Ben 10: Protector of Earth

From Justapedia, unleashing the power of collective wisdom
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Ben 10: Protector of Earth
File:Ben 10-videogame.jpg
North American Wii box art
Developer(s)High Voltage Software (Wii, PS2, and PSP), 1st Playable Productions (DS)
Publisher(s)D3 Publisher
Producer(s)Joshua VanVeld
Designer(s)Steve Caywood
Programmer(s)Jerome Haraganis
Artist(s)Dave Leung
Composer(s)Andy Sturmer
SeriesBen 10
EngineQuantum3
Platform(s)Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii
ReleasePSP, PS2, NDS
  • NA: October 30, 2007
  • EU: November 9, 2007
  • AU: November 9, 2007
Wii
  • NA: October 30, 2007
  • EU: November 11, 2007
Genre(s)Action-adventure, Beat 'em up
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

Ben 10: Protector of Earth is an action-adventure video game developed by High Voltage Software and published by D3 Publisher and is based on the series animated television series Ben 10. This is the second Ben 10 game and it was released for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, the Nintendo DS and the Nintendo Wii in late 2007.

Gameplay

'Ben 10 Protector of Earth' is a game where the player controls Ben and helps him to travel into 5 regions from the [United States] in order to recover all the Omnitrix's DNA samples stolen by Vilgax, who want to use it to destroy the world. Its levels consist of solving puzzles, along with enemy waves where the player needs to fight to continue. He also has the access to the Omnitrix, which permits Ben to transform into different alien forms with specific abilities that can be used for combat, puzzles, etc. In the beginning, Ben is only able to access a few of his alien forms for a limited time, but after defeating a boss, Ben can access a new alien form (Fourarms, Heatblast, XLR8, Cannonbolt, and Wildvine) and even unlocks the master control, meaning he can stay alien for an infinite amount of time or switch between aliens without draining Omnitrix energy. Attack combos can be unlocked by collecting Omnitrix points. Limited power boosts or invincibility can be gathered, as well as bonuses to make the Omnitrix recharge faster. Three Sumo Slammer cards are hidden in each main level, and once collected unlock features, such as movie clips.

After each level, Plumber ranks are rewarded, depending on how fast the player beats that level. If the player gets an A rank, you get a character view, usually a boss or a villain. In the main boss levels, a quick time event allows players to execute a special attack at certain points.

Version differences

The Wii, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable versions, developed by High Voltage Software, are largely identical to each other and are played in three-dimensional environments. A second player can join in co-op mode. The Wii version utilizes motion controls, such as simple flicks of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to perform attacks, and pointing the Wii Remote at on-screen targets to execute quick-time events. The PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable versions require the use of memory cards to save progress.

Unlike the other three versions, the Nintendo DS version is a side-scrolling, 2.5D beat 'em up, in which players can use the touchscreen to operate the Omnitrix, switching between available forms.

Plot

At the Grand Canyon that night, a mosquito-like drone sucks most of the DNA out of Ben's Omnitrix while he's sleeping. The next morning, a giant object crashes into the mountains and Ben finds out he can't transform into any of his aliens except Four Arms and Heatblast. After fighting through multiple drones, he defeats a Giant Mech Drone and finds an Omnitrix Crystal which gives him access to XLR8.

Later, the Tennysons go to Mesa Verde and find Vilgax's Drones and the Forever Knights fighting. After defeating all the knights and drones, an injured Forever Knight tells them that Enoch has used all the technology of Area 51 to make a Big Battle-Bot to fight Ben. They go to Area 51 in Nevada and fight Enoch, but Enoch recovers and climbs his Battle-Bot. The determine Enoch will travel to a place to further empower the Battle Bot and Gwen thinks it is the Hoover Dam. They head to the Hoover Dam and fight the Battle-Bot. After defeating it Ben finds another Omnitrix Crystal which regains access to Cannonbolt.

When the Tennysons head to San Francisco, California for a vacation, they find out that Kevin 11 has escaped from the Null Void and has brought some plant creatures with him. He kidnaps Grandpa Max, but later gets sucked to the Null Void again by Ben at a Lumber Mill in Oregon. Later, after fighting through Crater Lake, they head to the Space Needle in Seattle where the mother plant (who has Wildvine's DNA) has made its home and infecting the whole city. After defeating it, Ben finds an Omnitrix Crystal which gives him access to the last unlockable alien in the game, Wildvine.

In outer space, Vilgax and Ghostfreak are working together to recover the Omnitrix. Ben, Gwen, and Grandpa Max head to Effigy Mounds in Iowa for camping, and find some of Ghostfreak's Troops hunting there. After defeating Hex at the end, they discover that Ghostfreak had plundered the Plumber Base in Mt. Rushmore. Ben chases him through Chicago and then defeats him in the Gold Coast Theater and Grandpa Max sucks him in the Null Void.

After defeating Ghostfreak, they go to the Historic Battlefield, where Dr. Animo kidnaps Gwen. They go to the Bayou and discover Clancy, in an abandoned mansion. After Ben defeats him, Max asks him where Animo had taken Gwen. He tells him that it is too late to save her now and Animo plans to turn her into one of his mutanst. Ben and grandpa travel to New Orleans and take a boat to Animo's oil refinery. After defeating Dr. Animo, Gwen tells them that Dr. Animo and Vilgax have planned to suck Earth into the Null Void. Ben then unlocks Master Control in the Omnitrix.

After going to Washington DC where there were Null Void Portals everywhere, and Ben defeats SixSix and his Detrovite Troops in Cape Canaveral. Grandpa Max uses rockets found there to make the Rustbucket capable of flight. Then, they fly to Vilgax's Ship and Ben tries to defeat Vilgax. After a big battle that ends with Vilgax's defeat, Ben discovers that the rest of the Omnitrix Crystals are right there on the ship. But just after he retrieves them, the ship starts powering down and projecting a Null Void Portal, which then sucks in Vilgax and his ship. Luckily, Ben, Gwen, and Grandpa Max escape in time and get back to their vacation.

Reception

Critical reception has been mainly average. IGN scored the Wii, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable versions a 6.8 out of 10, commenting that the cel-shaded graphics, simple gameplay and on-the-fly saving suits the target demographic but was unable to recommend it for hardcore gamers.[8] Lucas M. Thomas scored the Nintendo DS version one point higher, praising its gameplay and sound.[9]

Eurogamer gave the Wii, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable versions 5 out of 10, highlighting the drop-in drop-out two player mode and decent cutscenes, but criticising the bland environments.[3]

Sales

The game sold more than 2.5 million units worldwide by November 2008.[10][11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Ben 10: Protector of Earth for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ben 10: Protector of Earth for Wii Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Ellie Gibson (20 December 2007). "Kids' Game Roundup Review". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2009-04-13. That sums up Ben 10: Protector of Earth, really: it works well enough. There's nothing here to appeal to adults, or anyone who isn't a Ben 10 fan. But if you know one of those, this is a great present.
  4. ^ M Thomas, Lucas (13 November 2007). "Ben 10: Protector of Earth". IGN. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  5. ^ Irvine, Nathan (30 October 2007). "Ben 10: Protector of Earth review". GamesRadar. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Ben 10: Protector of Earth - WII - Review". GameZone. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. ^ Walbank, Mark (7 December 2007). "Ben 10: Protector of Earth". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. ^ Bozon (November 14, 2007). "IGN: Ben 10: Protector of Earth Review". IGN. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-13. Ben 10 sets out to do nothing more than provide some basic, two-button action, and it succeeds in doing just that.
  9. ^ Thomas, Lucas (13 November 2007). "Ben 10 Protector of Earth Nintendo DS review". IGN. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  10. ^ "D3Publisher's Smash Hit Ben 10: Protector of Earth Sells 2.5 Million Units Worldwide". Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway. November 26, 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  11. ^ IGN Staff (November 26, 2008). "Ben 10: Protector of Earth sells 2.5 million copies". IGN. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  12. ^ Peckham, Matt (November 26, 2008). "Cartoon Network Game "Ben 10" Tops 2.5 Million Sales". pcworld.com. Retrieved October 15, 2019.

External links

Retrieved from "https://justapedia.org/index.php?title=Ben_10:_Protector_of_Earth&oldid=1115971476"