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said in one review that the game "works so well precisely because it is so different from the typical platform game. The realism of the gameplay, set in the surreal world of a cartoony theme park, makes this a game well worth any gamer's time." However, Boba Fatt said in another review that the
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1311:Infamous 2
1256:Sly Cooper
1159:2022-06-09
1130:2022-06-09
1094:2019-01-15
1063:2022-06-09
1007:2014-12-18
981:2022-06-09
946:2014-12-18
915:2022-06-09
889:2014-12-18
857:2014-12-18
789:2022-06-09
775:Gamecenter
755:2014-12-18
719:2022-06-09
685:2014-12-18
640:2022-06-09
635:Ziff Davis
610:References
410:(J.W.) 88%
408:(L.B.) 92%
294:Aggregator
71:Don Munsil
1211:MobyGames
1179:Future US
847:FuncoLand
285:Reception
280:Reception
270:trademark
231:Microsoft
1347:Ghost of
1304:Infamous
1293:Infamous
936:GameSpot
519:website
417:GameSpot
384:7.125/10
266:Sprocket
195:Gameplay
173:Nintendo
167:for the
165:Ubi Soft
133:Platform
128:Genre(s)
60:Ubi Soft
1396:Portals
1153:GamePro
1115:GamePro
1052:NextGen
909:GameFan
878:GameFan
820:June 9,
740:AllGame
599:GamePro
585:GamePro
532:GamePro
526:NextGen
403:GameFan
329:AllGame
258:E3 1999
139:Mode(s)
98:Release
1349:series
1295:series
1258:series
538:Rocket
508:8.4/10
422:7.6/10
1422:1990s
1149:(PDF)
970:Hyper
965:(PDF)
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556:Notes
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429:Hyper
322:Score
297:Score
181:robot
155:is a
822:2022
779:CNET
446:9/10
396:8/10
372:8/10
212:Plot
204:and
202:jazz
1209:at
1001:IGN
679:IGN
660:IGN
630:IGN
458:88%
441:IGN
434:84%
307:82%
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