platformer also built from the Croc 2 engine. The Emperor's New Groove shares many graphical and gameplay similarities to Nasira's Revenge as a result of this. Before its release on the PlayStation, Argonaut believed that The Emperor's New Groove had potential to be updated and rereleased on upcoming next generation consoles, but an updated game was never attempted. The PlayStation version's voice acting and subtitles were localized into nine languages for the PAL region. Release Demo versions of The Emperor's New Groove on PlayStation were exhibited at the European Computer Trade Show in September 2000, alongside other upcoming games from Disney Interactive. A DVD-Rom demo of The Emperor’s New Groove was included on the DVD release of the game's respective movie counterpart, accessible by inserting the DVD into a PC. In 2010, the game was ported to the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation Portable as a PS one Classic digital download on the PlayStation Store. In 2012, the game was also made downloadable for the PlayStation Vita. Reception The Emperor's New Groove received mixed reviews, holding an aggregate score of 71% on GameRankings and 66/100 on Metacritic. Writing for video game news website IGN, Jeremy Conrad compared the gameplay of the game to the games in the Spyro the Dragon trilogy of games, noting the similarities in controls and gameplay style. Conrad ultimately gave the game a 6.5 out of 10, stating that the game "doesn't offer anything that we haven't seen before" and criticizing the game's difficulty and short length, while praising the gameplay for its variety and "spot-on" controls and also praising its graphics and music and highlighting the game's self-aware dialogue as an enjoyable aspect. Reviewer Jon Thompson of Allgame spoke positively of the game, praising it for its graphics, music, and controls while also criticizing the game for its short length. Electronic Gaming Monthly praised the game's presentation, noting that it had "wit and sarcasm" similar to the film it was based on, but was more critical of its gameplay, calling it "a mixed bag" and praising the level variety but criticizing the repetition of certain gameplay elements. Star Dingo of GamePro gave the game a 3.5 out of 5, commending the game's self-aware sense of humor and level variety, though they also noted the game's similarities to other 3D platformer games, concluding that "The Emperor may have found himself a brand new groove, but the