ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth
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| Developer(s) |
ToeJam & Earl Productions Visual Concepts Entertainment |
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| Director(s) | Greg Johnson |
| Designer(s) | Greg Johnson |
| Composer(s) | Burke Trieschmann |
| Platform(s) | Xbox |
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, action, platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| Publication | Score |
| CVG | 8/10 |
| EGM | 7/10 |
| Eurogamer | 7/10 |
| Game Informer | 6/10 |
| GamePro | 4.5/5 |
| GameSpot | 5/10 |
| IGN | 6.3/10 |
| GameNOW | B+ |
ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth is an action video game released for the Xbox on October 23, 2002. Developed by ToeJam & Earl Productions and Visual Concepts, and published by Sega and Microsoft, it is the third installment in the ToeJam & Earl series. Players assume the role of one of three extraterrestrial protagonists: ToeJam and Earl, who starred in the series' first two games, and Latisha, a new character. While using power-ups to combat enemies, players seek to collect the twelve "Sacred Albums of Funk" and defeat the antagonistic "Anti-Funk".
The original two ToeJam & Earl games were a key Sega Genesis franchise, but development of a third game was prevented by the poor North American commercial performance of the console's successor, the Sega Saturn. Versions of ToeJam & Earl III developed at different times for the Nintendo 64 and Dreamcast were canceled, but the latter was completed for the Xbox. On release, the game met with poor sales and mixed reviews; while certain critics found its gameplay innovative, its humor, soundtrack and graphics were variously praised and derided. Opinions of the game's overall enjoyability and longevity were also mixed.
ToeJam & Earl III follows the extraterrestrial protagonists ToeJam and Earl, who starred in the series' previous games, and a new female character named Latisha. ToeJam is three-legged and red; Earl is overweight and orange. Both characters have been considered parodies of American hip-hop and urban culture. Latisha has been variously described as "feisty" and "brimming with attitude" by critics.
The three characters journey to Earth, in order to retrieve the stolen twelve Sacred Albums of Funk and return them to Lamont the Funkopotamus. Levels take place on terrains that represent Earth's ecosystems. The game's ultimate antagonist is the Anti-Funk, whose defeat will "save the world from all that is unfunky". The "funk" has been described as a parody of Star Wars' the Force, with the Anti-Funk being the dark side.
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