Anubis II is an 2005 action game from British developer Data Design Interactive. The game was published by Conspiracy Entertainment in the United States for the Wii, PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows.

Gameplay

Set in ancient Egypt, the player controls Anubis, the guardian of the Underworld, in his quest to lift the Curse of the pharaohs. The Nunchuk controls Anubis while the Wii Remote swings the Scepter of Ra and throws Canopic Bombs.

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Reception

The game has received overwhelmingly negative reviews, in which it holds a rating of 19/100 on review aggregate site Metacritic, it also has a 1.5/10 rating from GameSpot, the second worst score it is possible to receive with the new rating system, and a 2/10 rating from IGN. The Wii version of Anubis II was also nominated for Flat-Out Worst Game of 2007 by GameSpot. Many critics have called it a carbon copy of Ninjabread Man, due to the identical music, gameplay and level layout, the same basic attacks, and enemies (as well as having most of the same bugs and glitches).

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See also

Ninjabread Man, a similar Data Design Interactive game

Rock 'n' Roll Adventures, a similar Data Design Interactive game

Notes

References

2005 video games

3D platform games

Data Design Interactive games

PlayStation 2 games

Video games based on Egyptian mythology

Video games developed in the United Kingdom

Video games set in Egypt

Wii games

Windows games

Single-player video games

Conspiracy Entertainment games

Metro3D games

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