Madagascar: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Madagascar (2005) is a platform, adventure video game developed by Toys for Bob, available on XBOX, NGC, PC, PS2. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 68/100 on IGDB.

What is Madagascar about?

Be a part of Dreamwork's animated adventure by guiding Marty the Zebra, Alex the lion, Melman the giraffe, Gloria the hippo and those stealthy Penguins as they escape the Central Park Zoo into the streets of New York and then into the wild jungle...err San Diego zoo.

The storyline is exactly the same as the movie itself and each chapter will bring you further in the story. Every chapter will have various goals set. Only one specific goal per chapter is required to complete the chapter so you can always replay the chapter later to try to complete all the goals.

Every stage will also require you to play as a different character and some will involve all characters.

Each character have their own unique abilities: Marty can kick with his hind legs, sneak around his enemies slide and perform long-jumps. Alex the lion can throw fruits, use his claws and roar at his enemies. Gloria can tumbl

Key details

Madagascar was released in 2005 and supports single player, multiplayer, split screen. Platforms: XBOX, NGC, PC, PS2. Developer: Toys for Bob.

Should you play Madagascar?

Reviews are mixed, but Madagascar retains a dedicated player base among platform, adventure fans.