Hello Kitty: Roller Rescue

Hello Kitty: Roller Rescue
PAL region cover art
DeveloperXPEC Entertainment
Publishers
SeriesHello Kitty
EngineRenderWare
PlatformsXbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • JP: April 28, 2005
  • PAL: September 9, 2005
GameCube
  • NA: August 16, 2005
  • PAL: September 9, 2005
Xbox
  • PAL: September 9, 2005
  • TW: April 4, 2005[1]
Windows
  • PAL: September 9, 2005
GenreAction-adventure
ModesSingle-player, Multiplayer

Hello Kitty: Roller Rescue (ハローキティのピコピコ大作戦, Harō Kiti no Pikopiko Daisakusen; "Hello Kitty's Picopico Mission") (in Asia: Hello Kitty: Mission Rescue[2]) is a 2005 action-adventure video game developed by XPEC Entertainment for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, and Windows. The game features Hello Kitty and other Sanrio characters.

Gameplay

Console bundle

A Hello Kitty Crystal Xbox was released with Sanrio in Singapore, to commemorate the release of the game on the Xbox. The special edition console was translucent with a pink and orange Hello Kitty picture covering the X on top of the case. A limited production run of 550 units was sold at a retail price of S$99 (US$61), if one purchased certain selected Samsung LCD TVs during a promotion. Included with the Hello Kitty Crystal console was a matching Crystal Controller S and a copy of Hello Kitty Mission Rescue.[3][4] Another Limited Edition, including a DVD remote was sold in Taiwan, limited to 1000 units.[5]

Reception

The game received mixed reviews from critics. It holds a 64% rating on Metacritic.[6] IGN rated the game 6 of 10, calling it just "Okay".[8] Nintendo Official Magazine gave it a score of 68%, saying there was "nothing particularly outstanding about it".[9]

References

  1. ↑ https://gnn.gamer.com.tw/detail.php?sn=19410
  2. ↑ "Xbox.com :: XBOX Games: Adventure". www.xbox.com. Archived from the original on 2005-08-30. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
  3. ↑ "Hello Kitty invades the Xbox". Engadget. April 2005. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  4. ↑ "10 Rarest Limited Edition Xbox Consoles". DualShockers. 2022-10-15. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  5. ↑ 巴哈姆特. "《Hello Kitty 友情總動員》上市 同步推出限量主機包". 巴哈姆特電玩資訊站 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2026-08-09.
  6. 1 2 "Hello Kitty: Roller Rescue". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 24, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  7. ↑ Colayco, Bob (August 19, 2005). "Hello Kitty: Roller Rescue Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  8. 1 2 Castro, Juan (August 23, 2005). "Hello Kitty: Roller Rescue". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  9. ↑ "The games that dare not speak their name". Nintendo Official Magazine (158): 88. October 2005.