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''Mischief Makers'', known in Japan as , is a 1997 side-scrolling platform video game developed by Treasure and published by Enix and Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. The player assumes the role of Marina, a robotic maid who journeys to rescue her creator from the emperor of Planet Clancer. The gameplay revolves around grabbing, shaking, and throwing objects. There are five worlds and 52 levels, and the game is displayed in "2½D". The game was the first 2D side-scroller for the Nintendo 64, and Treasure's first release for a Nintendo console. The company began ''Mischief Makers'' development in mid-1995 with little knowledge of the console's features. The 12-person team wanted to make a novel gameplay mechanic, and implementing the resultant "catching" technique became their most difficult task. The game appeared at the 1997 Electronic Entertainment Expo and was first released in Japan on June 27, 1997, and later in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. The game received "mixed or average reviews", according to video game review score aggregator Metacritic. Critics praised ''Mischief Makers'' inventiveness, personality, and boss fights, but criticized its brevity, low difficulty, low replay value, sound, and harsh introductory learning curve. Retrospective reviewers disagreed with the originally poor reception, and multiple reviewers noted Marina's signature "Shake, shake!" sound bite as a highlight. Video game journalists cited ''Mischief Makers'' as ripe for reissue either through the Nintendo eShop or in a sequel or franchise reboot. In 2009, ''GamesRadar'' called it "possibly the most underrated and widely ignored game on the N64". == Gameplay == ''Mischief Makers'' is the first single-player 2D side-scrolling platform game on the Nintendo 64 console.〔 Its gameplay combines platform game mechanics with aspects from the action and puzzle genres.〔 The characters and backgrounds are modeled in pre-rendered 3D〔 similar to ''Donkey Kong Country'' "Advanced Computer Modeling".〔 This style, with 3D backgrounds behind 2D gameplay, is known as "2½D".〔 Compared to previous Treasure run and gun games, ''Mischief Makers'' gameplay is more exploratory in nature.〔 The player-character, a robotic maid named Marina, journeys to save her kidnapped creator.〔 The story takes place on Planet Clancer, a world on the cusp of civil war due to the actions of its Emperor and his Imperial forces. The Emperor brainwashes Clancers to kidnap the visiting robotics genius Professor Theo.〔 Theo's creation,〔 the player-character Ultra-InterGalactic-Cybot G Marina Liteyears, pursues the professor and grabs, throws, and shakes the obstacles in her way, such as enemies, floating "Clanball" platforms, warp stars, and missiles.〔 Indeed, almost all game objects can be grabbed, which lends towards the shake-based combat system.〔 Marina can shake "grabbed" objects to throw them as projectiles or to find loot.〔 Objects sometimes change functions when shaken, such as items that become homing missiles and guns with multi-directional shots.〔 Some drop red, blue, and green gems, which restore player health.〔 The health gauge in the corner of the screen shows the amount of damage Marina can take.〔 The player can store up to two additional stock lives.〔 Yellow gems hidden in each level extend the final cutscene's length.〔〔〔 Marina's actions include running, jumping, and boosting (via jetpack) in the eight cardinal and ordinal directions,〔 as well as sliding, rolling, and hovering.〔 The game has five worlds with roughly twelve levels apiece. Some levels are action-only while others include puzzles. The player's goal is to reach a warp star at each level's end. En route, Marina shakes enemies, breaks blocks, uses weapons, and rides "bikes" and objects along wire path mazes.〔 Each world has both final and mid-level bosses. The levels and boss fights use scaling and screen rotation special effects to vary the gameplay.〔 Almost all things on Planet Clancer—including people, buildings, and pets—either wear or are inscribed with identical "sad" faces with "red, glowing eyes".〔 A Clancer named Teran substitutes for Marina in several brief areas and uses non-shake mechanics like punching, kicking, and double jumping.〔 A character named Calina, a petulant Clancer who imitates Marina, recurs throughout the game as a comedic device.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mischief Makers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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