Scooby Doo: Mystery Mayhem
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Scooby Doo! Mystery Mayhem is a video game based on the Hanna-Barbera
/Warner Bros.
cartoon character Scooby Doo. It was created by Artificial Mind and Movement
, THQ
and Warner Bros.
. This is the second Scooby-Doo video game to feature a laugh track
.
After finding several clues, and Daphne's claim that a person locked her inside a room, the group close in on the suspect. After a failed summoning of a powerful ghost, the suspect is revealed to be Walter. The group find that pages from the book are missing, and that a telegram for Walter, with instructions fro the book, comes from "S.D.". Walter is arrested, and the group are called by the Milton Brothers, who also need help. Alan allows Velma to continue borrowing the Tome of Doom, to further analyse Walter's intentions.
Shaggy and Scooby use the Tome of Doom to fight against her. She is defeated, and is revealed to be Mindi. She explains that Robert was also trying to buy the theme park, and she released mummies to scared visitors and employees away, by using pages of the Tome of Doom. Meanwhile, at a secret headquarters, a woman receives word that Walter and Robert have been arrested. A mysterious figure calls them all "weak links" and decides to move on with "the plan".
It is revealed that Selena Drake, "S.D." was the person who sent Walter to do her work at the library. Walter passed the missing pages of the book to Zabrinski, who in turn passed some to Mindi, who all used them to summon ghosts and demons. Travis also explains that they have built transmitters all over the land of Colorado, to brainwash all humans, by a machine they have built. Shaggy and Scooby manage to disable the machine, releasing Fred, Velma and Daphne to their normal selves.
Alan unexpectedly arrives, followed by the lab-coated men. They show themselves to be undercover agents, revealing that Alan is one too, much to Velma's surprise. Alan explains that they have suspected Travis's scheme for months. Travis gives up and is arrested, however, Selena goes crazy, and flees, just before releasing the most powerful spirits of the "Tome of Doom", the fire ghosts, including the strongest spirit, the Fire King, but they are eventually put back in the book by Shaggy and Scooby. After a chase, Selena is captured and put in prison.
Scooby and Shaggy confesses their need for food, because of a day of hard work, and once again have stopped a villain's plan.
There are also collectible sandwich ingredients in each level that unlock mini-games.
: Haunting Of Hambridge, Mayhem At The Movies, Weird Wild West, Bad Juju In The Bayou
and the hardest level, Hi-Tech Terror. The villains are (from first to fifth), Walter Peabody, Robert Zabrinski, Mindi Stiles, the fourth level does not a have a biological villain, and the fifth and final villain is Selena Drake who Scooby and Shaggy chases around the hi-tech mansion-like laboratory
[Mini Green Phantoms: A mini (Baby) version of the Green Phantoms these ones can move faster then there other versions.]
[Green Phantoms: A giant green colored ghost similar to the Standard ghosts only the glow is light green and its size is huge!]
[Mummy: These ghosts walk slow just like zombies but it only takes 2 hits to scare Scooby and Shaggy and lose all there cool!]
[Poltergeist: These ghosts throw items at Shaggy and Scooby they also try to trap you but they are hard to seek out as well.]
[Zombies: These monsters can only attack by ether punching or using a weapon.]
[Flame Ghosts: These ghosts are standard ghosts as well only they are grey or purple up close they also throw fire at you too.]
Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century...
/Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
cartoon character Scooby Doo. It was created by Artificial Mind and Movement
Artificial Mind and Movement
Behaviour Interactive [formerly Artificial Mind and Movement ], founded in 1992 in Québec City, Québec as Megatoon Entertainment Group, is the largest independent game development studio in Canada, specializing in the production of 2D and 3D action/adventure games for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3,...
, THQ
THQ
THQ Inc. is an American developer and publisher of video games. Founded in 1989 in the United States, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices...
and Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
. This is the second Scooby-Doo video game to feature a laugh track
Laugh track
A laugh track is a separate soundtrack invented by Charles "Charley" Douglass, with the artificial sound of audience laughter, made to be inserted into television programming of comedy shows and sitcoms.The term "laugh track" does not apply to the genuine audience laughter on shows that shoot in...
.
The Haunting Of Hambridge
Mystery Inc. are called by Alan Dinsdale, a librarian, and old friend of Velma's, to Hambridge Library. He explains that ghosts have started appearing, and that visitors have fled. The only person left is Walter Peabody, Alan's assistant. He believes that someone has used the Tome of Doom, a magical book, that releases characters into the world, and in this case, ghosts. It just so happens that Shaggy and Scooby come across the Tome of Doom and start using it to trap monsters back inside its pages. Now Fred, Velma, Daphne, Shaggy and Scooby are on a wild goose chase, trying to solve the mystery and sealing the monsters back in the book.After finding several clues, and Daphne's claim that a person locked her inside a room, the group close in on the suspect. After a failed summoning of a powerful ghost, the suspect is revealed to be Walter. The group find that pages from the book are missing, and that a telegram for Walter, with instructions fro the book, comes from "S.D.". Walter is arrested, and the group are called by the Milton Brothers, who also need help. Alan allows Velma to continue borrowing the Tome of Doom, to further analyse Walter's intentions.
Mayhem At The Movies
The group arrive Miltons Movie Studio, where they are greeted by the two Milton Brothers, famous filmmakers, and the unpleasant Robert Zabrinski, a stylish businessman. The brothers explain that a particular Red Knight is causing mayhem and havoc in the studio. The group split up and look around. One of the Milton Brothers go missing, and a brochure to a theme park is found. The group and the other Milton brother set up a trap for the Red Knight, who is revealed to be Robert. He explains that he was trying to buy the studio, but the brothers refused, so he started dressing up as the Red Knight to scare them and workers away. The missing brother is found, saying that Robert locked him up after he witnessed him dressing up in the Red Knight costume. Daphne has also found some missing pages from the Tome of Doom, meaning that the library case and the studio case are linked in some way.Wild, Wild West
The brochure of a theme park was found, and the group go there to investigate. They meet Johnny Channayakpatra, owner of the park, and Mindi Stiles, the only employer left working. Johnny explains that the theme park is haunted by mummies. The group split up once again. Shaggy and Scooby find a picture of Robert and Mindi dancing in the Salon and a one-way train ticket for Mindi. Hiding in the shadows, that are stalked by a mysterious woman in a masquerade-esque dress. She is revealed to have powers, and accidentally turns herself into the dustdevil.Shaggy and Scooby use the Tome of Doom to fight against her. She is defeated, and is revealed to be Mindi. She explains that Robert was also trying to buy the theme park, and she released mummies to scared visitors and employees away, by using pages of the Tome of Doom. Meanwhile, at a secret headquarters, a woman receives word that Walter and Robert have been arrested. A mysterious figure calls them all "weak links" and decides to move on with "the plan".
Bad Juju In The Bayou
In the afternoon, the gang go to an abandoned house in the middle of a swamp. Velma explains that the house is haunted by the living dead and scared all the members of the house. Further exploring sees that the side of a river is an army camp, who can fend off the living dead with laser guns. The leader is Jeremy Rhodes, an employee at Greenwood Development, an organisation of people who study the paranormal. He and his men are there to investigate the living dead, but the cause of them seems to be from portals, found in many areas of the swamp. Jeremy suggests that they go to Sherman-Tech Headquarters to find answers.High Tech Terror
Fred books a tour at the headquarters, which is scientific facility. There is Travis Sherman, founder of Sherman-Tech, and his chief executive officier, Selena Drake. While Fred, Velma and Daphne take the tour, Shaggy and Scooby sneak off and look around. Later, they find the Spooker 3000, a laser gun that can fend off ghosts. Men in lab coats are seen, and take an interest in Shaggy and Scooby. They return to the others, who have been brainwashed. Travis and Selena are revealed to be the masterminds of the whole "Tome of Doom" case.It is revealed that Selena Drake, "S.D." was the person who sent Walter to do her work at the library. Walter passed the missing pages of the book to Zabrinski, who in turn passed some to Mindi, who all used them to summon ghosts and demons. Travis also explains that they have built transmitters all over the land of Colorado, to brainwash all humans, by a machine they have built. Shaggy and Scooby manage to disable the machine, releasing Fred, Velma and Daphne to their normal selves.
Alan unexpectedly arrives, followed by the lab-coated men. They show themselves to be undercover agents, revealing that Alan is one too, much to Velma's surprise. Alan explains that they have suspected Travis's scheme for months. Travis gives up and is arrested, however, Selena goes crazy, and flees, just before releasing the most powerful spirits of the "Tome of Doom", the fire ghosts, including the strongest spirit, the Fire King, but they are eventually put back in the book by Shaggy and Scooby. After a chase, Selena is captured and put in prison.
Scooby and Shaggy confesses their need for food, because of a day of hard work, and once again have stopped a villain's plan.
Gameplay
The levels are very basic: there are three main objectives:- Seal all the monsters in the level.
- Find the five clues.
- Complete the level and its missions.
There are also collectible sandwich ingredients in each level that unlock mini-games.
Levels and Biological Villains
There are five levelsLevel (video gaming)
A level, map, area, or world in a video game is the total space available to the player during the course of completing a discrete objective...
: Haunting Of Hambridge, Mayhem At The Movies, Weird Wild West, Bad Juju In The Bayou
Bayou
A bayou is an American term for a body of water typically found in flat, low-lying areas, and can refer either to an extremely slow-moving stream or river , or to a marshy lake or wetland. The name "bayou" can also refer to creeks that see level changes due to tides and hold brackish water which...
and the hardest level, Hi-Tech Terror. The villains are (from first to fifth), Walter Peabody, Robert Zabrinski, Mindi Stiles, the fourth level does not a have a biological villain, and the fifth and final villain is Selena Drake who Scooby and Shaggy chases around the hi-tech mansion-like laboratory
Laboratory
A laboratory is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. The title of laboratory is also used for certain other facilities where the processes or equipment used are similar to those in scientific laboratories...
Monsters
[Standard Ghosts: Similar to the Green Ghost except a darker green and a dark blue glow to cover it.][Mini Green Phantoms: A mini (Baby) version of the Green Phantoms these ones can move faster then there other versions.]
[Green Phantoms: A giant green colored ghost similar to the Standard ghosts only the glow is light green and its size is huge!]
[Mummy: These ghosts walk slow just like zombies but it only takes 2 hits to scare Scooby and Shaggy and lose all there cool!]
[Poltergeist: These ghosts throw items at Shaggy and Scooby they also try to trap you but they are hard to seek out as well.]
[Zombies: These monsters can only attack by ether punching or using a weapon.]
[Flame Ghosts: These ghosts are standard ghosts as well only they are grey or purple up close they also throw fire at you too.]
Cool Meter
When something scares Scooby and Shaggy, their Cool Meter is drained. If the Cool Meter is totally drained, the next time an enemy catches Scooby or Shaggy, they will run away and have to start at their last save point. To replenish the Cool Meter, Scooby and Shaggy find Scooby Snacks.Radar
There is a small circle representing radar. The yellow triangle in the center represents Scooby and Shaggy. Red dots on the Radar are enemies.Cast
- Scott InnesScott InnesScott Innes is an American author, songwriter, voice actor, and radio personality.He became known as the new voice of Scooby-Doo in the Scooby-Doo direct-to-video movies made between 1998 and 2001. From 1999 to 2001, he also voiced Scooby's best friend and owner Norville "Shaggy" Rogers...
- Scooby-Doo, Shaggy - Frank WelkerFrank WelkerFranklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
- Fred, Doug Milton, Mummy - Grey DeLisleGrey DeLisleGrey DeLisle is an American voice actress, singer-songwriter, and comedienne. To date, she has released four solo albums and has featured on the tribute album Anchored in Love: A Tribute to June Carter Cash and film soundtrack of Loggerheads...
- Daphne, Selena Drake, Mindi Stiles, Actress, ShermanTech Scientist - Mindy CohnMindy CohnMindy Heather Cohn is an American actress, comedian known for her role as Natalie Green, the smart, overweight student of Edna Garrett , on the TV show The Facts of Life, and also being the current voice for Velma Dinkley in the Scooby-Doo franchise, which she has held since 2002.She currently...
- Velma - Jeff BennettJeff BennettJeffrey Glenn "Jeff" Bennett is an American voice actor and musician, listed "among the top names in the voice-over field", best known as the voice of Johnny Bravo in the series of the same name...
- Alan Dinsdale, Walter Peabody, Robert Zabrinski, Travis Sherman, Mercanary - Tom KennyTom KennyThomas James "Tom" Kenny is an American actor, voice actor and comedian. He is especially known for his long-running-role as SpongeBob SquarePants in the television series of the same name, as well as the live-action character Patchy the Pirate, Gary the Snail and the French narrator based on...
- Earl Milton, Johnny Channayapatra, Billy Bob, Mercanary, ShermanTech Scientist - James Arnold TaylorJames Arnold TaylorJames Arnold Taylor is an American voice actor, Impressionist, and Announcer. He is the current voice provider for Fred Flintstone as well as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the TV series Star Wars: The Clone Wars and also the movie Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Johnny Test in Johnny Test...
- Jeremy Rhodes, Zombie, ShermanTech Scientist, Watchman, Security Guard - Jennifer HaleJennifer HaleJennifer Hale is a Canadian-born American actress and singer best known for her voice over work in video games like Grandia II, the Mass Effect trilogy, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Tales of Symphonia, the Metroid Prime trilogy, the Metal Gear Solid games, Brütal Legend, and Disney's...
- Poltergeist, Computer Voice, ShermanTech Scientist
External links
- Scooby Doo: Mystery Mayhem (PS2) at GameSpotGameSpotGameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1, 1996 by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady and Jon Epstein. It was purchased by ZDNet, a brand which was later purchased by CNET Networks. CBS Interactive, which...
- Scooby Doo: Mystery Mayhem (PS2) at IGNIGNIGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...