Charlie's Angels is a third-person

Virtual camera system

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 action video game released in North America

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 in 2003 for the Nintendo

Nintendo

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 GameCube

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 and developed by Neko Entertainment. Featuring the voice talents of film stars Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu and Drew Barrymore, the game is based on the 2000

Charlie's Angels (film)

Charlie's Angels is a 2000 American action comedy film directed by McG, starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu as three women working for a private investigation agency...

 and 2003 film

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle is a 2003 American action comedy film. It is the sequel to 2000's Charlie's Angels. It opened in the United States on June 27, 2003, and was number one at the box office for that weekend and made a worldwide total of $259.2 million.The cast again includes Cameron...

.

Charlie's Angels follows the continuing adventures of private investigators Alex

Alex Munday

Alexandra "Alex" Munday is a fictional private investigator portrayed by Lucy Liu in the films Charlie's Angels and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.-Background:...

 (Lucy Liu

Lucy Liu

Lucy Alexis Liu is an American actress and film producer. She became known for playing the role of the vicious and ill-mannered Ling Woo in the television series Ally McBeal , and has also appeared in several Hollywood films including Charlie's Angels, Chicago, Kill Bill, and Kung Fu Panda.-Early...

), Dylan

Dylan Sanders

Dylan Sanders is a fictional private investigator portrayed by Drew Barrymore in the films Charlie's Angels and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle...

 (Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore

Drew Blyth Barrymore is an American actress, film director, screenwriter, producer and model. She is a member of the Barrymore family of American actors and granddaughter of John Barrymore. She first appeared in an advertisement when she was 11 months old. Barrymore made her film debut in Altered...

) and Natalie

Natalie Cook (Charlie's Angels)

Natalie Cook is a fictional character portrayed by Cameron Diaz in the films Charlie's Angels and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.-Background:This blonde with piercing blue eyes is optimistic, starry-eyed and somewhat goofy...

 (Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz

Cameron Michelle Diaz is an American actress and former model. She became famous during the 1990s with roles in the movies The Mask, My Best Friend's Wedding, and There's Something About Mary. Other high-profile credits include the two Charlie's Angels films, voicing the character Princess Fiona...

) as they attempt to solve the mystery of a series of missing national monuments. The heroines do not use firearms but can utilize blunt weapons and certain environmental objects. The game is notable for being panned by critics and has been regarded as one of the worst video games ever made.

Gameplay

Based in the 3D beat-em-up realm, the game begins on a beach beauty pageant runway. Wearing swimsuits, Natalie and Alex must each individually fight their way from the beach through the community and warehouses to the docks. Joined there by Dylan, the three continue to each fight their way through a series of enemy locations (ships, islands, monasteries, etc.).

The gameplay is very simple, and involves fighting groups of enemies while progressing through the levels. Simply by performing combos, using weapons or fighting barehanded to defeat the enemies, the player will progress through the game. While the player is engaged in a fight, movement to another area is impossible, as invisible walls will block your way. Also, Charlie's Angels features an option to switch from playing one Angel to another. However, this option is not available during a fight, and it is not required to complete the game. Occasionally, one Angel must perform a task such as pressing a switch, pulling a lever, or accessing a computer so that another Angel is allowed to progress. Most levels end when all of the Angels have completed their current objective.

Additionally, unlockables such as trailers and photographs from the movie Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle can be unlocked by collecting items such as Movies Reels and Memory Sticks, which are hidden in each level.

Reception

Charlie's Angels received negative reviews from critics, who cited low quality graphics and bland, repetitive gameplay. From the pinnacle of 2D beat-em-ups, many game developers have had difficulty translating the genre into 3D. It also received the lowest possible score, 1 / 10, from The Official PlayStation 2 Magazine UK.

Gametrailers rated it the worst movie game in history.

Reviewers' complaints have included: limited number of available moves for playable characters; unfinished graphics; choppy animation; linear gameplay in each stage imposed by "invisible walls"; a storyline with little bearing on the Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels is a television series about three women who work for a private investigation agency, and is one of the first shows to showcase women in roles traditionally reserved for men...

franchise; and getting stuck in doorways.

It also holds the record on GameRankings as the all-time worst video game (of games with at least 20 reviews) with a score of 24.57%.