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2006 · Klei Entertainment · Platformer · Puzzle

Eets

Xbox console exclusive

Eets: Chowdown updates the original game "Eets: Hunger. It's emotional." with 120 new levels, the Marsho Madness action game and 3 new items. It does not contain the level editor and replay function.

Released: 27 March 2006
Platforms: Windows Xbox 360 macOS
Genres: Platformer Puzzle Strategy
Developers: Klei Entertainment
Publishers: Klei Entertainment
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Action Comedy
Country: Canada
Age ratings: PEGI 3 ESRB E
Time to beat: 5hmain story7hcompletionist

About

Eets (also known as Eets: Hunger. It's emotional.) is a puzzle video game developed by Klei Entertainment. It was released for Microsoft Windows on March 27, 2006, and for Mac OS X on December 9, 2010.

Both the Windows and Macintosh versions of the game are distributed digitally via Steam. On April 25, 2007, the game was released for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade under the title Eets: Chowdown. Eets is a puzzle game with similarities to Lemmings where players must guide a character through an on-screen puzzle.

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Gameplay

Eets combines elements of games such as Lemmings and The Incredible Machine, and adds a quirky art style and a surreal sense of humor. In the game, the player must navigate the titular character through a series of platforms to collect puzzle pieces. In order to do so the player must place a variety of items in Eets's path to help him reach his destination. Explosive mushrooms fire Eets over an arc, whales can suck objects in and then shoot them back out their spout, and gravity pills allow Eets to walk upside down.

Depending on the character's mood he reacts to stimuli differently. If Eets is angry he can jump across larger chasms, while a scared Eets will not jump at all. His mood can be changed in several ways, such as hitting him with chips from a chocolate cloud, which angers Eets. In addition to featuring over 100 levels, the official website has an additional puzzle pack that users can download, made by both fans and developers.

Development

Eets was first announced via an online preview in June 2005. The game was originally pitched to publishers as a possible title on the Nintendo DS or PSP, but to no avail. In October 2005 Klei Entertainment met with Valve to begin negotiations to publish the game on Steam, Valve's digital distribution platform. In January 2006 the two companies decided to not go through with the deal, and Klei began distributing it via their own website.

It would later be released on the Steam platform on December 21, 2006. Klei Entertainment spent three years on the title, working intermittently and going through several concepts. Once the game had reached a stable state, an additional nine months were spent on polishing the game. On January 30, 2007, a revamped version of Eets called Eets: Chowdown was announced for the Xbox 360.

Reception

Both versions of the game were well received by critics. 75% at GameRankings and 81/100 at Metacritic. 33% at GameRankings and a 77/100 at Metacritic. Eets: Chowdown also received an Editor's Choice award from TeamXbox's Will Tuttle.

In its first weekend, Eets was downloaded over 7,500 times. Eets: Chowdown ranked eighth in Xbox Live Arcade purchases the week of its release, as well as the following week. GamesRadar's Eric Bratcher noted that with the game's 800 Microsoft Point price that it is "priced to move."