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Madagascar

Nintendo DS Port of "Madagascar".

24 May 2005

Madagascar is a platform developed by Vicarious Visions, released 24 May 2005 on Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance.

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What Madagascar is

Madagascar is a platform game developed by Vicarious Visions and released in 2005. It was published by Activision Publishing. It is available on Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Based on the animated film from DreamWorks, Madagascar tells the tale of four animals in New York's Central Park Zoo. You must use the skills of your animal crew (consisting of a lion, zebra, giraffe, and hippo) to overcome a variety of dangerous obstacles. As you meet new characters and battle enemies, you'll develop new skills, such as the stealth crawl, the helicopter spin, and the running barrel. Replay levels to unlock character-specific bonuses and cheats.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Madagascar series

Madagascar is the third of 21 entries we hold in the Madagascar series. The next entry was Madagascar: Operation Penguin in 2005.

See all 21 Madagascar games in release order →

What it launched against

Madagascar launched on 24 May 2005, within three weeks of Forza Motorsport, Killer7, Medal of Honor: European Assault and Madagascar.

Released around the same time: Forza Motorsport, Killer7, Medal of Honor: European Assault, Madagascar.

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When did Madagascar come out?
Madagascar was released on 24 May 2005 for Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance.

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