Stretch Panic

Infobox VG
title = Stretch Panic


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developer = Treasure Co. Ltd
publisher = Conspiracy Entertainment
released = vgrelease|Europe|EU|27 July 2001
vgrelease|North America|NA|28 August 2001
vgrelease|Japan|JP|6 December 2001
genre = Platformer
modes = Single player
ratings = vgratings|ESRB=Teen|ELSPA=15+
platforms = PlayStation 2
media = CD-ROM
requirements =
input = Dual Shock 2

"Stretch Panic" ("Hippa Linda" in Japan, "Freak Out" in Europe and Oceania) is a game designed by Treasure Co. Ltd. It was their second PlayStation 2 game, after . The game starred a young girl named Linda whose sisters have been possessed by demons. It is up to her to release the demons inside them.

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The story stars Linda and her 12 vain sisters who generally made her their errand girl. The sisters would always judge her scarf and her colorful fashion sense. One day when Linda was sent to pick up cosmetics to feed their vanity, a mysterious present appears on their doorstep, and upon opening it unleashes 13 demons. 12 of the demons kidnap and possess Linda's sisters, but the 13th one gets stuck in Linda's scarf. They then all get sucked into a different dimension where beauty is everything. With full command over her newly possessed scarf, Linda sets out to save her 12 sisters.

Gameplay

The core of the gameplay involved a stretchy scarf which can be controlled and used to snap objects at will. This lets the player bend the geometry of the levels. Players can aim the scarf and once it has grabbed something, the player must pull the object, and then release to snap it back and damage it. Linda can also grab the ground, and then pull back and launch her across distances and heights.

There are two sets of levels: EX levels, which are platforming levels and boss fights. The EX levels are notable for the lone enemy, a woman with enormous breasts.

Gallery of Shame

After when Linda and her demon scarf successfully exorcise the sisters and beat them, the sisters end up in the Gallery of Shame, waiting for Linda you to save the other sisters from the Demons of Vanity. You can activate the Gallery of shame by stretching the Yellow Bell in the Museum of Agony. While in there, you can use the controls to mess with the sisters' features and give them new textures. The demons that Linda's sisters have been turned into appear to the right of the human sister where the human sister is shown walking forward. You can only give new textuers if you exorcised and defeated the sisters and have gone through the staff credits.

Reception

"Stretch Panic" received very mixed reviews, mostly negative. GameGo! magazine featured the game on the cover of its first issue, and gave it a rave review, while Electronic Gaming monthly gave it 4.9/10. Reviewers praised its creativity but derided the simple gameplay and graphics, bland non-bosses stages, and unusual controls. The game suffered from poor sales.Fact|date=October 2008

External links

*moby game|id=/stretch-panic|name="Stretch Panic"