Frantix

Frantix is a 2005 puzzle video game developed by American studio Killer Game for the PlayStation Portable. It was released in North America by Platform Publishing and PAL territories by Ubisoft. The game contains over 150 levels (most need to be unlocked). The player must race against the clock in order to solve each puzzle. Some levels are tricky and the most obvious path may not be the best route to go. In each level there are obstacles, deadly traps, hazards and creatures which can delay the player from completing the level.

Frantix
European box art
Developer(s)	Killer Game
Publisher(s)	NA: Platform Publishing PAL: Ubisoft
Platform(s)	PlayStation Portable
Release	NA: September 19, 2005 UK: December 2, 2005 AU: December 8, 2005
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single-player

Features

The game includes Sony Pictures Imageworks' animated short film The ChubbChubbs!; the film's central character, Meeper, is unlocked as a playable character early in the game.

Release

The game started development in November 2003.^[1] It was eventually released exclusively for PlayStation Portable in North America by Platform Publishing on September 19, 2005.^[2][3] Published in PAL territories by Ubisoft,^[4] the game was released in 2005 in continental Europe on December 1,^[5] the United Kingdom on December 2,^[6] and in Australia on December 8.^[7] It was also released in Japan the following year on February 23, 2006.^[8]

Reception

Aggregate scores

Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	59.98%[9]
Metacritic	59/100[10]

Review scores

Publication	Score
Eurogamer	6/10[11]
GameSpot	5.7/10[12]
GameSpy	[13]
GameZone	6.8/10[14]
IGN	6/10[15]
PALGN	6/10[16]

Reception

Frantix received mixed reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the game holds a score of 59/100 based on 29 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[10] On GameRankings, the game holds a score of 59.98% based on 45 reviews.^[9]

By the end of 2005, Frantix had sold under 5,000 copies in the United Kingdom.^[17]

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