The Just So Game is an E-rated video game from Disney Interactive Studios based on the film, The Just So Movie.
Plot[]
Join the Main Eleven on their expedition to save their zoo home from Julia McSteller as they go back in time to see their ancestors. Use different abilities, collect tools and building materials to fix up the zoo, collect specimens to add to the zoo, collect souvenirs as trophies, and unlock mini-games and features as you get ready for some animal action.
Playable characters[]
- Bigmouth: the gray whale who's ancestor is from "How the Whale Got His Throat". His abilities are to spout, blow bubbles, and slap with his tail.
- Humphrey: the dromedary camel who's ancestor is from "How the Camel Got His Hump". His abilities are to spit, bite, and kick.
- Wrinkles: the Indian rhino who's ancestor is from "How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin". His abilities are to charge, bash, and trample.
- Spot: the African leopard who's ancestor is from "How the Leopard Got His Spots". His abilities are to roar, jump high, and pounce.
- Trunksworth: the African elephant who's ancestor is from "The Elephant's Child". His abilities are to stomp, dig with his tusks, and use his trunk.
- Joey: the red kangaroo who's ancestor is from "The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo". His abilities are to punch, kickbox, and long jump.
- Penny and Arnold: the pangolin and the three-banded armadillo who's ancestors are from "The Beginning of the Armadillos". Both played at the same time, their abilities are to dig, swim, and roll up into balls.
- Clyde: the blue crab who's ancestor is from "The Crab that Played With the Sea". His abilities are to go underwater, look around, and pinch with his claws.
- Carl: the stray cat who's ancestor is from "The Cat that Walked by Himself". His abilities are to climb, scratch, and go into tight spaces.
- Floyd: the monarch butterfly who's ancestor is from "The Butterfly that Stamped". Though he's not much of a fighter, his abilities are to fly, hover, and glide.
Non-playable characters[]
- Joe Grover: Marty's son and the head zookeeper who's ancestors are from "How the First Letter was Written" and "How the Alphabet was Made".
- Sally Fletcher: Joe's love-interest.
- Tourists: visitors of the zoo.
- Other animals: various creatures who the Main Eleven either have to face or collect to live with them in the zoo.
- Mother Nature: the narrator, host, and advisor in the game. She is also the one who helps the Main Eleven save the zoo.
- Just So Stories Characters: People and animals from the Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling, mainly the ancestors of Joe and the Main Eleven.
Collectables[]
- Tools: for fixing up the zoo
- Building materials: for rebuilding the zoo
- Souvenirs: for displays
- Specimens: to add to the zoo enclosures
- Coloring books: for unlocking concept art
- Compact discs: for unlocking clips from the movie
- Globes: for unlocking facts about the animals
- Zoo chow: for restoring health
- Sports equipment: for unlocking mini-games
Locations[]
- Ocean: visited only by Bigmouth to see his ancestor
- Desert: visited only by Humphrey to see his ancestor
- Island on the Red Sea: visited only by Wrinkles to see his ancestor
- Savannah: visited only by Spot and Trunksworth to each see his ancestor
- Outback: visited only by Joey to see his ancestor
- Rainforest: visited only by Penny and Arnold to see their ancestors
- Seashore: visited only by Clyde to see his ancestor
- Wet Wild Wood: visited only by Carl to see his ancestor
- Solomon's palace: visited only by Floyd to see his ancestor
- The Zoo: The main location where all the players can be played
Enemies[]
- Dangerous animals: Not-so-friendly creatures that the Main Eleven can defeat with their attacks while visiting their ancestors.
- IRS Agents: Julia McSteller's henchmen who the Main Eleven can defeat with their abilities.
- Animal Control Agents: People hired by Julia to do away with the Main Eleven, they can be stopped by the Main Eleven's abilities.
Bosses[]
- Killer Whale: Can only be defeated by Bigmouth in the ocean
- Lion: Can only be defeated by Humphrey in the desert
- Tiger: Can only be defeated by Wrinkles on the island of the Red Sea
- Wild Dog: Can only be defeated by Spot in the savannah
- Hyena: Can only be defeated by Trunksworth in the savannah
- Wedge-tailed Eagle: Can only be defeated by Joey in the outback
- Maned Wolf: Can only be defeated by Penny and Arnold in the jungle
- Blue heron: Can only be defeated by Clyde at the seashore
- Otter: Can only be defeated by Carl in the Wet Wild Wood
- Praying Mantis: Can only be defeated by Floyd at Solomon's palace
- Julia McSteller: The final boss, can be defeated by all the players (with the exception of Floyd) in the final level