Line #25 VideoGame/NickelodeonPartyBlast


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2	''Nickelodeon Party Blast'' is a 2002 party video game developed by Data Design Interactive that was released for PC, Platform/NintendoGameCube, and Platform/{{Xbox}} (a Platform/PlayStation2 port was planned, but cancelled). Like most party games, it draws heavy influence from the ''VideoGame/MarioParty'' series and features various minigames.
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4	The following ''{{Creator/Nickelodeon}}'' shows are represented in this game:
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6	!!Shows & Characters
7	* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': [=SpongeBob=][[note]]Mr. Krabs appears as a non-playable boss opponent[[/note]]
8	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'': Jimmy Neutron[[note]]Goddard appears as a non-playable boss opponent[[/note]]
9	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'': Tommy and Angelica Pickles[[note]]One of Stu Pickles' inventions titled the Robo-Juicer appears as a non-playable boss opponent[[/note]]
10	* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'': Zim[[note]]Dib and Gaz appear as non-playable boss opponents[[/note]]
11	* ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower'': Otto and Reggie Rocket[[note]]Raimundo and Tito appear as non-playable boss opponents[[/note]]
12	* ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'': Eliza Thornberry
13	* ''WesternAnimation/{{CatDog}}'': [=CatDog=][[note]]Serves as the host and [[BottomlessPitRescueService rescues players]] if they fall behind in the racing minigames[[/note]]
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15	!! This game provides examples of:
16	* AmusementPark: The first and final Squirt-N-Splash minigames take place in [[WesternAnimation/RugratsInParis the EuroReptarland theme park]].
17	* BirthdayEpisode: The final Pipe Challenge minigame takes place during [[WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}} Tommy's birthday party]].
18	* BottomlessPitRescueService: [=CatDog=] will rescue any player that falls into a bottomless pit during certain minigames. They also yank players out of the arena when they run out of health in the Food Fight minigames. Oddly enough, there can actually be up to three [=CatDog=]s in a minigame at once, since every player except the winner will get yanked away if they're still standing but have less points in the Food Fight or Squirt-N-Splash minigames.
19	* BurgerFool: The first Food Fight minigame takes place in [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants the Krusty Krab]], while the second Food Fight minigame takes place in [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZIM MacMeaties]].
20	* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: All of the bosses have access to tactics the player can't use.
21	** The [[WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}} Robo-Juicer]] can fire oranges without needing to pick them up first.
22	** [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants Mr. Krabs]] has a permanent speed boost powerup.
23	** [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius Goddard]] summons holographic copies of himself, making the battle 1-on-3 in his favor. If any of the Goddards get more points than the player does when the game ends, he wins by default.
24	** [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Dib and Gaz]] fight you together, making the battle 1-on-2 in their favor. Their arena also instantly kills the player character if they fall off at any point, while if Dib or Gaz fall off, they'll merely respawn a second later. For both of them to go down, they have to be knocked off approximately 20 times in total.
25	** [[WesternAnimation/RocketPower Ray and Tito]] share their points and switch out for the other if the active one gets stuck on an obstacle. This effectively means they will respawn instantly compared to the player, who has to wait a few seconds.
26	* FirstTown: The second racing minigame takes place in [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius the streets and suburbs of Retroville]].
27	* GangplankGalleon: The second Squirt-N-Splash stage takes place on and around [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants an abandoned shipwreck near Downtown Bikini Bottom]].
28	* GoKartingWithBowser: WesternAnimation/InvaderZim appears as a playable character, despite being a VillainProtagonist who wants to [[TakeOverTheWorld take over Earth]] in his home series. His ArchEnemy Dib also appears as a boss, meaning the two can actively compete against each other if so desired.
29	** Angelica Pickles from ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' also appears as a playable character despite regularly being an enemy to Tommy and his friends in her show.
30	* JungleJapes: The first and final Racing minigames, the final Food Fight minigame, and the third Squirt-N-Splash minigames take place in [[WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys a jungle]].
31	* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: Between several {{Franchise/Nicktoons}} series.
32	* PalmtreePanic: The first and final Roll-A-Ball minigames take place in [[WesternAnimation/RocketPower Ocean Shores]].
33	* PowerUpLetdown: Considering how difficult it is to get a full GOOOZE meter to begin with, the actual GOOOZE power-up is actually surprisingly weak. The idea is that collecting all six letters is supposed to buff your character to be extremely powerful for a short time, with invincibility and the ability to shoot powerful globs of GOOOZE at your opponents. The main problem, however, is that it doesn't seem to have been playtested properly: the invincibility works just fine, but the GOOOZE doesn't actually deal any damage to opponents and doesn't earn the player any points for hitting them with it while removing their ability to attack normally, ensuring it's actually more of a glorified InvincibilityPowerUp that turns the player into a StoneWall than the game-changer it was presumably supposed to be.
34	* SlippySlideyIceWorld: The third Racing minigame takes place on [[WesternAnimation/RocketPower a snowy mountain]], as do the secret clam soccer minigames.

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