Irritating Stick

Irritating Stick
North American box art
DeveloperSaurus
PublisherJaleco Entertainment
PlatformPlayStation
Release
  • JP: March 19, 1998
  • NA: February 4, 1999
GenrePuzzle video game
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Irritating Stick[a] is a 1998 puzzle video game developed by Saurus and published by Jaleco Entertainment for the PlayStation.[1] It was first released in Japan on March 19, 1998, and in North America on February 4, 1999.[2] Based on a segment from the Japanese game show Ucchannanchan no Honō no Challenger: Kore ga Dekitara Hyakuman En  [jp], the player must guide a stick through increasingly difficult wire mazes without touching its walls.

A demo of the game was included on the Jampack Winter '98 demo disc. Similar titles based on the same game show, The Irritating Maze and Ucchannanchan no Honō no Challenger: Denryū Iraira Bō, were released for the Neo Geo and Nintendo 64 around the same time respectively.

Gameplay

In Irritating Stick, the object of each level is to guide a metal stick through a wire maze within a time limit, while avoiding touching its walls.[3] If the stick makes contact with the walls, the controller vibrates violently, and the player must restart from the last checkpoint. Levels may also include different obstacles, such as rotating spike wheels, slot machines, and moving robots.[3]

Reception

The game received generally unfavorable reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[4] It was voted the #1 worst game name of all time by GameRevolution.[11] In Japan, however, Famitsu gave it a score of 29 out of 40.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Known in Japan as Ucchannanchan no Honō no Challenger: Denryū Iraira Bō Returns (Japanese: ウッチャンナンチャンの炎のチャレンジャー 電流イライラ棒リターンズ; "Ucchannanchan's Challengers on Fire: Irritating Electric Stick Returns")
  2. ^ Three critics of GameFan gave the game each a score of 50, 81, and 45.

References

  1. ^ "Virtually Overlooked: Irritating Stick". Engadget. Archived from the original on 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  2. ^ "Jaleco Ships Irritating Stick". PSX Nation. February 4, 1999. Archived from the original on March 9, 2001. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Irritating Stick - IGN, 5 February 1999, retrieved 2021-01-22
  4. ^ a b "Irritating Stick for PlayStation Reviews". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  5. ^ Boyer, Crispin; Davison, John; Hager, Dean; Williams, Ken "Sushi-X" (February 1999). "Irritating Stick". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 115. Ziff Davis. p. 174. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "ウッチャンナンチャンの炎のチャレンジャー電擊イライラ棒 リターンズ [PS]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Archived from the original on October 27, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  7. ^ Super Teeter; Ngo, George "Eggo"; Weitzner, Jason "Fury" (March 1999). "Irritating Stick". GameFan. Vol. 7, no. 3. Shinno Media. p. 14. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  8. ^ Gerstmann, Jeff (February 25, 1999). "Irritating Stick Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  9. ^ Harris, Craig (February 4, 1999). "Irritating Stick". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  10. ^ MacDonald, Mark (March 1999). "Irritating Stick". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 2, no. 6. Ziff Davis. p. 83. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  11. ^ Ferris, Duke (June 12, 2006). "The 50 Worst Game Names Ever". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 13, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2020.

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