The Crackpet Show: Happy Tree Friends Edition

The cover image of the game.

The Crackpet Show: Happy Tree Friends Edition is the downloadable content of The Crackpet Show, a top-down shoot 'em up published by Ravenage Games, that was released on September 27th, 2023. Currently there are ten playable characters: Cuddles, Giggles, Toothy, Petunia, Handy, Nutty, Sniffles, Flippy/Fliqpy, Flaky and Splendid.

The Crackpet Show: Happy Tree Friends Edition is available now on Steam, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4&PS5, Nintendo Switch, GOG, and EGS. Players can select preferred platform on the official website.

Description

Happy Tree Friends are back! Remember those rebellious days when parents forbade us from watching this cute cartoon, and we had to sneak around? Well, guess what? Now you can embrace the legendary cruelty and humor of the iconic cartoon as you play your favorite characters in The Crackpet Show: Happy Tree Friends Edition! Get ready to unleash chaos, earn fame, and have a blast.

Trailer

First, MondoMedia released a video on July 28, 2023, featuring a blurry video of, then unannounced, Too Much Scream Time episode, where Cub uses a bow and a plunger to shoot the plunger and hit Cuddles' head, forcing the wooden part of the plunger through Cuddles' head, killing him.

Then on August 17, 2023, MondoMedia released a trailer to The Crackpet Show: Happy Tree Friends Edition, where it featured gameplay of the The Crackpet Show DLC: Happy Tree Friends edition, that was announced to be released on September 27, 2023. The trailer also features some clips of the unreleased episode Too Much Scream Time, that is to be released on the same day. The clips feature Lumpy, Cub, Handy and Cuddles. It also features Handy's and Cuddles' deaths.

The description of the trailer says:

Stay tuned for updates and be first in line for the premiere by visiting the official website of The Crackpet Show: www.thecrackpetshow.com or the Steam Page of The Crackpet Show: https://ravenage.ink/lhngj

Happy Tree Friends are making a comeback with a new episode, and they're diving headfirst into gaming in The Crackpet Show: Happy Tree Friends Edition.

Remember those rebellious days when parents forbade us from watching this cute cartoon, and we had to sneak around? Well, guess what? On September 27th, fans worldwide will rejoice as Happy Tree Friends' twisted humor and chaotic antics return in the brand new episode on Mondo Media channels.

Simultaneously, the gaming world is set to ignite with the launch of The Crackpet Show: Happy Tree Friends Edition which includes:

• 9 playable Happy Tree Friends characters each with unique death animations inspired by the most memorable scenes from the show
• Lumpy as a host of the show
• Enhanced sounds and music from the beloved cartoon
• Updated visuals and effects
• And much more!

Dive into the bizarre show with tons of guns and perks solo or with your friends via couch co-op. Available on Xbox One, Series S|X, PS4&PS5, Nintendo Switch (DLC), Steam (DLC), GOG (DLC), and EGS on September 27th!

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The Crackpet Show- Happy Tree Friends Edition - Announcement Trailer (New Episode and The Game)

Gameplay

This game is an up to 4 players rogue-lite shoot' em-up 2D co-op game. The game objective is to kill all enemies using your gun and receive as many likes from audiences as possible (in the original game, the audience can be also killed by the player). The likes can be used to upgrade things and buy weapons. The show is announced by a rooster named Rusty, who gives you tips and comments. Each player can choose a character model (Bunny, Cowie, Rusty, Sharky, Crocodile, Panda, Evil Goat, and Piggy). There are also 4 classes that players can choose:

• Assault: This class equips you with the Pew Gun and the Anvil Drop special item.
• Engineer: This class equips you with the Zap Gun and the Turret special item.
• Medic: This class equips you with the Lob-o-Gun and the Bandages special item.
• Tank: This class equips you with the Shotgun.

As players are ready to start a new session, they are allowed to select a perk to claim, which give advantages once collected (the effects can also stack with each other), Should two or more players claim a perk machine in unison, they must duel in a button-press minigame and the winner will be rewarded with the perk. When the game starts, the player(s) is put in a room of enemies and are given six hit points. In co-op, if one of the players loses all of their hit points, the other player is given a timed chance to revive him/her. In order to complete a level, you must defeat all of the enemies in the stage. Hazards will occasionally liter the battlefield as well, and can inflict damage onto enemies and players alike. After defeating all enemies, you will be able to progress to the next level (fallen players will also be instantly revived with one hit point).

There is also a Campaign mode and an Endless mode. Campaign is the game's story mode, where the player(s) progress through 3 seasons, with each making up six episodes. A boss is fought at the end of each episode, and starting with Episode 4, the player(s) will encounter a miniboss. Once the first season is completed, the Endless mode will be unlocked. As the name implies, Endless mode puts you against an endless waves of enemies, with a random boss being fought every 10 waves.

The Happy Tree Friends edition has additional 9 playable Happy Tree Friends characters. which are Cuddles, Giggles, Toothy, Petunia, Handy, Nutty, Sniffles, Flaky and Splendid. Lumpy is the announcer. An update released on December 15th, 2023 added Flippy as the tenth playable character, alongside a bonus skin that turns him into Fliqpy.

Before the game start.

The machine in the game.

Cuddles fighting a boss.

Handy in the game.

Flaky in the game.

Giggles in the game.

Petunia in the game.

Splendid in the game.

Deaths

1. Cuddles has his face smashed (like his injury in This Is Your Knife).
2. Giggles' eyeballs are forced into her eye sockets and her torso is ripped open (like her death in You're Bakin' Me Crazy).
3. Toothy ends up with a hole in the middle of his head (like his death in From A to Zoo).
4. Petunia is split in half horizontally and her face is wounded (like her injuries in Wrath of Con and Reindeer Kringle).
5. Handy's head and tip of his tail explode (like his death in Dunce Upon a Time).
6. Nutty loses his lower jaw and his torso is ripped open (like his injury in Chew Said a Mouthful).
7. Sniffles loses both arms (like his injury in As You Wish).
8. Flaky has her head smashed, exposing her brain (like her injury in Wipe Out!).
9. Splendid's nose and facial skin are torn off (like his injury in Gems the Breaks).
10. Flippy's loses both eyes and his teeth are broken. (like one of the imaginary Fliqpys' deaths in Autopsy Turvy (Double Whammy Part II).

Cuddles' death.

Flaky's death.

Goofs

1. In tutorial prompts, Lumpy's left antler is cut off.
2. Giggles' head marking is missing on the audience's sign of her.
3. Nutty is missing both lollipops on the side of his face in his player sprite, HUD icon, animated avatar, sticker, and profile backgrounds sold.
4. Handy's toolbelt is much higher than it's usual placement.
5. Handy's nubs seem to be longer than usual.
6. When certain characters wear the Invisibility item, a part of their heads are layered over the mask. These include:
   1. Cuddles' ears and hair tuft.
   2. Petunia's flower.
   3. Handy's hard hat.
   4. Flaky's hair.
   5. Flippy's beret and ears.

Trivia

• The theme music for The Crackpet Show was written by Jerome Rossen - the original composer of Happy Tree Friends.
• This game is similar to the Cult of the Lamb. Both were released in the late 2022, and both have small anthropomorphic animals fight monsters in order to advance and beat the game. The main difference is how Cult of the Lamb protagonist uses melee weapons to fight, while Crackpets use guns.

See Also

• Too Much Scream Time