Jose Maldonado: The Biggest Game Ever

Jose Maldonado The Biggest Game Ever is a 2003 video game based on the Animated Film Of The Same Name in turn based on the American Fox animated show Jose Maldonado, and is the 3 installment in the Jose series of video games. The gameplay largely focuses on exploration and missions players often race enemies and interact with supporting characters on timed quests. The game also features many elements found in role playing games, such as a branching storyline and side tasks. Similar to The Simpsons Hit And Run, the game was heavily inspired by the Grand Theft Auto series, and the development team re purposed the open world design and nuanced character development for the game. The collaboration with the show writers and cast, who helped craft the story and dialogue. It was published by Electronic Arts and was released in August 2003 for Game Cube, Play Station 2 and Xbox. It was then ported to Microsoft Windows 2 months later.

Although becoming a major commercial success, The Biggest Game Ever received mixed reviews according to Metacritic. The game has since also gained a cult following with praise particularly focused on it parodical take on Grand Theft Auto 3 and Vice City, and it graphics, and a large speedrunning community presence.