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| image = [[Image:Tonic.jpg|200px|center]] | | image = [[Image:Tonic.jpg|200px|center]] | ||
| published by = [[Ubisoft|Ubi Soft]] | | published by = [[Ubisoft|Ubi Soft]] | ||
| developed by = Ubi Soft Montréal | | developed by = [[Ubisoft|Ubi Soft Montréal]] | ||
| produced by = Grégoire Gobbi | | produced by = Grégoire Gobbi | ||
| designed by = [[Michel Ancel]], Frédéric Houde and Serge Hascoët <small>(original concept and game design)</small> | | designed by = [[Michel Ancel]], Frédéric Houde and Serge Hascoët <small>(original concept and game design)</small> | ||
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| genre = 3D platformer | | genre = 3D platformer | ||
| gameplay mode = Single player | | gameplay mode = Single player | ||
| platforms = PC, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color ( | | platforms = PC, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color (Europe only) | ||
| ratings = 3+ (PEGI), E (ESRB) | | ratings = 3+ (PEGI), E (ESRB) | ||
| distribution media = Cartridge, CD-ROM | | distribution media = Cartridge, CD-ROM | ||
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'''''Tonic Trouble''''' is a video game developed | '''''Tonic Trouble''''' is a video game developed by [[Ubisoft|Ubi Soft Montréal]], initially to test the 3D engine used by ''[[Rayman 2]]''. It is notable for featuring limbless characters akin to the earlier [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' games]] although it is actually set on [[Earth]]; in fact, [[The General|one of these characters]] makes a cameo appearance at a very late point in ''[[Rayman 2]]'', and [[Rayman]] makes a cameo in ''Tonic Trouble'''s end credits. It was released for the Nintendo 64, PC and Game Boy Color (only in Europe) in 1999. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
The game follows the story of Ed, a small and clumsy member of a purple limbless alien species, who works as a janitor during a voyage through space, on a craft called ''The Albatross''. Ed is voiced by [[David Gasman]], who also voices Rayman in ''Rayman 2'', ''[[Rayman M]]'' and ''[[ | The game follows the story of Ed, a small and clumsy member of a purple limbless alien species, who works as a janitor during a voyage through space, on a craft called ''The Albatross''. Ed is voiced by [[David Gasman]], who also voices [[Rayman]] in ''[[Rayman 2]]'', ''[[Rayman M]]'' and ''[[Rayman 3]]''. During one shift, Ed comes across a strange can and drinks its contents. He doesn't like the taste, and spits the fluid out, causing any object it came to contact with to come to life, forcing him to throw it down a chute which sends it falling to [[Earth]]. The fluid's effects on the [[Earth]]'s environment cause chaos, and the can falls into the hands of a Viking called Grogh, who becomes more powerful upon drinking from it. | ||
Ed faces a trial in court, and as punishment for his carelessness, he is sent to Earth to clean up the mess. During his journey there, his own spaceship malfunctions and ends up crashing into a snowy mountainous area on Earth, which is now roaming with mutant killer vegetables and balloon sheep. Eventually he meets a doctor and his daughter, Suzy, who offer to help him by giving him weapons and powers in exchange for small things such as springs and propellers used by the Doc to build a machine. | Ed faces a trial in court, and as punishment for his carelessness, he is sent to [[Earth]] to clean up the mess. During his journey there, his own spaceship malfunctions and ends up crashing into a snowy mountainous area on [[Earth]], which is now roaming with mutant killer vegetables and balloon sheep. Eventually he meets a doctor and his daughter, Suzy, who offer to help him by giving him weapons and powers in exchange for small things such as springs and propellers used by the Doc to build a machine. | ||
[[Image:Rayman_Tonic_Trouble_credits.png|thumb|320px|right|A character disguised as [[Rayman]] appears in the credits of ''Tonic Trouble'']] | [[Image:Rayman_Tonic_Trouble_credits.png|thumb|320px|right|A character disguised as [[Rayman]] appears in the credits of ''Tonic Trouble''.]] | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
The game sticks very closely to the formula found in | The game sticks very closely to the formula found in [[Rayman 1|the first ''Rayman'' game]]. Much like in [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]], Ed starts off defenseless and acquires new weapons and powerups throughout the game. Also, each stage includes 6 objects that Ed must collect in order to properly complete it. The main difference between the two games is that ''Tonic Trouble'' is in 3D, and some stages in the game focus more on puzzle solving than platforming. In addition to the 6 objects in each stage, Ed must also collect 120 antidotes hidden throughout the levels and Southern Plains hub map in order to access the Magic Mushrooms Lair late in the game (akin to needing all of the [[Electoon]]s to enter [[Candy Château]] in [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]]). | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
* Ed | * Ed | ||
* | * [[The General]] | ||
* Judge | * Judge | ||
* Grogh | * Grogh | ||
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<table> | <table> | ||
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<td valign="top">[[Image:Tonictrouble1.gif|frame|Ed, the protagonist of ''Tonic Trouble'']]</td> | <td valign="top">[[Image:Tonictrouble1.gif|frame|Ed, the protagonist of ''Tonic Trouble''.]]</td> | ||
<td valign="top">[[Image:Tonic_Trouble_Doc.gif|frame|The Doc, Ed's inventor ally and the father of Suzy]]</td> | <td valign="top">[[Image:Tonic_Trouble_Doc.gif|frame|The Doc, Ed's inventor ally and the father of Suzy.]]</td> | ||
<td valign="top">[[Image:Tonic_Trouble_Grogh.gif|frame|Grogh, main antagonist of ''Tonic Trouble'']]</td> | <td valign="top">[[Image:Tonic_Trouble_Grogh.gif|frame|Grogh, main antagonist of ''Tonic Trouble''.]]</td> | ||
<td valign="top">[[Image:Tonic_Trouble_Suzy.gif|frame|Suzy, the Doc's daughter and Ed's girlfriend]]</td> | <td valign="top">[[Image:Tonic_Trouble_Suzy.gif|frame|Suzy, the Doc's daughter and Ed's girlfriend.]]</td> | ||
<td valign="top">[[Image:Tonic_Trouble_Guard.gif|frame|An enemy guard]]</td> | <td valign="top">[[Image:Tonic_Trouble_Guard.gif|frame|An enemy guard.]]</td> | ||
<td valign="top">[[Image:Tonic_Trouble_Vegetables.gif|frame|Two of the game's enemies: a pepper and an ear of corn]]</td> | <td valign="top">[[Image:Tonic_Trouble_Vegetables.gif|frame|Two of the game's enemies: a pepper and an ear of corn.]]</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
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==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||
The music in ''Tonic Trouble'' was composed by Éric Chevalier who also composed the soundtrack for ''Rayman 2''. The soundtrack is very eclectic and experimental in nature. In one portion of the game bagpipes, a rhythm guitar, a beat boxer and a synthesizer can be heard at the same time. The music was intended to be interactive and would change depending on the mood Ed was feeling in each room, but in the final version of the PC game each track is a long suite of sorts. | The music in ''Tonic Trouble'' was composed by Éric Chevalier who also composed the soundtrack for ''[[Rayman 2]]''. The soundtrack is very eclectic and experimental in nature. In one portion of the game bagpipes, a rhythm guitar, a beat boxer and a synthesizer can be heard at the same time. The music was intended to be interactive and would change depending on the mood Ed was feeling in each room, but in the final version of the PC game each track is a long suite of sorts. | ||
Ed also has his own short jingle "theme" that can be heard in some of the tracks that sounds almost like the inverse of Rayman's theme from ''Rayman 2''. | Ed also has his own short jingle "theme" that can be heard in some of the tracks that sounds almost like the inverse of [[Rayman]]'s theme from ''[[Rayman 2]]''. | ||
==Beta version== | ==Beta version== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In ''[[Rayman: The Animated Series]]'', there's a cameo from Ed in a jack-in-a-box in the "No Parking" episode. | *In ''[[Rayman: The Animated Series]]'', there's a cameo from Ed in a jack-in-a-box in the "No Parking" episode. | ||
*In ''[[Rayman Arena]]'', there's a cutscene where | *In ''[[Rayman Arena]]'', there's a cutscene where Ed's skeleton can be seen. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||