The front cover to the Nintendo DS version.
Johnny Bravo in The Hukka-Mega-Mighty-Ultra-Extreme Date-O-Rama! is a video game based on the Johnny Bravo series. It was developed by Extra Mile Studios.
The game was distributed by Blast! Entertainment and initially released on the PlayStation 2 in Europe on November 1st, 2007, later getting a release in Australia and New Zealand on May 15th, 2008. The United States only saw a Nintendo DS version, distributed by Mumbo Jumbo, on June 11th, 2009.
Game Description[]
"Wannabe stud Johnny Bravo is thrilled he's invited to appear on the game show Hukka Mega Mighty Ultra Extreme Date-o-Rama to try and win a dream date with a hot chick, but even with his self-professed stunning good looks, incredible strength, and superior intelligence he has his work cut out for him to win the competition.
Can you beat your rival studs and get the girl in this side-splitting action game based on the hit Cartoon Network series?"
History[]
Date-O-Rama has a somewhat mysterious development and distribution history. It was originally released in 2007, three years after the Johnny Bravo TV series had ended. In the United States, the Nintendo DS version was released two years later. This was likely due to the series being better received and marketed outside the US well after cancellation, further evidenced by the "Johnny Bravo Goes To Bollywood" short and 2011 film.
The game features voice actors from the series, most notably Jeff Bennett reprising his role as Johnny and previous guest star Donny Osmond voicing the game show's host, Loveheart. In the opening cutscene and certain mini-games, Bunny Bravo, Carl Chryniszzswics, and Little Suzy make appearances, although they never speak. Creator Van Partible worked on the game as a writer, storyboarded the opening cutscene, and designed new characters and the cover art.
The game received a E10+ rating by the ESRB for comic mischief and mild suggestive themes. These themes are mainly expressed through innuendos and other comments by the characters that are adult-oriented.
Reception[]
Date-O-Rama has received mixed to negative reviews from critics, with the most criticism regarding the game's controls, over-use of voice clips, and very repetitive gameplay.
Trivia[]
- The game's premise is loosely based on the Season 4 episode "Adam West's Date-O-Rama".
- Despite this, the main character models are based on the show's second and third seasons.
- When declining to spin the Heart Wheel, one of Johnny's voice clips involves him saying he keeps picturing Carl in a dress and "that always means pass."
- In the series, Carl wore a dress a total of three times.
- The back of the Nintendo DS box art has incorrect information copied over from the PS2 release, stating the game has a two player mode and unlockable clips, quips, and postcards.
- The six total unlockables in this version of the game are still images: Concept art for the game, concept art of Johnny's original white t-shirt design, and two stained glass window paintings from the episode "That's Entertainment!".
- Storyboards for the opening cutscene reveal that Carl was originally going to have a speaking role, asking Johnny how many entries he sent in to Date-O-Rama, Johnny counting to himself and answering "eleventy two." Carl comments on this and makes a joke.[1]
- This would have given context for why Johnny was chosen for the game show in the first place, and also would have made Carl the only other character to speak during the cutscene besides Johnny and Loveheart.
- Date-O-Rama was produced around the same time as a cancelled Wacky Races PlayStation 2 game titled Dastardly & Muttley: Operation: Pigeon Pursuit.