Mitchell Sunshine

North American box art

JP July 19, 2002

NA August 26, 2002

EU October 4, 2002

AU October 11, 2002

***Mitchell Sunshine*** (ミッチェルサンシャイン, *Mitcherusanshain*?) is a adventure platformer video game developed by Racjin, published by THQ and distributed by Nick Games for the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows PC. It was released in Japan in July 2002, in North America in August 2002, and in Europe and Australia in October 2002. It is the second *Mitchell Van Morgan* 3D platformer, following *Mitchell Springtime* in 2001. *Mitchell Sunshine*Template:'s successor is *Mitchell Nightmare*, which was released for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows PC in Autumn 2002.

The game takes place on the tiki Isle, where Mitchell, Gavin, Martin, Nicholas, Carolyn, Jennifer,Amanda, Doc Payne, and five Airsailors are taking a vacation. A villain resembling Mitchell, known as Metal Mitchell, vandalizes the island with graffiti and Mitchell gets blamed for the mess. Mitchell is ordered to clean up Tiki Isle, using a his Colubrid snake powers (his ability to see & copy tai chi, bau gai, hung gar or northern shaolin abilities by using his eye technique, *the snake eyes*), while Valerie using her Water snake powers (her tai chi, liquidizing abilities) as while saving Tiki Isle from Metal Mitchell.

*Mitchell Sunshine* was well received by reviewers. It sold over 5.5 million copies, and was the tenth best-selling game of 2002 in the United States. Due to the game's commercial success, it was re-released as a Player's Choice title in 2003.

## Gameplay

*Mitchell Sunshine* shares many similar gameplay elements with its predecessors, *Mitchell Van Morgan 64*, *Mitchell Van Morgan Legends* and it's prequel *Mitchell Springtime*, whilst introducing various new gameplay features. Players control Mitchell as he tries to obtain 120 Sun Tokens in order to bring light back to Tiki Isle and prove his innocence after Metal Mitchell (disguised as Mitchell) steals the Sun Tokens and covers the island in toxic slime. Players start off in the hub world of Tiki Isle and access various worlds via portals which become available as the game progresses. Similar to collecting fake power stones in *Mitchell Van Morgan 64*, players obtain tiki isle by clearing various objectives given to Mitchell (or Valerie) upon entering each stage, with more objectives unlocked in each level after clearing an existing one. There are also various hidden areas and challenges across Tiki Isle where more Sun Tokens can be obtained. Throughout the game, players may also find Blue MVM Coins, which can be exchanged for more Shine Sprites in the boathouse in the Honolulu Plaza.

In this game, Mitchell has an eye technique that allows him to copy any elemental powers (which allows only Mitchel to copy fire, water, earth and air skills by using his eye technique, *the snake eyes*) is joined by Valerie Ann Gupton, which uses the power of water to clean away goop and help Mitchell (or Valerie) reach new places. Mitchell starts with MVM Sonic boom, which moves Mitchell at high speeds, allowing him to run across water and break into certain areas; Mitchell rocket, which shoots Mitchell high up into the air. Valerie starts with The Valerie Squirt, This lets Valerie spray a stream of water from her hands which he can use to clean sludge, attack enemies, and activate certain mechanisms; Valerie's Aqua Hover, This lets Valerie shoot jetflow of water from both of her hands to hover in the air for a short period of time, allowing her to cross large gaps while simultaneously spraying things directly below her. As the game progresses, Mitchell unlocks two additional moves for Himself and Valerie which can substituted with the each technique; Mithell's Traditional Karate, which Mitchell can use his Martial Arts skills to clear out enemies and obstacles that stand in his way; and the Valerie Tai-Chi, which alloys only Valerie to practice in both of her defense training, its health benefits and meditation. Each of Mitchell's Powers (or Valerie's powers) use water from its reserves, which can be refilled via water sources such as rivers or fountains. There are also some areas where their powers are prohibited is taken away from Mitchell (or Valerie), forcing these two to rely on his natural platforming abilities. At certain points in the game, Mitchell may come across an buy pump spray bottle with juice in it after being brought a fruit he asks for. The Juice buy pump spray bottle can be carried upon and can attack by spraying juice, which can clear certain obstacles that water cannot. Try collecting other pieces of fruit which change its color, depending on the type of fruit. The buy pump spray bottle will disappear if it runs out of juice or falls into deep water. Juice can be replenished by filling up more fruit ammo.

## Plot

The game takes place on the tropical resort of Tiki Isle, which is shaped like a Hawaiian Islands and comprises ten primary locations. The island is mainly inhabited by the races of the Hawaiian Dancers and Hawaiian-Americans. All the levels either have Hawaiian Dancers, Hawaiian-Americans or both. Honolulu is the Tiki Isle's largest city and the game's main hub.

Mitchell sets out for Tiki Isle for a vacation with his buddies Gavin, Martin, Nicholas, Carolyn, Jennifer,Amanda, and her father Doc Payne. Upon a rough plane landing at the island's airstrip, they find that the once-pristine island has been polluted and plastered with graffiti. As a result of this pollution, sun-shaped objects called "Sun Tokens", the island's sources of power, have disappeared, and the island is covered in a perpetual shadow. The culprit seen spreading the graffiti is disguised as Mitchell, who is named "Metal Mitchell". To help with cleaning the airstrip, Mitchell finds ebony and her gang decided to head over here as well, While Mitchell's friends and Scottie's friends are arguing over what just happened in the airstrip, Mitchell and Valerie decided to investigate and build up their skills. After Mitchell defeats a giant slime covered Piranha Plant and restores the airstrip, he is promptly arrested by two Hawaiian police officers who accuse him of vandalizing Tiki Isle with graffiti, despite the fact that he has only just arrived. He is put on trial, however it turns out to be a mere kangaroo court where the judge immediately finds Mitchell guilty and orders him to clean up the graffiti and recover the Shine Sprites, in spite of Princess Peach's objection to the ruling. He is forbidden from leaving the island until he does so. The next day, after spending the night in a cell, Mitchell begins his adventure to find a way to clear his name and locate the real criminal, while restoring tranquility and order to Isle Delfino.

After defeating another slime-covered Venus fly trap and a sunken statue rises from the ground, they see Metal Mitchell on top of the statue for the first time who jumps off the statue, grabs Carolyn, and runs off with her. Mitchell chases him and takes him down by spraying him with water using his own columbrid snake eye technique. the Metal Mitchell immediately creates a graffiti portal on the restored statue and escapes through it. Mitchell and Valerie follows him through the portal that leads to the Hills of Tiki Isle, one of the other areas of Tiki Isle where he defeats another slime-covered Venus fly trap and a hill, some trees and a section of wall rise up from the ground. After defeating two more slime-covered Venus fly traps and restoring the disappeared boathouse and lighthouse that unlock portals from Honolulu Plaza to two of Tiki Isle's other locations, Mario follows Metal Mitchell, who has kidnapped Princess Peach once again, towards Pinna Island, home of Hawaii theme park. There, Mitchell defeats a huge Marquessanik robot being controlled by Metal Mitchell (titled Mecha Marquessa) by firing rockets at it on the roller coaster, while also shooting down the green slime bullets that Mecha Marquessa fires. It is then revealed that the fake Mitchell's real identity is Metal Mitchell, the evil robotic clone of Mitchell and Marquessa's greatest invention ever who wields a magic brush that creates graffiti. Metal Mitchell turns the remains of Mecha Bowser into a hot air balloon and escapes again with Princess Peach. He is last seen heading for a volcano where Marquessa is holding a family vacation of his own. After Mitchell beats Metal Mitchell in all nine areas (not including Tiki Isle airstrip), a flood falls upon Honolu Plaza, opening up a cave that leads into the volcano that Metal Mitchell disappears into. While most levels are restricted by this flood, the flood disappears after the player has entered the volcano. Mitchell enters the volcano, and after getting through the volcano's inner cave, defeats Marquessa, Genola and Metal Mitchell. by flipping over the hot tub they are in using the Rocket jump and super ground stomp, rescuing Carolyn. Mitchell, Valerie and Carolyn fall from the sky while Marquessa, Genola and Metal Mitchell are falling onto platforms in the ocean. While the others are plummeting down, Carolyn unfolds her umbrella. Carolyn lands on an island beside Honolulu Plaza on her feet, but on the same island, Mitchell gets his head stuck in the sand, but gets out. However, Valerie, Ebony and their team are also on the same island . After the credits, if the player has collected less than all 120 Sun tokens, a picture shows a Hawaiian sprinter that Mitchell raced during the game, finding the brush that Metal Mitchell used to vandalize Tiki Isle. However, if the player has collected all 120 Sun Tokens, a picture of the entire cast with the words "Have a relaxing vacation" is displayed instead.

## Development

A sequel to *Mitchell Springtime* had been in the works for sometime after it's spring season debut. They were some ideas Nickelodeon and THQ had for a direct sequel.

MITCHELL Project Music Team composed the score to *Mitchell Sunshine*. The soundtrack features various arrangements of classic *Mitchell* tunes, including the underground music and the main stage music from the original *Mitchell Van Morgan*

### Voice cast

*Mitchell Sunshine* features many of the usual voice actors for the various characters of the Mitchell series. This is not the only 3D Mitchell game which features full English voice acting in cutscenes (excluding the Japanese voice actors or in other countries).

## References

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2. ↑ Stardingo (August 26, 2002). Mitchell Sunshine review. *GamePro*. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved on November 22, 2007.
3. ↑ Tboy. Super Mario Sunshine review. GamersHell.com. Retrieved on November 22, 2007.
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8. ↑ Majaski, Craig. Mitchell Sunshine review. Gaming Age. Retrieved on November 16, 2007.

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