Dreamworks' Trolls: Rolling Beats!

Dreamworks Trolls: Rolling Beats! is a platforming video game developed by Dreamworks/Universal and Climax Studios and published by Activision based off of the dreamworks film series Trolls. Released for PS4, PS5, Switch, XBOX Series X/S and Mobile (The difference being that the cutscenes have images of the characters talking and doing facial expression on background rather than animated cutscenes). It is game that plays similarly to Super Monkey Ball (The older games). This game also has new original characters, stage music and locations.
== Premise ==
Poppy, Branch and the other trolls are visiting a vast continent known as Rollabug Reigon to take a day off from all the partying they had from last night. They hear that there is a mysterious glyph that gives all the bugs the ability to roll quick. Out of nowhere, a fat Pig-like punk named Hogginburger, his assistant Shortsnout and his Roadpigs arrives to steal the glyph and use it for his own evil plan: To create a huge ball machine to pilot, conquer and terrorize the entire world and the Trolls' Kingdom. Poppy, being alarmed by this news decides to jump into action to stop him, but kidnaps Branch, Guy Diamond, Biggie, and the rest of the crew to slow down her efforts of stopping him. Poppy taunts Hogginburger for not capturing Poppy, with the former saying that "Capturing ladies is done to death it's like 60's stale milk". Heartbroken, Poppy is seen crying until she's greeted with a friendly rollabug robot named GY-R0-77 who vows to help the pink troll chase after Hogginburger. But there is one circumstance: In order rescue Poppy's crew, she must overcome eight, vibrant worlds of musical and ball-rolling proportions to get to Hogginburger's Fortress located in New PorkPunk Empire. Poppy is puzzled at first, only to have GY-R0-77 equips a tool that encases Poppy in a strong, round bubble, allowing her to roll around with ease. At first, Poppy takes time to get used to it, but grows more experienced and eventually cheers up. From here, the adventure begins.
== Gameplay ==
The gameplay feature Poppy and the other trolls running inside their bubbles from stage to stage, dodging hazards and using stage mechanics without falling off. The player begins with Poppy, but unlocks other characters as the game goes on. The player has a set of lives, spelling game over if they lose them all. If that happens, the player starts from the level they fell and can try again to clear it. Once a world is cleared, the next one is playable. Each world after world 1 has a new Troll to play as, and their traits are tied to the challenge of a level and can be unlocked for single player modes. Secret levels are playable if certain conditions are met. There are also extra gamemodes like a Time Trial mode, where the player must clear stages and beat their own previous times, and a marathon mode. 
== Worlds ==
W1: Rollabug Heights
W2: Groovocity Swamp (Clear as to unlock: Branch)
W3: Neon Cliffs (Clear as to unlock: DJ Suki)
W4: BlazeBurg Peaks (Clear as to unlock: Smidge)
W5: Tickletree Towers (Clear as to unlock: Ting)
W6: Glitter Spikes (Clear as to unlock: Guy Diamond)
W7: TechnoTroll Corals (Clear as to unlock: Biggie)
W8: Jazzcloud Skies (Clear as to unlock: Bridget)
W9: NewPork Court: (Game Clear + Unlock Barb)
W10: (Special): Troll Kingdom Vibes (Clear New Game+ with just Poppy)
W11 (Special): Cosmico Disco (Clear to unlock the Sound Test)
Clear Time Trial Mode: You can unlock a level editor to create your own stages!
== Original Characters ==
These are characters exclusive to this game not found in the main Trolls movie canon:
Rollabugs: Adorable roly-poly like creatures that inhabit Rollabug Reigon.
GY-RO-77: Poppy's robotic guide. He is shown to have intelligence and a sense of friendship.
Hogginburger: The main villain. 
Shortsnout: Hogginburger's right hand man.
Roadpigs: Hogginburger's pig soldiers. They try to halt Poppy and the Troll's progress. 
Ting: A young, wandering troll girl who is searching for his pet Rollabug whom has a powerful connection to her.
Robo Poppy: A mechanical version of Poppy. She's unlockable by clearing Time Trial Mode on every world (Beat your previous times for every world).
== Trivia ==
* This is the first ever Trolls game to be on a home console.
* Poppy references Trolls: World Tour with the line: "I think I've made my point with being in a bubble. It's really gonna be a weird day." Branch also does this at one point. 
* Poppy now wears a new, blue and cyan princess dress with a pink jewel in the center and long sleeves followed by a matching headband.
*A preorder bonus of the game comes with an all-clear inflatable beach ball containing a plush of the original character Ting with her Rollabug pet in her backpack. She can be put in the ball and the ball can be sealed with two gold buttons and Her rollabug companion can be placed in and out of it, as well as the backpack being able to close and open. This is for the console versions.
*To promote the game, Dreamworks released a short titled Trolls: Bubble In Paradise on Peacock half-loosely based off of this game with a different plot, but still retains the characters. Unlike Trolls: The Beat Goes On! and TrollsTopia, this one is animated in CGI like the two Trolls movies and Trolls Holiday.
== Game Description ==
PS Store/Switch Eshop: "Based on the Dreamworks Trolls movies, Play as Poppy and the crew as they bubble, bop and roll through many colorful and crazy worlds as they thwart the evil punk pig Hogginburger and his hogging scheme! Let's get the party started and rolling! 
Google Play/Android Store Description: "Have a ball in this bubble-rolling adventure based off of the Dreamworks sensation Trolls! Help Poppy get her friends back when the mean Hogginburger hogs her friends and a mysterious artifact!"
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