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Panic Park is a 1998 arcade game developed by Namco. The game used a unique arcade design with two horizontal levers instead of buttons.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) First of all, the game uses a very unique and creative system where instead of pressing buttons, you move two horizontally moving levers to control your character left and right.
 * 2) The approach to the party genre is very unique. Usually, party games have slow pacing, but Panic Park has very fast action and is designed to be played in around a few minutes.
 * 3) The multiplayer mode is very fun to play, since the game is designed for two players. The game's controls encourages bumping into each other
 * 4) The single player mode, although not as good as the multiplayer mode, is still fun to play.
 * 5) Challenging minigames, ranging from easy to rage-quit material.
 * 6) Despite being pretty dated, the graphics were great and were ahead of its time.
 * 7) Although it isn't the best, the animation is pretty decent.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Because of how the game is designed, people could get shoulder and hand injuries from bumping into each other.
 * 2) *This resulted in the game being banned in some arcades in the US.
 * 3) The "Continue?" screen in multiplayer mode is downright disturbing for some people. The loser falls down inside a hole, where a ferocious creature approaches them slowly. If one chooses to not continue, the creature will eat the loser offscreen and throw their skull on the stage.
 * 4) You cannot choose the difficulty, as it selects itself randomly.

Reception
Australian magazine Hyper rated this game a 9/10, while Player One rated the game 86%. Game Machine from Japan ranked this game as the third most popular arcade game in 1998.

Trivia

 * 1) This game has been considered to be rare by multiple sources.