M&M's Break' Em: Difference between revisions

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The game's story [[Game mechanics#Modes|mode]] revolves around controlling one of five [[M&M's]] with constant vertical movement, completing various [[Level (video games)|level]]s—by destroying [[crystal]]s to free other M&M's, avoiding [[hazard]]s, and fighting [[Boss (video games)|boss]]es—in order to defeat Mr. Runch, a rotten and dangerous [[peanut]] determined to become an M&M. In addition to this [[Single-player video game|single-player]] campaign, the game has a [[Multiplayer video game#Local multiplayer|local multiplayer]] mode, wherein two players compete to break more crystals.

''M&M's Break' Em'' is the fifth [[List of M&M's video games|M&M's video game]], succeeding ''M&M's Blast!'', a 2001 title for the Game Boy Advance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/m-and-ms-blast/|title=''M&M's Blast!''|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=November 21, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241121145449/https://www.metacritic.com/game/m-and-ms-blast/|archive-date=November 21, 2024}}</ref> The game received mixed reviews from critics and was followed by ''[[M&M's Kart Racing]]'', a [[racing game]] released for the Wii in 2007 and the Nintendo DS in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/wii/942032-mms-kart-racing/|title=''M&M;'s Kart Racing''|website=[[GameRankings]]|publisher=[[Paramount Streaming|CBS Interactive]]|access-date=November 21, 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209012301/https://www.gamerankings.com/wii/942032-mms-kart-racing/|archive-date=December 9, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ds/942033-mms-kart-racing/|title=''M&M;'s Kart Racing''|website=[[GameRankings]]|publisher=[[Paramount Streaming|CBS Interactive]]|access-date=November 21, 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209012306/https://www.gamerankings.com/ds/942033-mms-kart-racing/|archive-date=December 9, 2019}}</ref>

==Gameplay==

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==Reception==

{{Video game reviews

|GR=56%<ref name="gamerankings">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ds/937792-mms-break-em/index.html|title=''M&M;'s Break' Em''|website=[[GameRankings]]|publisher=[[Paramount Streaming|CBS Interactive]]|access-date=September 3, 2023

|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909122853/http://www.gamerankings.com/ds/937792-mms-break-em/index.html|archive-date=September 9, 2015}}</ref>

|IGN=5/10<ref name="IGN">{{cite web|last=Adams|first=Chris|date=May 17, 2007|orig-date=May 14, 2012|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/05/17/mms-break-em-review|title=''M&M's Break' Em'' Review|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=August 12, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023175304/https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/05/17/mms-break-em-review|archive-date=October 23, 2022}}</ref>

|rev1=''GameZone''

|rev1Score=3.4/10<ref name="gamezone">{{cite web|last=David|first=Mike|date=May 3, 2007|url=http://nds.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r32270.htm|title=''M&M;'s Break'Em''|website=GameZone|access-date=November 21, 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621092336/https://nds.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r32270.htm|archive-date=June 21, 2009}}</ref>

|rev2=''Nintendojo''

|rev2Score=7.9/10<ref name="nintendojo">{{cite web|last=Roberts|first=Aaron|url=https://www.nintendojo.com/archives/reviews/NDS/view_item.php?1179181562|title=''M&M;'s Break 'Em''|website=Nintendojo|access-date=November 20, 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912055732/https://www.nintendojo.com/archives/reviews/NDS/view_item.php?1179181562|archive-date=September 12, 2015}}</ref>

}}

On the video game [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[GameRankings]], ''M&M's Break' Em'' received a 56% ranking based on four critic reviews.<ref name="gamerankings"/> Reception toward the gameplay was mixed. ''[[IGN]]''{{'}}s Chris Adams wrote that the gameplay "is still a nice blend of casual controls and deeper gameplay mechanics", and complimented the inclusion of boss battles as being "pretty unique" for a puzzle game, despite noting repetition in the fights.<ref name="IGN"/> Aaron Roberts of ''Nintendojo'' praised the "exciting gameplay and the familiar charm of the M&M's characters",<ref name="nintendojo"/> whereas Mike David of ''GameZone'' criticized the gameplay as being "too easy".<ref name="gamezone"/>