Pen Pen TriIceLon

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Pen Pen TriIceLon
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: US/EU Infogrames JP General Entertainment
Developer: General Entertainment
Genre: Action, Racing
Number of players: 1-4
ESRB ELSPA USK SELL

PenPen TriIcelon (ペンペン トライアイスロン) (known simply as PenPen in Europe) is a Sega Dreamcast racing game by General Entertainment. It was one of the first Dreamcast games to be announced, along with General Entertainment's other game Godzilla Generations and was a launch title for the system in Japan, North America and Europe.

As the name suggests, there are three types of gameplay involved during the races, running, sliding and swimming. The player controls one of eight characters through a series of races. There are also many unlockable costumes.

Gameplay

PenPen TriIceLon is a 1-4 Player triathlon game consisting of running, belly-sliding and swimming. Each player controls a penguin-hybrid (PenShark, PenOctopus, PenSeal) and races in one of 4 worlds: Sweets, Jungle, Toys and Horror. There are 5 races in each world: Easy, Medium, Hard, VS. Same and VS. Hanamizu, where you have to race against a cheater. In every race except Easy, there is also an obstacle somewhere in the walking area. A list of the characters and worlds (including where the obstacles are) is below.

Characters

Sparky is a happy-go-lucky, though childish, PenPen that absolutely loves speed. He loves giving his best shot at racing.

Jaw is a scary PenShark that is very wild. He is rough when he's angry.

Tina is a cutsy PenPen that is very selfish. She loves to make herself look as cute as possible.

Back is a very laid-back PenSeal, and loves to take things nice and easy. Though rare, when he gets angry he can frighten people.

Sneak is a very comedic PenOctopus. He's probably the Bill Cosby of the PenPen world. Sometimes his mischevious plots backfire on himself.

Mr. Bow is a reckless PenDog, often leaping without looking. He always jumps headfirst into things with no though of his safety.

Ballery is the only PenHippo on the planet that is able to speak. She loves to interrupt other people's conversations, acting on jealousy.

Hanamizu... Let's just leave it as the mysterious PenPen we don't know anything about, OK?

Worlds

Sweets

This world is owned by Mrs. Cream, and is mainly composed of snow, ice, and edible food. The obstacle in this course is when the PenPens walk into the room with the windmills, and they start spinning and blowing the racers all over the room, preventing them from reaching the other end.

Jungle

This world is owned by Unga Pogo, and he just loves outdoor stuff. The obstacle in the jungle is a spinning roulette found in the middle of the IceBat Cave. It spins for a long time, then pauses for a brief amount of time, then spins again.

Toys

This colorful animated world is a large toy box owned by Bambi Mask. The obstacle here is where the large open space in the second half of the walking segment becomes a lake, and you either trudge through the lake or bounce off the rubber duckies to get to the next part.

Horror

This spooky dark world is owned by Horror Man, at age 4771, and loves to scare people. The obstacle is found when you cross two small pools of green water (Yuk!), and spooky hands pop out and attack you. When hit, you stay down for a while before you get back up.

Reception

PenPen TriIceLon was given a C+ by Game Revolution. However, the game was criticized for it being short.

Physical Scans

Dreamcast, US
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Dreamcast, EN/ES/IT
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Dreamcast, DE/FR/NL
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Dreamcast, JP
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External Links

• Sega of Japan catalogue page