Tarzan: Untamed

Tarzan: Untamed(known asTarzan: Freeridein Europe and Japan) is a 2001action-adventure gamedeveloped byUbi Soft Montrealand published byUbi Softfor thePlayStation 2andGameCube.

Tarzan: Untamed
North American PlayStation 2 cover art
Developer(s)	Ubi Soft Montreal
Publisher(s)	Ubi Soft
Series	Tarzan
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2 GameCube
Release	PlayStation 2 NA:November 14, 2001 EU:November 23, 2001 JP:July 4, 2002 GameCube NA:November 18, 2001 EU:May 3, 2002
Genre(s)	Action-adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

Plot

Picking up quite a while after the defeat ofClayton,Janeand Professor Archimedes Q. Porter now understand Gorilla-language fluently and Jane is married to Tarzan. However, their lives are threatened once again by a brutal band of British explorers led by the unscrupulous Oswald Gardner, who becomes fascinated with Tarzan and strives to capture the ape-man and take him back to England as a media attraction.

Gameplay

Oswald's henchmen have captured severalbabygorillasto sell tozoos.Tarzan must break thecagesand return them to the gorilla family. His enemies includepoachersand jungle animals, such asleopards,snakes,rhinoceroses,porcupines,wild boars,bats,spiders,piranhasandcrocodiles.He also collectsfilm reelsthat belong to Oswald andspearsto use as weapons. In later stages of the game, he receives help from the gorilla family,hippopotamusesandbaboons.

Reception

Tarzan: Untamed

Aggregate scores

Aggregator	Score
	GC	PS2
GameRankings	63.83%	61.04%
Metacritic	61/100	59/100

Review scores

Publication	Score
	GC	PS2
AllGame
Computer and Video Games	N/A	4/10
Game Informer	N/A	7.75/10
GamePro	N/A
GameSpot	6.2/10	5.9/10
GameSpy	70%	N/A
IGN	6.3/10	6.2/10
NGC Magazine	59%	N/A
Nintendo Power	3.8/5	N/A
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A

Tarzan: Untamedreceived mixed reviews upon its release, according toreview aggregatorMetacritic.GameSpotgave the GameCube version a 6.2 out of 10 while they gave the PlayStation 2 version a 5.9 out of 10.IGNgave the GameCube version a 6.3 out of 10 and said, "Surf tree branches, swing from vines and chuck spears at jungle outsiders -- Tarzan has arrived.",while they gave the PlayStation 2 version a 6.2 out of 10, writing, "The ape man returns with glitz and glamor, but lacks a certain depth. It's a fun but short rental."Even with the mixed reviews, theAcademy of Interactive Arts & SciencesnominatedTarzanfor the "Console Family"award in2002,which was ultimately given toMario Party 3.