Animal Crossing
Occasionally strange but completely addictive, Nintendo's Animal Crossing for the GameCube is not so much a game as a simulation of life on a small town. Players begin the game by setting out to live life on…
Animal Crossing is a simulator developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, released 16 September 2002 on Nintendo GameCube.
What Animal Crossing is
Animal Crossing is a simulator game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development and released in 2002. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo GameCube only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Finally on their own, a young boy or girl hops on a train and set out for a new life in a small village inhabited by sentient, humanoid animals. However, being a spirited youth, the child forgot to find a place to live first and has only the clothes on their back and 1,000 Bells. On the train, Rover sits across from them and drums up a conversation. During the exchange, the cat finds out about the child’s situation. Rover contacts Tom Nook and arranges for his old friend to help out the boy or girl upon their arrival.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy, kids and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Animal Crossing series
Animal Crossing is the 12th of 85 entries we hold in the Animal Crossing series. It arrived 9 months after Animal Relay B. The next entry was Animal Crossing-e: PR - Design Card: NES Link in 2002. Its critic score of 80 is 3 points below the series average of 83. The highest-rated entry is Mario Kart 8: DLC Pack Two at 96.
How it was received
Animal Crossing holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 65% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2002 averaged 68, so it scored 12 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 79, across 147 votes.
What it launched against
Animal Crossing launched on 16 September 2002, within three weeks of Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven, Battlefield 1942, Kingdom Hearts and Mafia. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven, Battlefield 1942, Kingdom Hearts, Mafia.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Animal Crossing yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Animal Crossing-e: D13 - Design Card: Li'l Miser Shirt
Animal Crossing-e: D02 - Design Card: Jumpman Mario
Animal Crossing-e: D06 - Design Card: K.K. Tour Tee
Animal Crossing-e: D07 - Design Card: Hero's Tunic
Animal Crossing-e: PR - Design Card: NES Link
Animal Crossing-e: D09 - Design Card: Kirby Wallpaper
Animal Crossing-e: D10 - Design Card: Resetti's Wrath
Animal Crossing-e: D11 - Design Card: Yoshi's Egg
Animal Crossing-e: D12 - Design Card: Poké Ball
Animal Crossing-e: D14 - Design Card: Kapp'n's Kisser
Animal Crossing-e: Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing-e: D01 - Design Card: Shine Sprite
Animal Crossing-e: D03 - Design Card: Samus's Suit
Animal Crossing-e: D04 - Design Card: Pikmin Pattern
Animal Crossing-e: D05 - Design Card: Star Fox Emblem
Animal Crossing-e: D08 - Design Card: Triforce Tile
Animal Crossing: Classic Game Card - Ice Climber
Animal Crossing: Classic Game Card - Mario Bros.
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Quick answers
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