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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 [[kart 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''|
==Gameplay==
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==Development and release==
''M&M's Break' Em'' was published by [[Destination Software]].<ref name="gamezone"/> The game was developed by Frame Studios Interactive,<ref name="nintendojo"/><ref name="IGN frame studios">{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/companies/frame-studios|title=Frame Studios|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=November 22, 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529102711/http://www.ign.com/companies/frame-studios|archive-date=May 29, 2016}}</ref> an independent [[video game developer]] located in [[Belluno]], Italy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.framestudios.com/index.php?pag=company&numpag=1|title=Company|publisher=Frame Studios|access-date=December 2, 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305054216/http://www.framestudios.com/index.php?pag=company&numpag=1|archive-date=March 5, 2009}}</ref> Frame Studios had previously created ''Gem Smashers'', an [[Action game|action]] puzzle game first released for the Game Boy Advance in 2003,<ref name="IGN"/><ref name="IGN frame studios"/> which revolves around completing single-screen levels by destroying [[Gemstone|gem]]s that match the color of the player character.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tierney|first=Adam|date=December 13, 2018|orig-date=December 3, 2003|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/12/04/gem-smashers|title=''Gem Smashers''|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=November 28, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425175057/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/12/04/gem-smashers|archive-date=April 25, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kaplan|first=Zach|date=November 6, 2011|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2011/11/gem_smashers_3ds|title=''Gem Smashers'' Review (3DS)|website=[[Gamer Network#Partnered|Nintendo Life
''M&M's Break' Em'' was released in North America for the Game Boy Advance on February 6, 2007, and for the Nintendo DS on March 25, 2007.<ref name="GRYOnline"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/games/ds/mandms_break_em|title=''M&M's Break' Em''|website=[[Gamer Network#Partnered|Nintendo Life
==Reception==
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|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>
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