Sony characters get Critter Crunchified

by Griffin McElroy { Oct 6th 2009 at 5:59PM }

The adorable art style of Capybara Games' PSN puzzle title Critter Crunch can't be contained within the boundaries of its own franchise. A recent post on the developers' blog shows off a number of doodles from the game's character artist, Nick "Qiqo" Stephan. These illustrations peer through temporal doorways into other worlds, where Biggs, the game's protagonist, was dressed in the skin of characters from other PlayStation titles. (Okay, it's less creepy than we just made it sound.)

Check out all 15 of these concepts after the jump -- we guarantee that you've never such a lovable Kratos. (Sackboy, eat your heart out.)

Tags: biggs, capybara, Capybara-Games, critter-crunch, psn, puzzle, sony

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

[ArchiGamer] [Featuring GRATIOUS ALIEN NUDITY] @ Oct 6th 2009 6:01PM

That Sly one is pure win.

Sly (Now equipped with DS!) @ Oct 6th 2009 6:02PM

thank ya.

Sly (Now equipped with DS!) @ Oct 6th 2009 6:02PM

i'm gonna make it my new avatar. that thing is hardcore.

[ArchiGamer] [Featuring GRATIOUS ALIEN NUDITY] @ Oct 6th 2009 6:06PM

I'm trying to tell if the 12th one is Okami or not. If it is, then....WIN!!!

Sly (Now in Critter Form!) @ Oct 6th 2009 6:19PM

i'm pretty sure it is. i just don't know what the last two are. i think i've seen the second to last one somewhere, but i can't pin it.

Triscuit @ Oct 6th 2009 6:32PM

I'm fairl certain the last one is FLOW based, and the next to last reminds me of Doukutsu (cave story) though I don't think thats on PSN...

[ArchiGamer] [Featuring GRATIOUS ALIEN NUDITY] @ Oct 6th 2009 6:35PM

The more and more I look at these umm things, I can help but want to buy the game.

alioua83 @ Oct 6th 2009 6:38PM

the one next to the last is I think from the game "Fez"

Prof. Von Manifest of the Clan McCloud (illogical logic is still logical) @ Oct 6th 2009 6:50PM

I wouldn't care which one was playable, for $6.99 it's a steal!!!!

I'd even take a Jar-Jar Biggs... okay, maybe not that...

Sly (Now equipped with DS!) @ Oct 6th 2009 6:01PM

sweet tooth, snake, and sly look ADORABLE! and the patapon looks... barely different.

Megapixel @ Oct 6th 2009 6:04PM

Yeah sackboy is the best, no doubt. :P

But let's be honest these things are hella creepy.

Solace @ Oct 6th 2009 6:06PM

creepy? if you think this is creepy something is wrong with you...

Marius @ Oct 6th 2009 6:16PM

sort of weird how there is a sackboy, huh

i dont know how to say it, since sackboy is usually the one dressed like these characters, now someone is dressed like him

Bill$ @ Oct 6th 2009 9:12PM

these look so... Ghibli.. im almost certain they had a hand in this.(i didnt bother to read the whole article or click the links)

Solace @ Oct 6th 2009 6:05PM

For everyone who doesnt know this game comes out on the 8th for on PSN!

I can't wait!

Traceur_Ryuk [All Digital until December] (PSN: Ryuk_shinigami) @ Oct 6th 2009 6:20PM

Lol, why was Solace downvoted? I didn't know, and now I do....

Solace @ Oct 6th 2009 6:38PM

it's the 360 fan boys who are upset because all of their mascots suck

rohan @ Oct 6th 2009 7:03PM

wait this week? shit im going to get it =D

Xenophy @ Oct 6th 2009 7:22PM

I dont know why people downvoted solace's first comment because the one that should have been downvoted was the second comment by solace. Why in the hell are people suddenly promoting fanboyism? Making an opinion based, deragatory comment about the other systems mascots isnt something that should be applauded. Idiotic, ignorant comments like that are nothing to be proud of. Fanboys are all the same, no matter what theyre mindlessly cheering for.

S. Tiger @ Oct 6th 2009 7:48PM

Apple sucks! Go Windows!

Wait...wrong website...

Sly (Now in Critter Form!) @ Oct 7th 2009 12:09AM

solace IS right though. master chief is the only 360 icon i can think of, and he might not even count since halo is on PC too.

S. Tiger @ Oct 7th 2009 9:37AM

Bahaha, so is Gears of War.

And Halo was also ported to the Mac OS.

What now, Master Chief?

cms64 @ Oct 6th 2009 6:07PM

What do they Digivolve to?

RagingStormX @ Oct 6th 2009 6:22PM

Gremlins....but only if you get them wet.

mywhitenoise @ Oct 6th 2009 6:24PM

You don't know a THING about Gremlins. Mogwais multiply by water, they turn into Gremlins by eating after midnight.

Hydrophobicfish (PSN: HydrophobicFish) @ Oct 7th 2009 11:31AM

NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERD RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE!

Zexion_VI @ Oct 6th 2009 6:08PM

I can't tell what 14 and 15 are supposed to be. Well, 14 might jsut be a homage to the 16 bit era.

Alove the Snake and SLy one too. The Okami one is okay, asis the Altair one. And GO Patapon!

Solace @ Oct 6th 2009 6:12PM

FEZ and flOw

Sly (Now in Critter Form!) @ Oct 6th 2009 6:20PM

oh, ok now i get the last two. thanks solace.

uncle jesse @ Oct 6th 2009 6:08PM

Does no one else remember the movie Critters? Because that is what these damn things look like to me... and I don't like it.

Levi (God Hand Defense Force) @ Oct 6th 2009 8:52PM

Great, now I'm creeped out too. That movie traumatized me when I was six.

Freakwincy42 @ Oct 6th 2009 10:27PM

i also am creeped out now. but it's nothing to do with Critters. it's because of John Stamos staring at me up there. oh god, he can see my SOUL.

Traceur_Ryuk [All Digital until December] (PSN: Ryuk_shinigami) @ Oct 6th 2009 6:08PM

What's the one at the bottom right?

Also, the Shadow of the colossus one is my favorite.

Traceur_Ryuk [All Digital until December] (PSN: Ryuk_shinigami) @ Oct 6th 2009 6:10PM

Wait a min... FlOw maybe?

Ebylon @ Oct 6th 2009 6:08PM

Good lord, one of them is a Colossus.

eNrique @ Oct 6th 2009 7:41PM

no shit sherlock!

Bubbameister33 (Confused by Fanboyism) @ Oct 6th 2009 6:09PM

Kirby did it.

HeXeN @ Oct 6th 2009 6:13PM

At 9.99 this game seems pretty buy-able to me.The Sweet tooth one looks so bad ass thought;hopefully I'll see him in his true form sometime next year.

Solace @ Oct 6th 2009 6:14PM

it's $6.99 not $9.99

Marius @ Oct 6th 2009 6:20PM

Who is that ninja one and the second to last

Sly (Now in Critter Form!) @ Oct 6th 2009 6:21PM

ninja = ryu from street fighter.

Traceur_Ryuk [All Digital until December] (PSN: Ryuk_shinigami) @ Oct 6th 2009 6:22PM

Uhh... I don't see a ninja. You mean Altair?

Marius @ Oct 6th 2009 6:23PM

Ryu, ok
now it makes sense

Nathan @ Oct 6th 2009 6:21PM

The article says the characters are from other "PlayStation" games - I thought Fez was only in development for the 360 as an XBLA title. Has that changed?

Traceur_Ryuk [All Digital until December] (PSN: Ryuk_shinigami) @ Oct 6th 2009 6:23PM

"Just to be super clear, we only added Fez in this batch because Fez is super cool, and we love Polytron, not because it is coming to PSN. Maybe we should have added more non- playstation characters….. sorry for the confusion! Peace and Love."

Directly from the website.

Sly (Now in Critter Form!) @ Oct 6th 2009 6:23PM

assassin's creed, street fighter, and okami are multiplat too. not just playstation.

ibetnoonehasthisname @ Oct 6th 2009 6:27PM

OKAMI!

RogueJedi86 @ Oct 6th 2009 6:29PM

I was going to come to the comments to complain about no ICO or Wander(from SotC) figures, but then I saw the Second Colossus as a figure and fell in love. AWWWWWWWWWWWW

S. Tiger @ Oct 7th 2009 9:40AM

What the hell is with the sudden influx of Eureka 7 avatars on here? I've seen Renton, and now Stoner. Is this because the movie was shown across the country not too long ago, or are there some pretty hardcore fans? ('Cause pretty hardcore fans are cool too.)

RogueJedi86 @ Oct 7th 2009 10:53AM

@S. Tiger

I've had my E7 avatar since the day I registered on Joystiq(or sometime after, but definitely at least 2 years ago), so it has nothing to do with the movie. I've heard what Stoner does in the E7 movie, and frankly his actions there wouldn't make me a fan of him. I've always just loved his free hippie attitude, so laid back.

Now may I ask what your avatar represents? :)

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