The Energy Thieves

aka: Adiboo and the Energy Thieves, Adiboo e I Ladri di Energia, Adiboo en de Energiedieven, Adiboo et Les Voleurs d'Energie, Adiboo y Los Ladrones de Energía, Adiboo: Die Jagd auf die Energiepiraten, Adibou et Les Voleurs d'Energie, Adibù e I Ladri di Energia

Moby ID: 138556

Released

2004 on Windows

Credits

182 people

Releases by Date (by platform)

2004 (Windows)
2004 (PlayStation 2)

Publishers

Vivendi Universal Games International S.A.

Developers

Coktel Vision

Moby Score: n/a
Critics: 71% (1)
Collected By: 2 players

Genre: Action
Perspective: 3rd-person (Other)
Behind view
Diagonal-down
Side view
Visual: 2D scrolling
Interface: Direct control
Vehicular: Automobile
Track racing
Setting: Fantasy
Sci-fi / futuristic

Description

The Energy Thieves is an action game for children five years and up starring the Adiboo character. There are fourteen levels with different types of gameplay as Adiboo needs to stop a robot from taking away all of the planet's resources such as lava, rocks, wood and water. Levels include 2D side-scrolling platforming sections and races using both a frontal and a behind view. There is also a central hub world where Adiboo can be moved around freely to explore and further the story. There is a two-player multiplayer mode as well as time trial challenges. The difficulty level adapts dynamically based on the player's performance.

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Credits (PlayStation 2 version)

182 People (146 developers, 36 thanks) · View all

V.P. Coktel Studio	Ludovic Barra
V.P. Editorial Strategy	Loïck Tanguy
CTO	Éric Huynh
Director of Creative Studio	Frédéric Chauvelot
Executive Producer	Catherine Bonvalot
Production Manager	Anne Dominique
Project Technical Director	Brice Delvallee
Project Art Directors	Arnaud Bouron Jean-Christophe Charter
Producer	Estelle Delmotte
Associate Producers	Vincent Dondaine Candice Dupont
Trainee Associate Producers	Julien Bergia Emmanuel Boutry Justin Velter
Console Requirements	Simon Poidevin
Trainee Console Requirements	Hélène Zabulon
Lead Game Designer	Philippe Blanchet
Game Designer	Olivier Rochas
Level Designers	Thomas Chabrier Matthieu Pretceille
Lead Programmers	Xavier Laisney Stéphane Allegro
Senior Programmers	Stéphane Allegro Olivier Gladin
[ full credits ]

Reviews

Critics

Average score: 71% (based on 1 ratings)

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MobyGames ID: 138556

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Game added December 20, 2019. Last modified March 31, 2023.