Anubis II

Anubis II^[a] is a 2005 platform game by British developer Data Design Interactive.^[1] It was published by Conspiracy Entertainment in the United States for the Wii, PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows.^[2]

Anubis II
North American Wii cover art
Developer(s)	Data Design Interactive
Publisher(s)	Europe Metro3D Europe (PlayStation 2 and PC) Data Design Interactive (Wii) North America Conspiracy Entertainment
Programmer(s)	Adrian Fox
Artist(s)	Michael Rooker
Platform(s)	Wii, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows
Release	PS2 EU: 14 July 2005 Windows EU: July 2005 Wii EU: 21 September 2007 NA: 25 September 2007
Genre(s)	Platform
Mode(s)	Single-player

Anubis II received negative reviews from critics for being a copy of Ninjabread Man due to its identical music, gameplay, level layout and glitches.

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.^[3]

Development

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	19/100[4]

Review scores

Publication	Score
GameSpot	1.5/10[5]
IGN	2/10[6]

Reception

Anubis II received overwhelmingly negative reviews, and holds a rating of 19/100 on review aggregate site Metacritic.^[4] It received a 1.5/10 rating from GameSpot^[5] and a 2/10 rating from IGN.^[6] The Wii version of Anubis II was nominated for Flat-Out Worst Game of 2007 by GameSpot.^[7] 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).^[8][9]

See also

• Ninjabread Man, a similar Data Design Interactive game

Notes

1. A predecessor with involvement from either the developer or publisher does not exist. Otherwise, the title is pronounced Anubis the Second.