Scaler (2004)

Developer: A2M
Publisher: Global Star Software, Take-Two Interactive
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Genres: Platform
Rating: 5.0 of 5, 13 player ratings

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The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

A cheerful early-2000s 3D platformer with a goofy lizard-powered premise that feels like a Saturday morning cartoon brought to life.

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About

Scaler follows the story of a lizard-loving 12-year-old boy named Bobby "Scaler" Jenkins who accidentately stumbles across an evil plot to dominate the world through use of mutated lizards. Scaler is remembered as a niche game that brought interesting ideas and a striking visual style, being a hidden gem for fans of 3D platformers of that era.

What players say

A largely forgotten, average-but-competent kids' platformer whose lizard-transformation gimmick gives it a bit of charm; opinions split between calling it a neat little surprise and a merely functional, unremarkable game.

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