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{{Infobox video game
| image = Woody Woodpecker - Escape from Buzz Buzzard Park.jpg
| caption = North American PlayStation 2 cover art
| developer = Eko Software (PS2, Windows)<br />Planet Interactive Development (GBC)
| publisher = [[Company:Cryo Interactive|Cryo Kids]] (Europe) <br /> [[Company:DreamCatcher Interactive|DreamCatcher Interactive]] (North America)
| designer = 
| engine = 
| released = '''Game Boy Color'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|August 14, 2001<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-11-25 |title=Woody Woodpecker Ships - Release |url=http://www.dreamcatchergames.com/dci/press/releases/woody2_release.html |access-date=2023-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061125181633/http://www.dreamcatchergames.com/dci/press/releases/woody2_release.html |archive-date=2006-11-25}}</ref>|EU|2001}}'''PlayStation 2'''<br />{{vgrelease|EU|December 7, 2001}}{{vgrelease|NA|February 19, 2002}}'''Windows'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|November 21, 2001}}{{vgrelease|EU|2003}}
| genre = [[Software:Platform game|Platform-adventure]]
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = [[Engineering:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]], Game Boy Color, [[Software:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]]
| alt = 
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There are two [[Engineering:Video game|video games]] based on the animated series '''''The New Woody Woodpecker Show.''''' They are named "'''''Woody Woodpecker: Escape from Buzz Buzzard Park".''''' One is for [[Engineering:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]] and [[Software:Microsoft Windows|Windows]], and the other is for the Game Boy Color. Both of these games are based on the [[Engineering:Animation|animated short film]] series of the same name, created by Walter Lantz.<ref>{{cite news|title= Woody Woodpecker: Escape from Buzz Buzzard Park |work= [[Software:Allgame|Allgame]]|url= http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=35342&tab=review|accessdate=2012-03-11}}</ref> 

== Synopsis ==
This game occurs in the cartoon universe, and for much of this adventure, the main character is Woody Woodpecker. During Woody's absence, his nephew Knothead and niece Splinter were abducted by Buzz Buzzard, which requires an exorbitant ransom for a release. Woody searches for his missing nephew and niece in a dangerous amusement park built by Buzz Buzzard rather than paying.<ref name="jeuxvideo.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00001699_test.htm|title=Test Woody Woodpecker sur PC|date=14 November 2001 |accessdate=15 November 2016}}</ref>

==Gameplay==
''Woody Woodpecker: Escape from Buzz Buzzard Park'' is an [[Software:Adventure game|adventure game]] in the third person, in which the player controls his character in an environment modelled in [[Computer graphics|computer graphics]] and [[Real-time computer graphics|real-time 3D]], with the camera placed behind or around the figure.<ref name="jeuxvideo.com"/> The game consists of twenty-one levels of type platform.<ref name="jeuxvideo.com"/> The progress in the game is based primarily on the skill and dexterity needed to overcome obstacles that present themselves (to cross chasms, climb walls) or unblock access to the following level by manipulating objects (Woody sometimes needs use its beak to that effect).<ref name="jeuxvideo.com"/> Woody should indicate the exact target location before skipping across for a better aim.<ref name="jeuxvideo.com"/> The game features a battle against Buzz Buzzard's minions, where Woody can use its beak or special attacks to fight.<ref name="jeuxvideo.com"/> Besides Woody Woodpecker himself, the player can also choose to play Knothead or Splinter once Woody finds one of them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/woody-woodpecker-escape-from-buzz-buzzard-park|title=Woody Woodpecker: Escape from Buzz Buzzard Park for PlayStation 2 (2001) - MobyGames|accessdate=15 November 2016}}</ref>

== Reception ==
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| GR = 57.50% (GBC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/581999-woody-woodpecker/index.html|title=Woody Woodpecker GBC Review Score|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409053413/https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/581999-woody-woodpecker/index.html|archive-date=2019-04-09}}</ref>
| MC = 64/100 (PS2)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/woody-woodpecker-escape-from-buzz-buzzard-park/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2|title=Woody Woodpecker: Escape from Buzz Buzzard Park PS2 Metacritic Review Score|website=Metacritic}}</ref>
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The game received a favorable critical reception at its release. The Windows version of the game got an 81 out of 100 of the French magazine Joystick, which they judged "fairly good".<ref name="mobygames.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/woody-woodpecker-escape-from-buzz-buzzard-park/mobyrank|title=Woody Woodpecker: Escape from Buzz Buzzard Park for PlayStation 2 (2001) MobyRank - MobyGames|accessdate=15 November 2016}}</ref> Jeuxvideo.com gave 16/20, praising the gameplay, graphics and cartoon atmosphere, but was critical of the game's short length, the small number of different environments and sometimes repetitive music.<ref name="jeuxvideo.com"/> German critic site Games mania gave the game 78%,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesmania.de/game/woody-woodpecker/727/ |title=Woody Woodpecker kostenlos spielen - Test - gamesmania.de |website=www.gamesmania.de |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730191029/http://www.gamesmania.de/game/woody-woodpecker/727/ |archive-date=30 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> while the PC [[Software:Gameplay|Gameplay]] website gave it a 73 out of 100.<ref name="mobygames.com"/> The version for [[Engineering:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]] was also well received: Game Vortex gave it 83%,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.psillustrated.com/psillustrated/soft_rev.php/85/woody-woodpecker-escape-from-buzz-buzzard-park-ps2.html|title=Woody Woodpecker: Escape From Buzz Buzzard Park On GameVortex.com|accessdate=15 November 2016}}</ref> PGNX Media gave it 80%<ref name="mobygames.com"/> and jeuxvideo.com 15/20,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00001696_test.htm|title=Test Woody Woodpecker sur PS2|date=14 November 2001 |accessdate=15 November 2016}}</ref> while Game Zone, however, was less convinced and gave the game a score of 59 out of 100 reproaching the geometric graphics, repetitive music, sometimes annoying camera movements, and level paths being quite linear.<ref name="mobygames.com"/>

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