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Eggs of Steel: Charlie's Eggcellent Adventure
Developer(s)Rhythm and Hues Studios
Publisher(s)
  • NA: Atlus USA
  • Platform(s)PlayStation
    Release
    • JP: July 30, 1998
  • NA: November 1998[1]
  • Genre(s)Platform game
    Mode(s)Single-player

    Eggs of Steel: Charlie's Eggcellent Adventure, or Eggs of Steel for short, known in Japan as Hello Charlie!! (ハローチャーリー!!, Harō Chārī!!), is a platform game developed by Rhythm and Hues Studios and published by Enix and Atlus USA for PlayStation in 1998. It started off as a rental exclusive to Blockbuster Video but then retail copies were made.[citation needed]

    Synopsis

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    Charlie Takanite accidentally spills coffee on his work station while reaching for his donuts at the MomSteel Steel Factory, causing the machinery to become autonomous and take over the factory. Charlie searches through the factory to find the reset switch while avoiding robots, machinery and Blast Furnace Bill, a hostile employee.

    Gameplay

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    The player controls Charlie, who must venture through 43 levels and 12 bosses to shut down the sentient factory. The objectives includes locating a certain number of time clocks in order to advance as well as collecting 4 keys to shut down the factory. Charlie can jump, duck and roll to get around during levels and also has a wrench which is used to both defeat enemies and open doors.[citation needed]

    Reception

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    Review scores
    PublicationScore
    AllGame[2]
    Electronic Gaming Monthly5.75/10[3][a]
    Famitsu26/40[4]
    Game Informer2.5/10[5]
    GameSpot4.1/10[6]
    Joystick1%[7]

    The game received unfavorable reviews. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 26 out of 40.[4]

    Notes

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    1. ^ InElectronic Gaming Monthly's review of the game, one critic gave it a score of 4.5/10, two others gave it each a score of 6/10, and another one gave it 6.5/10.

    References

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    1. ^ IGN staff (August 12, 1998). "Atlus Consumed By Guilt". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on November 12, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  • ^ Marriott, Scott Alan. "Eggs of Steel: Charlie's Eggcellent Adventure - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  • ^ Smith, Shawn; Hsu, Dan; Ricciardi, John; Williams, Ken "Sushi-X" (January 1999). "Eggs of Steel" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 114. Ziff Davis. p. 225. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  • ^ a b "ハローチャーリー!!". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Archived from the original on November 12, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  • ^ "Eggs of Steel". Game Informer. No. 69. FuncoLand. January 1999. p. 73.
  • ^ GameSpot staff (December 4, 1998). "Eggs of Steel Review [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on December 9, 2004. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  • ^ "Hello Charlie ! [sic] [JP Import]". Joystick (in French). No. 97. Hachette Digital Presse. October 1998. p. 209. Archived from the original on November 12, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
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