Fancy Pants Adventures
_The Fancy Pants Adventures_ is the third main game in the series and the
first to appear on a console, following the two freeware PC Flash titles.
Players control the character Fancy Pants to rescue his sister Cutie Pants who
has been kidnapped by pirates. Just like the original games, Fancy Pants is a
stick figure against a drawn environment and he moves at a fast speed. The
movement options are fairly identical to the earlier games; Fancy Pants is
able to slide, jump on top of enemies to take them out, use trampolines and
loops for air acrobatics, and he can also wall jump and hang onto ledges.
A bedroom acts as a hub where the different game modes can be selected and
rewards are stored. There is a training room to practice the game mechanics
and unlockable single-player challenges with different medals (race against
time, play golf, get a certain number of points for doing acrobatics). The
main one is the Story mode. It consists of different levels to locate the
missing sister. Each world has a different visual design, with themes based on
pirates, ninjas or ice for instance. The goal is always to reach the exit. The
player is encouraged to explore to locate golden stars, regular shells and
special shells. There are also hidden NPCs that offer a short challenge and
other hidden challenges usually accessed through doors. Completing these
unlocks new items in a wardrobe and also weapons. Once weapons have been
found, such as a sword or a pencil, the character can do stronger and air
attacks. Fancy Pants has a certain amount of lives, he can take a number of
hits and there are also a number of bosses to beat.
Multiplayer is supported for up to four players locally or online, in free-
for-all or cooperative gameplay. The story mode can be played cooperatively on
a single screen. There is an unlockable King of the Hill mode, where players
brawl with weapons on a single screen. As a bonus, the HD versions of the
first two games, The Fancy Pants Adventure: World 1 and The Fancy Pants
Adventure: World 2, can be unlocked.