101-in-1 Explosive Megamix is a video game developed by Nordcurrent and published by Atlus

Atlus

is a Japanese computer and video game developer, publisher, and distributor based in Tokyo, Japan, best known for developing the console role-playing game franchise Megami Tensei. The first Megami Tensei was a Nintendo Entertainment System video game published by Namco based on a trilogy of...

 for the Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS

The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...

. It was first released in Europe on November 28, 2008 and features 10 hours worth of mini-games. A version for the WiiWare

WiiWare

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 service was released on September 22, 2011 in Europe and on October 13, 2011 in North America.

Gameplay

Players can use the stylus and touch screen to test their reflexes in action mini-games like racing

Racing

A sport race is a competition of speed, against an objective criterion, usually a clock or to a specific point. The competitors in a race try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time...

 and skydiving, take on sporting events such as basketball

Basketball

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, curling

Curling

Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...

, and archery

Archery

Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...

, strategize with tank and space combat games, or play match three, Sudoku

Sudoku

is a logic-based, combinatorial number-placement puzzle. The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 sub-grids that compose the grid contains all of the digits from 1 to 9...

, and jigsaw puzzle

Jigsaw puzzle

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s. Gamers who set high scores earn gold coins that can be used to unlock other activities, and those looking for multiplayer action take on friends in multi-card wireless play.

Development

On February 9, 2009, Atlus U.S.A., Inc. announced that it had secured the North American publishing rights from Nordcurrent for 101-in-1 Explosive Megamix for Nintendo DS. Players could challenge a friend to multiplayer competition through local wireless play. It was scheduled for release on April 21, 2009 for a price of US$

United States dollar

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19.99.

Reception

The game received mixed reviews for the DS version, but extremely negative reviews for the WiiWare version. For the DS version, Nintendo World Report

Nintendo World Report

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commented "101-in-1 Explosive Megamix is the definitive bad budget title. Some of the mini-games are remotely fun, but others feel like a chore. With so many poor and forgettable games on the compilation, it's hard to recommend this one". Eurogamer

Eurogamer

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 stated "There is so little replay potential here, so little urge to top high scores or perfect shoddy make-do attempts, that completing each task feels more of a relief than an achievement". Game Revolution

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 commented "You're better off putting on a blindfold, walking into a rack of DS titles, and picking the game that your face lands on".

For the WiiWare version, IGN

IGN

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 commented "[...] keep your cash held back from this 'value' option. It's a waste of money no matter how the math works out". Official Nintendo Magazine UK noted "You'll find it tough to unlock all 101 games. Not that you'd want to bother because they're so abysmal, not even of the standard of your average Flash game".