freeze button (to freeze them in place), your fire button (to make them move faster), your nitro button (to blow up obstacles and clear paths), and your action button (pull levers, switches, etc). I'm glad to say that the graphics are nice and simple (it is based on a flash cartoon afterall), sound effects are spot on, music is ok nothing really special, and controls are easy to get a grasp on. My 2 biggest grips are once again the length, seriously no more than 2 hours and your done, and at times the A.I. will be spotty. There are times when i would lite a fire so that the HTF would move faster but sometimes one of them will run backwards instead of forwards, and also sometimes one of them will get stuck on a corner and not come out of it. But all in all i did have a good time with it, just know that you'll be done with it in no time flat.    … Full Review »
  2. dylansgaming48
    Jul 28, 2023
    4
    happy tree friends false alarm is really not good boring gameplay and levels and all of the levels are pretty much the same overall no worthhappy tree friends false alarm is really not good boring gameplay and levels and all of the levels are pretty much the same overall no worth picking up on the xbox 360 arcade… Full Review »
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