Skultimate Roller Maze (video game)

Skultimate Roller Maze
Video games
Platform(s):	Nintendo Wii Nintendo DS~DSi Nintendo 3DS
Region(s):	USA Australia Europe
Release Date(s):	November 13, 2012 November 15, 2012 November 16, 2012 March 7, 2013 March 13, 2013 March 29, 2013
Developer:	Little Orbit Ivory One
Publisher:	Majesco Entertainment
Distributor:	Namco Bandai Partners
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Skultimate Roller Maze is a game for the Nintendo Wii, the Nintendo DS~DSi, and the Nintendo 3DS. The three versions were released on the American, Australian and European markets from November 13, 2012 to March 29, 2013. Skultimate Roller Maze is produced by Little Orbit and the distributor is currently unknown. The background music of the 3DS-exclusive levels is created by Ivory One. The game ties into the Skultimate Roller Maze doll line and the "Friday Night Frights" TV special.

Skultimate Roller Maze belongs to the racing genre, more specifically the arcade racing genre. Players are to select one to three characters from a roster of three to twelve to win in various types of competition on six or eight tracks. Each character fits into a weight class and each character has a unique ability that can be employed to gain the upper hand in a match.

The trademark for Skultimate Roller Maze was requested on June 25, 2012. The game was formally announced during San Diego Comic-Con International of 2012. And the trailers, one for the Wii and DS versions and one for the 3DS version, were featured as September 2012's Freaky Fab 13 and March 2013's pre-Freaky Fab 13.

Versions

Each of the three versions of Skultimate Roller Maze has its pros and cons compared to the other two, although the DS version easily is the lesser compared to the 3DS version.

On a technical level, the DS version and much of the 3DS version are ports of the Wii version. The Wii version has superior graphics and the racing-controls work better. There is also a multiplayer mode on the Wii version, lacking in both handheld versions, which leaves room for at most three players. On the other hand, the handheld versions make use of the second screen to provide the player with additional information on the current competition's stats.

As for content, the Wii version and DS version were released at the same time and contain the same characters, tracks, and options. The 3DS version was released almost half a year later and has some additional content, namely two exclusive tracks: the Himalayas and the Scare Ship.

Gameplay

Spooky, Creeparific, Scarifying

Single Player, Multiplayer, Lockers, Options

Characters

Character	Class	Ability	Description
Abbey Bominable	Medium	Cold Shoulder	Quick to freeze out the competition, this creeptastic competitor has icy-cool moves on the SKRM track.
Clawdeen Wolf	Medium	Full Moon	At her best when the moon is full, this clawsome player has mad skills on the SKRM track.
Clawd Wolf	Strong	Beast Mode	As SKRM team captain, this furrious leader is a fierce competitor.
Deuce Gorgon	Strong	Stone Gaze	With rock-solid SKRM skills, this team leader is as hard to contain as a slithering snake.
Draculaura	Light	Bat Call	She may not be the beast skater on the team, but she's got fangtastic spirit.
Frankie Stein	Light	Electric Kiss	Always willing to lend a hand to the team, she's ready to put every spark of energy into the game.
Gillington Webber	Light	Slick	He may not always make a splash on the SKRM track, but this fresh-water player has some slippery moves.
Heath Burns	Medium	Prometheus	A bit unpredictable, this fiery competitor heats up the SKRM track.
Lagoona Blue	Light	Tidal Wave	Even though she's a fish out of water, she's making waves on the SKRM track.
Operetta	Strong	Perfect Pitch	A fast and fierce competitor, she puts the rock in roller skating!
Robecca Steam	Medium	Steamed	This fangtastic SKRM pro has the steam to lead the team to victory!
Rochelle Goyle	Strong	Rockstar	This freaky-fab competitor is a rock-solid player who never just wants to watch the game from above.

Tracks

Scaris	Gloom Beach	Monster High Stadium	Skull Shores
Monster High	Granite City	Himalayas (3DS only)	Scare Ship (3DS only)

Unlockables

Though the game features few racers, few tracks, and few play modes, there are relatively many unlockables because most characters and tracks are locked when the game is launched for the first time. There are two means to unlocks either: by fulfilling the game's requirements and winning competitions in order or by inserting codes. The codes are to be entered at the Lockers screen and are always only five letters long.

Prizes

Robecca Steam is the first character to be unlocked. One has to place first in Circuit on the Spooky difficulty setting, but higher works too to unlock her.

Deuce Gorgon is the second character to be unlocked. As with Robecca, one has to place first in Circuit on the Spooky difficulty setting. Unlike Robecca's case, finishing on a higher level does not work.

By finishing Circuit on Scarifying, all laps other than Scaris, which is unlocked by default, are unlocked for Quick races and Granite City specifically is unlocked for Timed races.

Lockers

Abbey Bominable	Chill
Deuce Gorgon	Snake
Robecca Steam	Gears
Scaris	Merci
Skull Shores	Skull

Story

Select

Clawd	Do you think it's fair picking the strongest and fastest player in the game? Yeah, me too.	X
Clawdeen	Clearly you wanna win and look good doing it.	Yes, I am fashionable, fast, and freakishly fabulous.
Draculaura	Ohh, totes!	Are you excited?
Frankie	Voltage! I won't let you down.	Yay! This is gonna be totally electric!
Lagoona	You made the right choice. I won't let you down!	Thanks, mate! Can't wait to stand in the winner's circle!
Operetta	You've got a number one hit on your hands now.	You've got good taste. I can see that right away!
Robecca	I shall endeavor to perform flawlessly.	Why, I'm delighted you would choose me!

Deselect

Clawd	When you want to win, you can choose me again.	It's all ghoul. I wanted to get a snack anyway.
Clawdeen	Really? Okay, it's your funeral.	You've got something against fashionable werewolves?
Draculaura	I guess you don't believe in me after all.	We never even played!
Frankie	Oh, bolts!	Ah, buzzkill!
Lagoona	No worries, love, it's all good.	Alright, love, I'll be here if you need me.
Operetta	That's alright, darlin'. Just holler if you need me.	Getdunnit! I was all tuned up to race today.
Robecca	Right then. I'll keep the boiler stoked until I'm needed.	I trust this will not tarnish my image?

Wait

Clawd	Any monster want to go in on ten pizzas?	X
Clawdeen	Does this outfit make me look gorgeous?	Wonder if I have to change my hair color.
Draculaura	Erh-erhm! I better go get ready for my driver's test.	I better go get ready for my driver's test.
Frankie	Don't worry about me. I went to the charger before we started.	I should use this time to catch up on my nap time.
Lagoona	If you see Gil, tell him to text me, would ya?	Wonder what the surf's like today.
Operetta	I knew I should've brought a fishing pole with me.	I'm happier than a zombie squirrel in a grave full a' acorns.
Robecca	I just cannot shake the feeling that I'm late for something.	How long, exactly, does it take to learn patience?

Race

Player	Opponent	Opponent - Quote	Player - Quote	Player (Win) - Quote	Opponent (Lose) - Quote
Clawd	Abbey	Abbey think Wolf boy slow like grandmother yak. Care to prove Abbey wrong?	You can't run with this lead wolf.	The sweet smell of victory!	Better luck next time, Wolf boy.
	Clawdeen	Hey big bro! Whatcha gonna say when you get beat by your little sister?	Two words – little sister.	That's why I'm the big brother!	???
	Deuce	???	???	???	???
	Draculaura	You're so scary sweet it's sad you can't win.	Whatever you say, ghoulfriend.	Hey, ghoul – that fun racing against you.	It's okay, sweetie. I'm sure you'll have another chance to beat me.
	Frankie	I'm really charged up to beat you!	Just make sure you don't fall apart.	That's what I'm howling about!	???
	Gillington	I'm so fast you're going to think you're skating upstream.	You need to come up for air, bro.	Nice race dude – but it was my day today.	???
	Heath	???	???	???	???
	Lagoona	I will give you a chance to beat me – you won't – but you can still have the chance.	You might want to jump back in the pool.	Today I was just faster, ghoul.	???
	Operetta	The only way you'll win is if you're fleas hop off and help push.	You're going to be singing a song called "I Lost to Clawd".	Thanks for playing but it was my turn in the spotlight.	???
	Robecca	Ladies first. Werewolves second.	You'll need more than steam to catch up to me.	That's a full blown victory for me.	???
	Rochelle	You are the big monster on campus but I am the fast monster on skates – so I shall win.	It's going to be hard to stay with me.	Was it hard to lose to me?	You were a worthy opponent but it seems I have prevailed.
Draculaura	Clawdeen	Love your lipstick ghoulfriend – what's that color called, Second Place Red?	I'm not fanging around this time!	You were wearing the perfect second place outfit today.	???
	Gillington	I'll be fresh off a win when you see me again.	Then let's find the starting line.	???	Thanks for not getting batty after I beat you.
	Operetta	Bless your heart, darlin'. You're so scary sweet it'll be a shame for you to lose.	Sing your song to some other monster.	I had to play to my strengths to beat you.	???
	Robecca	You were so kind the last time we met perhaps I can return the favor after my victory.	As if.	When I said "Let's catch up" I wasn't talking about the track.	You skate well but in this race I skated better.
Frankie	Heath	Come on and race me – there's no shame in losing to The Heathster.	I can't believe even you believe that, Heath.	???	You looked burned out-did my win do that?
Clawdeen	Heath	After The Heathster wins maybe he'll show you how to be a real skater.	You know what happens when you challenge me... right?	???	There's no shame in losing to The Heathster.
	Operetta	Race me? You must have a hankerin' for a loss then.	I've heard that song before.	Did you say something? I couldn't hear you over my victory howl.	???
Robecca	Heath	You ready to lose to The Heathster?	I shall not engage you in such banter – to the racetrack!	???	Was I riveting to watch when I went by you to the finish line?
	Gillington	Looks like you're going to have to settle for finishing behind me.	So you say.	???	It's possible my win left you rusty.

Notes

• Some sound files, in particular Draculaura's, are from other media. "Are you excited?" is from "Franken-Styled", "Sorry, sweetie" is from "Friday Night Frights".

Gallery

Gloom Beach

Granite City

Monster High School

Monster High School

Monster High Stadium

Scaris

Scaris

Skull Shores

External links

• Skultimate Roller Maze website
• Lace Up Your Skates for the All New Monster High Skultimate Roller Maze Video Game!
• Monster High: Skultimate Roller Maze review at The Digital Fix
• Monster High: Skultimate Roller Maze review at Clash Entertainment
• Monster High: Skultimate Roller Maze review at 4O5