Nate's Great Adventure

Nate's Great Adventure (released in North America as The Sweet Treets: Nate's Great Adventure) is an action-adventure video game based on the Sweet Treets franchise. Starring the character Nate Nicholson, it is a follow-up to the All New! The Sweet Treets special "Nate and the Forest Venture", and chronologically takes place three months later. The game was released for the Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Color in September 2001. Franchise creator Taylor Ridley served as the director of all three versions of the game, though they were each developed by different studios. A PC version, based off the home console versions of the game was also released exclusively in China in 2002.

The Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 versions of Nate's Great Adventure were developed by Block1 Games, the Game Boy Advance version was developed by KP Games and the Game Boy Color version was developed by Puffinsoft. The former two studios were split off from Kubokartoonz Interactive, a game development division of Kubokartoonz, a Kuboian animation studio who co-produced both ''All New! The Sweet Treets and The New Adventures of The Sweet Treets''.

All four versions of the game received positive reviews from critics, who praised their gameplay, presentation, music and accessibility, although some criticised the game's marketing, as well as the loading times on the home console versions. Nate's Great Adventure was a commercial success, with the PlayStation 2 version selling over a million copies worldwide.

Plot
After a group of giant rats start to cause havoc in Eastwood Park, Nate, with the help of his friends, get to the bottom of where they could be coming from.

Dreamcast and PS2 version
The Dreamcast and PS2 versions of Nate's Great Adventure are set in a 3D environment, with the camera usually following the player in a fixed semi-high angle shot (similar to Louise's New Quest.

Whilst controlling Nate, the player can move freely, with the option to either walk or run, though running means Nate has difficulty breaking and slides about easily. Nate can also interact with some of the objects in the area, such as pushing heavy objects or breaking wooden creates by kicking them. He can also perform a single jump - the player must hold down the jump button in order to reach higher.

The game is divided into four main areas; Eastwood Park, Eastwood Outskirts, Westend Village and Outer Heights. Each of the four areas feature a large open-world environment which the player can freely roam and interact with. Additionally, every area has one multi-part objective to complete, which is slowly ticked off via a checklist, and two optional missions. Once Nate begins an optional mission, he cannot leave the area until he completes it or gives up.

GBA and GBC version
The Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Color versions of Nate's Great Adventure is set in a 3D top-down perspective similar to the Pokemon series. Playing as Nate, the player has to explore six stages, where they solve puzzles and collect items scattered throughout the environment.

Nate is equipped with a repellent spray, which he has to use to take out enemies in the game. Enemies usually come in the form of giant rodents, though species vary. Nate has a total of four heart pieces in the game. Getting a Game Over gives the option to restart from the last save point (the player can save at any time) or to return to the main menu.

In the Game Boy Color version, each stage has four puzzle pieces which are hidden in the area. Collecting all four unlocks a simple minigame where the player has to last as long as they can without losing.

In the Game Boy Advance version, the puzzle pieces and minigames are omitted and replaced with golden coins, which can be used to purchase seven levels in Challenge Mode (one level is unlocked at the start, making eight in total). In Challenge Mode, the player controls Nate in a 2D side-scrolling environment, and tries to pop balloons relating to the level's colour whilst avoiding black balloons which stun Nate. The aim is to try and complete each level in the fastest time, with the top five times for each level getting saved.

Using the Game Boy Advance Link Cable, the Challenge Mode can be played with up to four players using one game pak, with the other three players playing as Louise, Marilyn and Hugh (who plays as who is randomised - the characters all play identically). In these multiplayer levels, players compete to pop as many balloons as possible within a one, two or three-minute time limit.

Cast

 * Peter Malosh as Nate
 * Lottie Baker as Edwina
 * Ashley Maverick as Nina
 * Sharlie Deem as Louise
 * Opaline Robins as Marilyn
 * Avoc Westwind as Hugh
 * Candis Westwind as Anthem
 * Sap M.N. Williams as Swoop and Rat Monsters
 * Henry Buckings as King Rojo
 * Charlie Karma as Tigen, Zoe and Gunge
 * Bruno Leon Vidal as Rusty
 * Flynn Raidon as Stumpy and Derrick

Please note that the Game Boy Color version has no voice acting, and only Nate has lines in the Game Boy Advance version (as do Louise, Marilyn and Hugh, in the multiplayer mode).