Asterix: Mega Madness (2001)

## The Game

Asterix: Mega Madness is a party game, which contains 3 modes, 14 challenges (minigames) and 4 playable characters: Asterix, Obelix, Mrs. Geriatrix and Cacofonix. The modes are: Mega Madness, Practice Mode and Team Play.

All minigames have a time limit. The player with the most points in a challenge wins.

In some minigames the player can look at the map, where they can see themselves, the opponents and objects. The Gauls are marked with differently coloured arrows: Asterix - blue, Obelix - green, Mrs. Geriatrix - red, Cacofonix - purple.

### Game Modes

#### Mega Madness

The goal of Mega Madness is to complete all challenges divided into 4 days. Throughout the game the player and their opponents will earn points. If the player has the most points at the end of the day, they have won and can move on to the next one. If the player does not have the most points, they have to restart the day.

This mode also contains hand-drawn cutscenes and a 3D banquet cutscene after completing Day 4.

#### Practice Mode

Practice Mode allows to play any challenges unlocked in Mega Madness in any order.

#### Team Play

Team Play is a co-op only mode with a selection of 4 challenges, also unlockable by playing Mega Madness. More information in the Multiplayer section.

### Challenges

#### Day 1

**Shoot & Score**

Shoot flying objects, Roman formations, birds and ships to earn points. Occasionally reload the catapult (this can be done infinitely). Objects flying towards your catapult are highlighted or hinted at by an arrow when off-screen, if you do not shoot them, they will hit and stun you for a brief time.

**Recipe Run**

Run around the forest and collect the ingredients shown in the HUD on the left, then bring them back to the cauldron. Hit Romans and boars for bonus points, but avoid getting hit yourself, or you will drop all the ingredients you have collected nearby. You can also hit your opponents.

**Food Feast**

Eat as much and as fast as you can. Press the keys displayed above your character to eat a dish. Bigger dishes require more button presses. When you get a spoiled dish (green cloud + flies in the PS version), throw it away, or you will get sick from eating it and become stunned for a short time. You can steal the nearby opponent’s food and hit them when they try to steal yours, but they can also hit you.

Shoot & ScoreRecipe RunFood Feast

#### Day 2

**Boar Bash**

Hit as many boars as you can. Be careful not to get hit yourself. Hit Romans for bonus points.

**Shield Chase**

Reach the finish line as fast as you can, while manually balancing yourself and jumping over obstacles. Boars and chickens may run into you and slow you down.

**Camp Crashing**

Destroy as many objects and defeat as many Romans as you can. Be careful as the Romans will also try to hit you. Grab pilums, sticks and legionaries fallen from above to deal more damage. Your weapons despawn after being used too many times or when you pick up new weapons. Defeat the last centurion to get keys to the chests behind him. It is possible to completely clear the camp.

Boar BashShield ChaseCamp Crashing

#### Day 3

**Catapult Chase**

Reach the finish line as fast as you can. Pick up objects and throw them at your opponents’ catapults to deal damage and slow them down. You can launch objects forth and back. Your opponents can do the same to you, you cannot launch objects forward with a broken catapult, so enter repair sheds to fix your catapult.

**Helmet Hoarding**

Defeat Romans and pirates, pick up helmets and dump them near the camp’s gates. You can carry up to 5 helmets at a time. Be careful not to get hit or you will be stunned for a short time and drop the helmets you were carrying.

**Rowing Race**

Reach the finish line as fast as you can while also delivering a barrel. Avoid obstacles. If a seagull is following you, hit it with the oars.

**Shield Bash**

Use different attacks to knock out your opponent.

You can walk back to pick up a hay bale and throw it at the opponent. If you punch/kick your opponent without taking damage 3 times in a row, you can use a special attack: Asterix pounces and floats with his helmet's wings, Obelix bumps with his belly, Mrs. Geriatrix sprays perfume and Cacofonix uses his lyre.

Catapult ChaseHelmet HoardingRowing RaceShield Bash

#### Day 4

**Hide & Seek**

Run around the village and dig holes as fast as you can. Most holes have bones hidden in them, but some have keys which need to be delivered to Vitalstatistix. Keys reward with a lot points when delivered. Hit your opponents with the shovel to slow them down and force them to drop keys, but watch out, as they also can hit you. Do not get close to Fulliautomatix and Unhygienix or they may hit you. Break barrels to get potions and sacks for score points. It is possible to win without delivering a single key.

**Galley Smash**

Destroy the Roman ships. You can use speed boosts which refill automatically, but be careful, as you cannot change direction before hitting something.

**Obstacle Course**

Reach the finish line as fast as you can. Whip the Roman to jump over ground obstacles and jump yourself to dodge higher obstacles. You can whip your opponents to slow them down.

**Shoot to Survive**

The minigame works similarly to Shoot & Score, but you do not need to reload. Instead, you have 3 lives and you need to avoid losing them all for as long as possible. The amount of objects shot at you will gradually increase. Shoot birds, ships and Romans for more points.

Hide & SeekGalley SmashObstacle CourseShoot to Survive

### Collectibles

Potions in blue gourds increase movement speed.

Potions in red gourds make the character invulnerable. In Shield Chase, they provide automatic balance.

Bags give bonus points.

Blue PotionRed PotionBag

### Multiplayer

In Mega Madness and Practice Mode, all challenges can be played by 2 people and 2 CPU players, everyone for themselves. The game uses split screen for all minigames except Food Feast and Shield Bash, with the human-controlled characters being displayed on the left and the right sides.

The PC version cannot be played by 2 keyboard users, at least one player must use a gamepad or joystick.

#### Team Play

Team Play features co-op variants of 4 challenges - Food Feast, Camp Crashing, Shield Bash and Obstacle Course.

In the PS version, this mode can be played by 2 people against 2 CPU players (One team), or 2 people against 2 other people (Two teams). Live players on the same team share the gamepad, this means that 1 gamepad is required for One team and 2 gamepads - for Two teams. Split screen is used only for Obstacle Course with Two teams.

In the PC version, only One team is possible, and each player uses their own device.

## Trivia

* The game works on Windows 7 and 10.
* 2 keyboard users can play the game if they emulate the PS version on PC and assign keyboard keys.
* In some minigames Dogmatix runs around within gameplay areas. If the player hits him, they will lose points.
* Instructions for the challenges use comic images as illustrations.
* The PC version contains some tutorial videos with voices explaining what to do while on the PS version, there are no voices.
* The PC version was released with Brazilian Portuguese while on the PS version it was removed.
	+ There are still remains of the Brazilian Portuguese localization in the files of the PS disc.
		- This language was activated back by a fan.
* There was a localized release in Polish by CD Project (now CD Project Red) released in 2001.
	+ The title in Polish is Astérix: Mega Szaleństwo.
* There was a localized release in Russian by Akella also released in 2001.