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Rating: T for Teen. Publisher: Gotham Games. Year: 2002.
This is a beautifully-done video pinball game based on the first two Austin Powers movies! It's really two pinball games in one, as there are two different "boards" to play. The first board is "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery", the second is "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me". I don't normally agree with how video games are rated, but feel T for Teen is appropriate here. There is some mild language and sexual innuendo within the elements of the game. Things like "Fat Bastard" (in most Austin Powers merchandise, the name of that character is either blanked out or totally changed), "Ivana Humpalot", "Alotta Fagina", and some of the voice clips. It's all pretty mild, though. Real young kids won't get a lot of it. This is certainly not a "dangerous" game.
I love the boards! They're so stylish and colorful! They look like real pinball machine games, only on a video game screen. The designers of this game really did justice to the Austin Powers movies. Almost all of the standout characters are highlighted, as well as most of the funny plot devices.
Both boards are great, and I can't really say that I like one over the other. I think "The Spy Who Shagged Me" is much easier to play, and I do better in it. It also has more interesting characters like Mini-Me, Fat Bastard, and Ivana Humpalot. But it's a bit too cluttered. "International Man of Mystery" has a much nicer-looking layout, plus the colors are a bit more brilliant. And you get to see cool things here like the Shaguar and the Fembots, that you don't see in "Shagged". It would have been nice if they could have incorporated all these elements in one pinball game, but I don't know how they could have done that and still kept it simple. I'm an Austin Powers fan, and I'm very happy with the job they've done on this game. You will, too.
But you don't even need to like the Austin Powers movies to play this game. That's the beauty of it. This is a game that stands alone. Like or loathe the movies, you must admit these are beautiful pinball boards. There are different levels of difficulty, but believe me, "Novice" is hard enough to master. I certainly wouldn't jump into "Regular", "Novice", or "Tournament" first time out. Any fan of pinball will find this is a simple to operate, but challenging pinball game.
History: The first Austin Powers movie, "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery", was released in 1997. The second film, "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me", was released in 1999. This game was released in September of 2002, after the release of the third movie, "Austin Powers In Goldmember". I find it odd that the third movie was not put into this game. It's obvious that this game was released to help promote that movie.
Voice Talent:
Mike Myers as Austin Powers/Dr. Evil/Fat Bastard.
Robert Wagner as Number Two.
Michael York as Basil Expedition.
Verne Troyer as Mini-Me.
Kristen Johnson as Ivana Humpalot.
This is a beautifully-done video pinball game based on the first two Austin Powers movies! It's really two pinball games in one, as there are two different "boards" to play. The first board is "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery", the second is "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me". I don't normally agree with how video games are rated, but feel T for Teen is appropriate here. There is some mild language and sexual innuendo within the elements of the game. Things like "Fat Bastard" (in most Austin Powers merchandise, the name of that character is either blanked out or totally changed), "Ivana Humpalot", "Alotta Fagina", and some of the voice clips. It's all pretty mild, though. Real young kids won't get a lot of it. This is certainly not a "dangerous" game.
I love the boards! They're so stylish and colorful! They look like real pinball machine games, only on a video game screen. The designers of this game really did justice to the Austin Powers movies. Almost all of the standout characters are highlighted, as well as most of the funny plot devices.
Both boards are great, and I can't really say that I like one over the other. I think "The Spy Who Shagged Me" is much easier to play, and I do better in it. It also has more interesting characters like Mini-Me, Fat Bastard, and Ivana Humpalot. But it's a bit too cluttered. "International Man of Mystery" has a much nicer-looking layout, plus the colors are a bit more brilliant. And you get to see cool things here like the Shaguar and the Fembots, that you don't see in "Shagged". It would have been nice if they could have incorporated all these elements in one pinball game, but I don't know how they could have done that and still kept it simple. I'm an Austin Powers fan, and I'm very happy with the job they've done on this game. You will, too.
But you don't even need to like the Austin Powers movies to play this game. That's the beauty of it. This is a game that stands alone. Like or loathe the movies, you must admit these are beautiful pinball boards. There are different levels of difficulty, but believe me, "Novice" is hard enough to master. I certainly wouldn't jump into "Regular", "Novice", or "Tournament" first time out. Any fan of pinball will find this is a simple to operate, but challenging pinball game.
History: The first Austin Powers movie, "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery", was released in 1997. The second film, "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me", was released in 1999. This game was released in September of 2002, after the release of the third movie, "Austin Powers In Goldmember". I find it odd that the third movie was not put into this game. It's obvious that this game was released to help promote that movie.
Voice Talent:
Mike Myers as Austin Powers/Dr. Evil/Fat Bastard.
Robert Wagner as Number Two.
Michael York as Basil Expedition.
Verne Troyer as Mini-Me.
Kristen Johnson as Ivana Humpalot.