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Madagascar: Operation Penguin

The zany penguins from Disney's MADAGASCAR: OPERATION PENGUIN movie return in Activision's MADAGASCAR: OPERATION PENGUIN for the GBA. The Penguins plot to escape from the zoo and, in the progress, rope other…

28 October 2005

Madagascar: Operation Penguin is an adventure developed by Activision, released 28 October 2005 on Game Boy Advance.

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What Madagascar: Operation Penguin is

Madagascar: Operation Penguin is an adventure game developed by Activision and released in 2005. It was published by Vicarious Visions. It is available on Game Boy Advance only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The zany penguins from Disney's MADAGASCAR: OPERATION PENGUIN movie return in Activision's MADAGASCAR: OPERATION PENGUIN for the GBA. The Penguins plot to escape from the zoo and, in the progress, rope other animal into their crazy plot. Like in the movie, the penguins want out of the New York zoo. As the game opens, the crack team of penguin escapees has put the finishing details on their escape plan, which involved digging a tunnel under the zoo and all the way to Antarctica. Of course, this isn't as easy as it sounds, and the penguins will need a number of supplies, items, and help. And along the way, they also intercept a group of four lost animals on their way to the island of…
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Madagascar series

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

See all 21 Madagascar games in release order →

What it launched against

Madagascar: Operation Penguin launched on 28 October 2005, within three weeks of Shadow of the Colossus, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Call of Duty 2 and Sid Meier's Civilization IV.

Released around the same time: Shadow of the Colossus, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Call of Duty 2, Sid Meier's Civilization IV.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Quick answers

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When did Madagascar: Operation Penguin come out?
Madagascar: Operation Penguin was released on 28 October 2005 for Game Boy Advance.

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