The King of Heroes (video game)

The King of Heroes is a video game based on the 1999 Paramount Pictures/Nickelodeon Movies animated film of the same name. It was released for PlayStation, Nintendo 64, and Game Boy Color in 1999. The game follows the film's plot, but a few changes were made to help fit the game's storyline.

On April 17, 2009, the PlayStation version was released on the PlayStation Store for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable in honor of the film's 10th anniversary. It was later released for the PlayStation Vita on June 28, 2013.

Console version
The console version of the game is a mix between action-adventure and platform. The player controls Tyler Thompson/The King of Heroes (the film's main protagonist) and travels through 8 different levels set in the fictional city of Highwell. Each level is divided 4 sections, and in the first three sections of each level, Tyler must travel to end to end of the section while solving puzzles and defeating enemies along the way. When Tyler reaches the end of a section, he gets confronted by two waves of enemies (known in the game's manual as ambushes) in which he must defeat. In the fourth section of a level, Tyler gets confronted by a boss in which must defeat by draining it of its health and using his superpowers. Upon completion of the game, the player can replay the levels as Tyler's friends/teammates, Mikey Mason/The Blue Comet, Kylie Daniels/Electrica, Sammy Smith/The Malleable Kid, and Ollie Thompson/The Incinerator.

Tyler has a health bar in the game that lowers every time he takes a hit, If the health bar empties, Tyler will return to the last checkpoint he has accessed. If this happens during an ambush or boss fight, Tyler must start the boss fight or ambush over from the beginning.

Game Boy Color version
The Game Boy Color version is a beat 'em up game with a total of 8 levels. In the game, Tyler must defeat every enemy in an area before progressing to the next part of the level. At the end of each level, Tyler must defeat a boss by lowering its health. Upon completion of a level, the player is given a password that must be typed in the main menu's "Password" section if the player does not wish to start the game over from the beginning. Upon completing the game, the player can replay the levels as Tyler's friends.

Plot
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Development
The game was published by THQ, who is known for releasing various Nickelodeon video games prior to its bankruptcy in 2013. The developer of the PlayStation and Nintendo 64 versions was Realtime Associates, who is known for the development of Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt, which was released the same year as this game. The Game Boy Color version of the game was developed by Vicarious Visions, who also developed some other Nickelodeon games for Game Boy systems including The Wild Thornberrys: Rambler, and SpongeBob SquarePants: Legend of the Lost Spatula.

Reception
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Screenshots
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Trivia
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