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[Xbox Live Arcade] Disaster has struck the Happy Tree Friends! Earthquakes, fires, and other catastrophes have trapped the beloved friends who now must be rescued. In a unique twist to the action genre, guide the rescue squad of Flippy, Handy, and Lumpy into dangerous situations using unique abilities in a dynamic reactive environment to save as many trapped Happy Tree Friends as possible. Cute, cuddly, and horribly wrong, Happy Tree Friends False Alarm is filled with unexpected situations and outrageous outcomes. For the first time in 3D, play as the rescue squad of Flippy, Handy, and Lumpy to save other Happy Tree Friends such as Cuddles, Toothy and Flaky from life-threatening disasters. Using physics-based reactive environments and problem-solving elements control a rescue squad with unique abilities such as hurling concrete, spraying water, or throwing nitroglycerin to augment the dynamic 3D environments creating a variety of unpredictable outcomes. SEGA and the creative minds behind Happy Tree Friends have teamed up to create 10 original and engaging disaster scenarios such as the Mine Shaft, Candy Factory, and Museum. Xbox Live Arcade features leaderboards to compete with friends, earn achievement medals, and track your progress as you advance through Career mode. [Sega]
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more... 65
Team Xbox
The flaws hold the game back from being as entertaining as it could have been, yet its over-the-top take on a classic formula is worth more than a few laughs to fans.
 62
IGN
Happy Tree Friends is a decent game that will please fans, but will end up boring most gamers. The difficultly never really ramps up from level 1 to level 30 and the levels are so short, you'll be done before dinner's ready.
60
Official Xbox Magazine UK
The initial reaction when Happy Tree Friends was fired up was "rubbish", "stupid" and "why are you playing this?" It looks bland, boring and slow...Yet for the person playing it, it's endearing, addictive and surprisingly fun.
60
Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
Perfect fodder for a FREE online flash game. [Oct 2008, p.102]
50
X360 Magazine UK
It's basically four buttons, used in the same way each time. Fun. [Issue#36, p.115]
50
MS Xbox World
The Happy Tree Friends has quite a faithful fan base, but most people will be left disappointed with the level of difficulty and the shortness of the game.
49
Console Monster
Whereas the Flash series is known for its over the top gore and unbelievable injuries caused by and to the cutesy animals, False Alarm will be known for its poor controls and short length.
45
Official Xbox Magazine
After several stages, it becomes painfully repetitive. [Oct 2008, p.85]
45
GameSpot
Happy Tree Friends False Alarm is clunky, unimaginative, and more like a false start than a fun game.
40
Totally360
The question is, does the game warrant its price of 800 points? The answer would have to be a firm ‘no’ simply because it becomes all too repetitive far too quickly and with no real pull factor other than perhaps replaying each level in order to nail gold (and pick up achievements a-plenty) there’s not much longevity here either.
40
EuroGamer
The basic Lemmings meets Itchy & Scratchy idea is sound, but the final product feels half-baked.
20
WonderwallWeb
One big mess.
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