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Franklin the Turtle series

Franklin: A Birthday Surprise

Franklin wants to give his best friend, Bear, a surprise birthday party. Franklin is very busy getting ready for the party. He has to prepare the food, send out invitations, get the decorations and do some…

18 April 2006

Franklin: A Birthday Surprise is a platform developed by Neko Entertainment, released 18 April 2006 on Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2.

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What Franklin: A Birthday Surprise is

Franklin: A Birthday Surprise is a platform game developed by Neko Entertainment and released in 2006. It was published by The Game Factory. It is available on Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Franklin wants to give his best friend, Bear, a surprise birthday party. Franklin is very busy getting ready for the party. He has to prepare the food, send out invitations, get the decorations and do some errands. He also has to get Bear to the party without giving away the secret. Franklin has to progress through 10 different levels to get ready for the party, solving problems and avoiding obstacles. Franklin finds it difficult to concentrate in his errands as his friends wants to play hide-and-seek.
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

Its themes are kids.

Where it sits in the Franklin the Turtle series

Franklin: A Birthday Surprise is the second of 3 entries we hold in the Franklin the Turtle series. The next entry was Franklin's Great Adventures in 2006.

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What it launched against

Franklin: A Birthday Surprise launched on 18 April 2006, within three weeks of Ōkami, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All, OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast and Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007.

Released around the same time: Ōkami, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All, OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast, Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007.

Official trailer

Gameplay Video thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Franklin: A Birthday Surprise come out?
Franklin: A Birthday Surprise was released on 18 April 2006 for Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2.

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