Tarzan: Return to the Jungle

Technopedia Center

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
S1 Informatics S1 Information Systems S1 Information Technology S1 Computer Engineering S1 Electrical Engineering S1 Civil Engineering

faculty of Economics and Business
S1 Management S1 Accountancy

Faculty of Letters and Educational Sciences
S1 English literature S1 English language education S1 Mathematics education S1 Sports Education

Tarzan: Return to the Jungle - Wikipedia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(Redirected from Disney's Tarzan: Return to the Jungle)

Tarzan: Return to the Jungle

Developer(s)	Digital Eclipse
Publisher(s)	Activision
Director(s)	Mike Mika
Producer(s)	William Baffy
Programmer(s)	Cathryn Mataga
Artist(s)	Daniel Schallock Boyd Burggrabe
Composer(s)	Robert Baffy
Series	Tarzan
Platform(s)	Game Boy Advance
Release	NA: October 23, 2002^[2] EU: November 22, 2002^[1]
Genre(s)	Platform
Mode(s)	Single-player

Tarzan: Return to the Jungle is a 2002 platform game developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Activision for the Game Boy Advance. The game is based on the 2001–2003 animated television series The Legend of Tarzan.

Gameplay

The game is an action-platformer that bears similarities to the previous Tarzan game for the Game Boy Color. Tarzan begins the game as a child, growing into an adult in later stages in the game. With the additions of L and R buttons on the Game Boy Advance, combating enemies is now possible.

In contrast to the previous game, collecting bananas is no longer a requirement to complete a stage; they now act as currency, as typical of platforming titles, and should the player collect 50-100 bananas, they will be rewarded an extra life.

Plot

The villainous Queen La, a character from the television series, attempts to take over the jungle. Tarzan learns traversal and combat abilities from Terk as his younger self, journeys through the Lost City of Opar, and rescues dinosaur eggs from poachers to save the jungle.^[3]

Development

Tarzan: Return to the Jungle was developed by Digital Eclipse, which began development following the critical and commercial success of its Game Boy Color predecessor, Tarzan. Much of the staff that worked on the first game returned for this one. Producer William Baffy cited the Game Boy Advance's superior selection of colors and planes, as well as improved sprite count and quality, as the big advantages of the hardware for development.^[4]

Reception

The game has received generally positive reviews. GameSpy stated, "It [the game] never gets quite as fun or inventive as any of the Mario or Rayman platform games, but Tarzan: Return to the Jungle holds its own surprisingly well, and is a must-have for fans of its GBC predecessor". NintendoWorldReport stated, "This game is the perfect thing for kids who are Tarzan fans. It looks very good, plays and sounds pretty, and will keep someone occupied long enough for it to merit a rental, if you don’t want to spend $30 on a game that you won’t be playing much after you finish if off the first time".

Disney's Tarzan: Return to the Jungle

Aggregate scores
Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	71.44%^[5]
Metacritic	68 out of 100^[6]

Review scores
Publication	Score
GameSpy	^[7]
GameZone	7 out of 10^[8]
IGN	7 out of 10^[9]
Nintendo Power	3.4 out of 5^[10]
Nintendo World Report	7 out of 10^[11]
X-Play	^[12]

References

^ "What's New?". Eurogamer. November 22, 2002. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
^ "Disney's Tarzan: Return to the Jungle (GBA)". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 13, 2002. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
^ "Disney's Tarzan: Return to the Jungle (Game)". Giant Bomb. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
^ Harris, Craig (August 15, 2002). "Digital Eclipse Talks Tarzan". IGN. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
^ "Disney's Tarzan: Return to the Jungle for Game Boy Advance". GameRankings. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
^ "Disney's Tarzan: Return to the Jungle Critic Reviews for Game Boy Advance". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
^ Fryman, Avi (2002-10-24). "GameSpy: Disney's Tarzan: Return to the Jungle Review". GameSpy. Archived from the original on 2005-12-12. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
^ Lafferty, Michael (2002-11-10). "Disney's Tarzan: Return to the Jungle - GBA - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2009-03-22. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
^ Harris, Craig (2002-11-08). "Disney's Tarzan: Return to the Jungle". IGN. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
^ "Disney's Tarzan: Return to the Jungle". Nintendo Power. Vol. 164. January 2003. p. 175.
^ Rodriguez, Steven (2002-12-18). "Tarzan: Return to the Jungle". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
^ Baldwin, Michael (2002-12-04). "'Tarzan: Return to the Jungle' (GBA) Review". X-Play. Archived from the original on 2002-12-03. Retrieved 2014-05-19.

External links

Disney's Tarzan: Return to the Jungle at MobyGames

Digital Eclipse

Compilation games

Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits (1995)
Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1 (1996)
Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Midway Collection 2 (1997)
Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 2 (1998)
Arcade Party Pak (1999)
Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits (2000)
Atari Anniversary Edition (2001)
Phantasy Star Collection (2002)
Atari Anthology (2003)
Midway Arcade Treasures (2003)
Sega Genesis Collection (2006)
Mega Man Legacy Collection (2015)
The Disney Afternoon Collection (2017)
Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection (2018)
SNK 40th Anniversary Collection (2018)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection (2022)
Atari 50 (2022)

Gold Master Series

The Making of Karateka (2023)
Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story (2024)
Tetris Forever (2024)

Original games

Little Nicky (2000)
Alice in Wonderland (2000)
Dragon's Lair (2001)
Batman: Chaos in Gotham (2001)
X-Men: Wolverine's Rage (2001)
Alienators: Evolution Continues (2001)
Spyro: Season of Ice (2001)
X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse (2001)
Disney's Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Monster Force (2002)
Spyro 2: Season of Flame (2002)
Tarzan: Return to the Jungle (2002)
XXX (2002)
Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs (2003)
Mucha Lucha! Mascaritas of the Lost Code (2003)
Grand Theft Auto Advance (2004)
Space Jam: A New Legacy - The Game (2021)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind (2024)

Related groups and people

Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Literature

Edgar Rice Burroughs' official canon	Tarzan of the Apes (1912) The Return of Tarzan (1913) The Beasts of Tarzan (1914) The Son of Tarzan (1915) Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (1916) Jungle Tales of Tarzan (1919) Tarzan the Untamed (1920) Tarzan the Terrible (1921) Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1922/23) Tarzan and the Ant Men (1924) Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1927/28) Tarzan and the Lost Empire (1928/29) Tarzan at the Earth's Core (1929/30) Tarzan the Invincible (1930/31) Tarzan Triumphant (1931/32) Tarzan and the City of Gold (1932) Tarzan and the Lion Man (1933/34) Tarzan and the Leopard Men (1932/33) Tarzan's Quest (1935/36) Tarzan and the Forbidden City (1938) Tarzan the Magnificent (1939) Tarzan and the Foreign Legion (1947) Tarzan and the Madman (1964) Tarzan and the Castaways (1965)
Related works	The Eternal Lover (1925) The Mad King (1926) Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins (1963) Tarzan: The Lost Adventure (1995)
Licensed works	Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966) Hadon of Ancient Opar (1974) Bunduki (1975) Flight to Opar (1976) Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996) The Dark Heart of Time (1999) The Adventures of Tarzan (1921/2006) Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy (2011) Tarzan: Return to Pal-ul-don (2015) Tarzan on the Precipice (2016) King Kong vs. Tarzan (2016) Tarzan Trilogy (2016) Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy Under Siege (2017)

Films

Silent films

1930s theatrical films

MGM/RKO film series

Johnny Weissmuller	Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) Tarzan and His Mate (1934) Tarzan Escapes (1936) Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939) Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941) Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) Tarzan Triumphs (1943) Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943) Tarzan and the Amazons (1945) Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946) Tarzan and the Huntress (1947) Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
Lex Barker	Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949) Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950) Tarzan's Peril (1951) Tarzan's Savage Fury (1952) Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953)
Gordon Scott	Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955) Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957) Tarzan and the Trappers (1958) Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958) Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959) Tarzan the Magnificent (1960)
Jock Mahoney	Tarzan Goes to India (1962) Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963)
Mike Henry	Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966) Tarzan and the Great River (1967) Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968)
Remakes	Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959) Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981)

Warner Bros. films

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan (1984)
Tarzan and the Lost City (1998)
The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

Television films

Disney animated films

Tarzan (1999)
Tarzan & Jane (2002)
Tarzan II (2005)

Other animated films

Tarzan of the Apes (1999)
Tarzan (2013)