Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums

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Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums
PAL region PS2 cover art
Developer(s)Artificial Mind and Movement
Publisher(s)BAM! Entertainment
SeriesCarmen Sandiego
Platform(s)Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • PAL: March 5, 2004
  • NA: September 8, 2004
GameCube & Xbox
  • PAL: March 5, 2004
  • NA: September 13, 2004
Genre(s)Action-adventure, platformer
Mode(s)Single-player

Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums is a 2004 action-adventure video game developed by A2M and published by BAM! Entertainment (European distribution being handled by Acclaim Entertainment) under license by The Learning Company. The game is based on the Carmen Sandiego series and features Cole Gannon along with Jules Argent, Shadow Hawkins and the Chief of Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? Treasures of Knowledge.

Gameplay[edit]

This game is the first in the Carmen Sandiego series to give the player complete control of a character in a 3D world. The avatar, ACME agent Cole Gannon, must maneuver through multiple stages including a museum in New York City, the beaches of New Zealand, the palace in Bangkok, Machu Picchu, and five other exotic locations. The player fights against Carmen's robots and spirits to prevent her from stealing a beautiful diamond, the repository of all the knowledge of the nations. The game also features an in-game PDA system in which Shadow and Jules can send "video mail".

Reception[edit]

The game received a mixed to negative response. It has a score of 57 on Metacritic for the Gamecube version[13] and 53 for the Xbox version.[14]

A review for Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums was average. The closing comments were: "Is Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums worth your hard earned cash? Well, if you're a major fan of the television show and PC games, then no. If you're a gamer looking for sweet platforming action, then no...It may [however] entertain the kiddies for a while. Otherwise, simply rent it if you're curious". The game was given a rating of 5.6/10 (Mediocre).[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. 2004-09-08. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  2. ^ "Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums for Xbox". GameRankings. 2004-09-13. Archived from the original on 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  3. ^ "Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums for GameCube". GameRankings. 2004-09-13. Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  4. ^ "Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
  5. ^ "Search Reviews, Articles, People, Trailers and more at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  6. ^ "Search Reviews, Articles, People, Trailers and more at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  7. ^ Navarro, Alex (2004-09-08). "Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums Review for PlayStation 2". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2010-07-09. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  8. ^ "Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums Review - GameSpot.com". www.gamespot.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  9. ^ Navarro, Alex (2004-09-13). "Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums Review for GameCube". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2007-02-28. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  10. ^ Juan Castro (2004-09-03). "Carmen Sandiego: Secret of the Stolen Drums - PlayStation 2 Review at IGN". Ps2.ign.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  11. ^ Juan Castro (2004-09-03). "Carmen Sandiego: Secret of the Stolen Drums - Xbox Review at IGN". Xbox.ign.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  12. ^ Juan Castro (2004-09-03). "Carmen Sandiego: Secret of the Stolen Drums - GameCube Review at IGN". Cube.ign.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  13. ^ "Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  14. ^ "Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums". Metacritic.
  15. ^ "IGN". 3 September 2004. Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2012-11-14.


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