Zoey 101 - Video Game

Video Game

Zoey 101 was released in March 2007 for Game Boy Advance. Another game called "Zoey 101: Field Trip Fiasco" was released on September 11, 2007 for Nintendo DS. Both video games were published by THQ and developed by Barking Lizards and had received poor reception and negative reviews from sites such as IGN and Common Sense.

Zoey 101 is a mini-game collection. Players must successfully complete each mini-game, then a dare, and then a final challenge. Dares and challenges are randomly chosen from three games in the level. Players can choose to play Mini-games freely in the main menu. GameZone awarded the game 4 out of 10, stating that the game was either "boring, frustrating, just plain unfun, or some combination of all three." Game Ratio lists this as the second worst GBA game of all time.

Field Trip Fiasco is about Zoey and her friends taking a field trip to a Park. The player controls Zoey by using the D-pad or touch screen to walk or run. The player runs around the Pacific Coast Academy (Zoey's School) completing fetch quests. They involve delivering things to people or collecting objects scattered around the school before time runs out. After finishing a fetch quest, the player plays a mini-game involving hosing off cars or picking up Frisbees. Zoey researches around the national park and talks to the camping club about Native Americans, goes to the library to learn about the park and takes a quiz about a national park.

Jack DeVries of IGN gave the game a 3.5/10 and criticized the game's boring gameplay, bland music and sound, and awkward controls. jkdmedia reviewed the game for GameZone on October 8, 2007 and gave the game a 2.8. It was criticized for its graphics and controls.

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