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Mann. The game is a 3D [[platformer]], with Spanx being controlled by the player for the majority of the game, and Redmond used more in combat or as a means of traversing the world.<ref name="Game Manual"/> The game was featured on the cover of ''PSE2''.{{Citation needed\|date= November 2022}} There was also some controversy over the game's depiction of animal cruelty.<ref name="Mickleburgh">{{Cite news \|last1=McComb \|first1=Richard \|last2=Mickleburgh \|first2=Renee \|date=15 February 2004 \|title=Free the animals, smash up the lab and chain-whip policemen - this is the latest video game for children \|language=en \|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] \|publication-place=London, England \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1454393/Free-the-animals-smash-up-the-lab-and-chain-whip-policemen-this-is-the-latest-video-game-for-children.html \|url-status=live \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=12 February 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608025652/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1454393/Free-the-animals-smash-up-the-lab-and-chain-whip-policemen-this-is-the-latest-video-game-for-children.html \|archive-date=8 June 2012 \|issn=0307-1235 \|oclc=49632006}}</ref> ==Gameplay== [[File:Whiplash Pic.PNG\|thumb\|left\|The chain can be used in a variety of ways.]] Although Redmond (the rabbit) and Spanx (the weasel) are two animals chained together, the gameplay is much like any other platformer. The player controls only Spanx, using Redmond as a weapon or tool as the situation requires. Spanx has most standard platforming abilities, while Redmond is completely indestructible as a result of cosmetics testing conducted upon him by Genron. Redmond can be hurled into security guards, jammed into machinery, and used as a grappling hook, among other uses. Redmond can also be inserted into special "Fusion Outlets" to be set on fire, frozen, electrified, inflated with [[helium]], or drenched in [[radioactive]] waste.<ref name="Game Manual">{{Cite book \|last=<!--Not stated--> \|first=<!--Not stated--> \|url=http://www.replacementdocs.com/download.php?view.4749 \|title=Whiplash Instruction Manual (PS2 version) \|publisher=[[Crystal Dynamics]] and [[Square Enix Europe\|Eidos Interactive]] \|year=2003 \|publication-date=5 February 2007 \|pages=4{{ndash}}22 \|language=en \|access-date=27 November 2022 \|via=replacementdocs.com \|archive-date=27 November 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127163940/http://www.replacementdocs.com/download.php?view.4749 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Defeating human enemies found in the levels allows special "Hypersnacks" to be looted that the team can eat to increase both animals' levels, which increases Spanx' health or Redmond's rage. The player is also rewarded for freeing the other animals trapped and caged by Genron.<ref name="Game Manual"/> Many objects are breakable and are assigned a dollar amount; if the player completes the game with more than $6 million in damage, Genron will be bankrupted and special content will be unlocked.<ref name="Game Manual"/> ==Development== {{expand section\|date=September 2010}} Spanx the Weasel first appeared in the game ''[[Mad Dash Racing]]'' in 2001. The music for Whiplash was composed by [[Kurt Harland]] of [[Information Society (band)\|Information Society]].<ref name="Kurt">{{Cite web \|last=Harland \|first=Kurt \|title=Kurt Harland Larson - Audio director, Game audio \|url=https://soundlister.com/portfolio/kurt-harland-larson/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117031818/https://soundlister.com/portfolio/kurt-harland-larson/ \|archive-date=17 November 2022 \|access-date=17 November 2022 \|website=Soundlister.com \|language=en-US}}</ref> The music features a unique interactivity scheme: it responds to player input on the controller; the more input received through the controller buttons, the more the music does. The music also expands in response to successful hits of breakable objects and enemies. ==Reception== {{expand section\|date=November 2015}} {{Video game reviews \| PS2 = true \| XBOX = true \| na = true \| Edge_PS2 = 5/10<ref>{{Cite magazine \|date=March 2004 \|title=Whiplash (PS2) \|magazine=[[Edge (magazine)\|Edge]] \|language=en \|publisher=Future Publishing \|publication-place=Bath, England \|issue=134 \|page=109 \|issn=1350-1593}}</ref> \| EGM_PS2 = 7/10<ref name="EGM">{{Cite magazine \|date=January 2004 \|title=Whiplash \|url=https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-174-january-2004/page/128/mode/2up \|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] \|language=en \|publisher=EGM Media \|publication-place=Lombard, Illinois, USA \|publication-date=11 June 2021 \|issue=174 \|page=128 \|issn=1058-918X \|access-date=17 November 2022}}</ref> \| EGM_XBOX = 7/10<ref name=EGM/> \| EuroG_PS2 = 5/10<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bramwell \|first=Tom \|date=8 March 2004 \|orig-date=updated 16 March 2004 \|title=Whiplash (PS2) \|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_whiplash_ps2 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402105520/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_whiplash_ps2 \|archive-date=2 April 2015 \|access-date=28 February 2015 \|website=[[Eurogamer]] \|language=en \|publication-place=Brighton, England}}</ref> \| GI_PS2 = 4/10<ref>{{Cite magazine \|last=Mason \|first=Lisa \|date=January 2004 \|title=Whiplash (PS2) \|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/F8DAAA62-D95A-4883-BBBC-1E0E052DF32A.htm \|url-status=dead \|magazine=[[Game Informer]] \|language=en \|publisher=[[GameStop]] \|publication-place=Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA \|issue=129 \|page=134 \|issn=1067-6392 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051101085455/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/F8DAAA62-D95A-4883-BBBC-1E0E052DF32A.htm \|archive-date=1 November 2005 \|access-date=27 February 2015}}</ref> \| GI_XBOX = 4/10<ref>{{Cite magazine \|last=Zoss \|first=Jeremy \|date=January 2004 \|title=Whiplash (Xbox) \|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/9B1E0F79-59FD-4173-A00B-6690021BA624.htm \|url-status=dead \|magazine=Game Informer \|language=en \|publisher=[[GameStop]] \|publication-place=Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA \|issue=129 \|page=151 \|issn=1067-6392 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311034835/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/9B1E0F79-59FD-4173-A00B-6690021BA624.htm \|archive-date=11 March 2007 \|access-date=27 February 2015}}</ref> \| GamePro_XBOX = {{Rating\|4.5\|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine \|last=THED-PADDESTROYER \|date=17 November 2003 \|title=Review: Whiplash \|url=http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/31749.shtml \|url-status=dead \|magazine=[[GamePro]] \|language=en \|publisher=[[International Data Group]] \|publication-place=Oakland, California, USA \|issn=1042-8658 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018155545/http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/31749.shtml \|archive-date=18 October 2006 \|access-date=28 February 2015}}</ref> \| GameRev_PS2 = C−<ref name=GameRev/> \| GameRev_XBOX = C−<ref name="GameRev">{{Cite web \|last=Dodson \|first=Joe \|date=January 2004 \|title=Whiplash Review \|url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/whiplash \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040219104629/http://www.game-revolution.com/games/xbox/action/whiplash.htm \|archive-date=19 February 2004 \|access-date=28 February 2015 \|website=[[Game Revolution]] \|language=en \|publication-place=Berkeley, California, USA}}</ref> \| GSpot_PS2 = 6.4/10<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Davis \|first=Ryan \|date=26 November 2003 \|title=Whiplash Review (PS2) \|url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/whiplash-review/1900-6084794/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117015614/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/whiplash-review/1900-6084794/ \|archive-date=17 November 2022 \|access-date=February 28, 2015 \|website=[[GameSpot]] \|language=en \|publication-place=San Francisco, California, USA}}</ref> \| GSpot_XBOX = 6.6/10<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Davis \|first=Ryan \|date=November 26, 2003 \|title=Whiplash Review (Xbox) \|url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/whiplash-review/1900-6084795/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602015803/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/whiplash-review/1900-6084795/ \|archive-date=2 June 2019 \|access-date=February 28, 2015 \|website=[[GameSpot]] \|language=en \|publication-place=San Francisco, California, USA}}</ref> \| GSpy_PS2 = {{Rating\|2\|5}}<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Freeman \|first=Matthew \|date=30 November 2003 \|title=GameSpy: Whiplash (PS2) \|url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/whiplash/497889p1.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117020700/http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/whiplash/497889p1.html \|archive-date=17 November 2022 \|access-date=28 February 2015 \|website=[[GameSpy]] \|language=en}}</ref> \| GSpy_XBOX = {{Rating\|2\|5}}<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Freeman \|first=Matthew \|date=November 30, 2003 \|title=GameSpy: Whiplash (Xbox) \|url=http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/whiplash/498487p1.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421003233/http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/whiplash/498487p1.html \|archive-date=21 April 2016 \|access-date=February 28, 2015 \|website=[[GameSpy]] \|language=en}}</ref> \| GameZone_PS2 = 7/10<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bedigian \|first=Louis \|date=December 2, 2003 \|title=Whiplash - PS2 - Review \|url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/whiplash_ps2_review \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829004924/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r22247.htm \|archive-date=29 August 2008 \|access-date=28 February 2015 \|website=GameZone \|language=en}}</ref> \| GameZone_XBOX = 7.2/10<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zacarias \|first=Eduardo \|date=6 December 2003 \|title=Whiplash - XB - Review \|url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/whiplash_xb_review \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524011000/http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r22247.htm \|archive-date=24 May 2009 \|access-date=28 February 2015 \|website=GameZone \|language=en}}</ref> \| IGN_PS2 = 7/10<ref name="IGN">{{Cite web \|last=Lewis \|first=Ed \|date=November 19, 2003 \|title=Whiplash \|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/20/whiplash \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117021828/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/20/whiplash \|archive-date=17 November 2022 \|access-date=28 February 2015 \|website=[[IGN]] \|language=en \|publication-place=San Francisco, California, USA}}</ref> \| IGN_XBOX = 7/10<ref name=IGN/> \| OPM_PS2 = {{Rating\|3.5\|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine \|last=Steinman \|first=Gary \|date=January 2004 \|title=Whiplash \|url=http://www.playstationmagazine.com/article2/0,4364,1399698,00.asp \|url-status=dead \|magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] \|language=en \|publisher=[[Ziff Davis Media]] \|publication-place=San Francisco, California, USA \|page=113 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031219160033/http://www.playstationmagazine.com/article2/0,4364,1399698,00.asp \|archive-date=19 December 2003 \|access-date=28 February 2015}}</ref> \| OXM_XBOX = 6.8/10<ref>{{Cite magazine \|last=Lopez \|first=Vincent \|date=January 2004 \|title=Whiplash \|magazine=[[Official Xbox Magazine]] \|language=en \|publisher=[[Future plc]] \|issue=27 \|page=74 \|issn=1534-7850}}</ref> \| rev1 = ''[[The Times]]'' \| rev1_PS2 = {{Rating\|3\|5}}<ref>{{Cite news \|last=<!--Not stated--> \|first=<!--Not stated--> \|date=10 April 2004 \|title=Whiplash (PS2) \|work=[[The Times]] \|publication-place=London, England \|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/technology/article1861403.ece \|url-status=live \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=28 February 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117023548/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/whiplash-hl22sp2zgdg \|archive-date=17 November 2022 \|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> \| MC_PS2 = 66/100<ref name="MCPS2">{{Cite web \|title=Whiplash for PlayStation 2 Reviews \|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/whiplash/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117024153/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/whiplash \|archive-date=17 November 2022 \|access-date=27 February 2015 \|website=[[Metacritic]] \|language=en \|oclc=911795326}}</ref> \| MC_XBOX = 68/100<ref name="MCXB">{{Cite web \|title=Whiplash for Xbox Reviews \|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/whiplash/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117024530/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/whiplash \|archive-date=17 November 2022 \|access-date=27 February 2015 \|website=[[Metacritic]] \|language=en \|oclc=911795326}}</ref> }} ''Whiplash'' received "average" reviews according to video game [[review aggregator]] [[Metacritic]].<ref name=MCXB/><ref name=MCPS2/> Before the game was released in the [[United Kingdom]], the [[Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals]] (RSPCA), the [[Research Defence Society]], the chairman of the [[British House of Commons]] and the [[Police Federation of England and Wales]] were deeply shocked at the level of cartoonish cruelty in animal product testing, despite the whole premise of the game as being against this. They thought it condoned violence and made a joke of animal suffering, but Eidos claimed that it would raise positive awareness among children with this issue.<ref name="Mickleburgh" /> ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{moby game\|/12630/whiplash}} {{Crystal Dynamics}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Whiplash (video game)}} [[Category:2004 video games]] [[Category:3D platformers]] [[Category:Atari games]] [[Category:Crystal Dynamics games]] [[Category:Eidos Interactive games]] [[Category:Fiction about animal cruelty]] [[Category:Fictional weasels]] [[Category:Nixxes Software games]] [[Category:Obscenity controversies in video games]] [[Category:PlayStation 2 games]] [[Category:Single-player video games]] [[Category:Video games about rabbits and hares]] [[Category:Video games developed in the Netherlands]] [[Category:Video games developed in the United States]] [[Category:Video games scored by Kurt Harland]] [[Category:Xbox games]]

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