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{{short description|2002 side-scrolling video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| image = Ed, Edd n Eddy - Jawbreakers (cover art).jpg
| caption = North American box art
| developer = [[Climax Group]]
| publisher = [[BAM! Entertainment]]
| series = [[Ed, Edd n Eddy]]
| platforms = [[Game Boy Advance]]
| released = {{Video game release|NA|March 25, 2003|EU|2003}}
| genre = [[Side-scrolling video game|Side-scrolling]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
| director = Brett Skogen
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* Heidi Behrendt
* Mitchell Slater
}}
| designer = 
| programmer = {{Plainlist|
* Gianluca Cancelmi
* Andrew Coates
}}
| artist = Erik Casey
| composer = Rockett Music
}}
'''''Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers!''''' is a 2D [[side-scrolling video game]] developed by [[Climax Group]] and published by [[BAM! Entertainment]], with European distribution handled by [[Acclaim Entertainment]]. It was released exclusively for the [[Game Boy Advance]] on March 25, 2003. Based on [[Cartoon Network]]'s animated television series ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'', the game mirrors Ed, Edd, and Eddy's television quest to make money to buy [[Gobstopper|jawbreakers]].<ref name=April7>{{Cite press release |date=April 7, 2003 |title=BAM! Entertainment Brings the Hit TV Show Ed, Edd n Eddy(TM) to the Video Game Market |location=[[San Jose, California]] |publisher=[[BAM! Entertainment]] |agency=[[PR Newswire]] |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bam-entertainment-brings-the-hit-tv-show-ed-edd-n-eddytm-to-the-video-game-market-70806637.html |url-status=dead |access-date=December 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104231324/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bam-entertainment-brings-the-hit-tv-show-ed-edd-n-eddytm-to-the-video-game-market-70806637.html |archive-date=November 4, 2015}}</ref> Gameplay is similar to ''[[The Lost Vikings]]''.

''Jawbreakers!'' received mostly poor reviews from critics upon its release. Cartoon Network later released two other games based on the animated series: ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures]]'' in 2005 for Game Boy Advance, [[GameCube]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 2]], and [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] and ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy: Scam of the Century]]'' for [[Nintendo DS]] in 2007.

==Gameplay==
[[File:EEnE Jawbreakers gameplay.png|thumb|left|Eddy platforming through various obstacles in the game.]]
Players control the Eds, the series' titular characters, to collect raffle tickets for competition in a contest to win a lifetime supply of jawbreakers. Ed, Edd (called Double D), and Eddy use resourceful means to earn money, solve physical puzzles, interact with neighborhood children, and find hidden goodies across 29 levels. Ed can head-butt; Double D can use a slingshot or a wrench and activate context-sensitive switches; and Eddy can use the hypnotizing wheel or the jetpack. Players control one Ed at a time, each with his own unique strength and weakness, and may dynamically cycle through the three main characters. Some of the levels feature cut-scenes at their beginnings and conclusions.

==Release==
On June 21, 2002, [[Crave Entertainment]] announced that it had acquired the rights to create an ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'' video game, which they were developing for the [[Game Boy Advance]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Villoria |first=Gerald |date=June 21, 2002 |title=Crave to Develop Ed, Edd n Eddy Game |url=http://www.gamespot.com/gba/action/ededdneddy/news_2871751.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050211155416/http://www.gamespot.com/gba/action/ededdneddy/news_2871751.html |archive-date=February 11, 2005 |access-date=March 28, 2023 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref> Featuring characters from the series in a plot around a lifetime jawbreaker giveaway along with animated cutscenes, the game's announcement included a tentative release date in late 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Craig |date=June 24, 2002 |title=Ed, Edd n Eddy Go GBA |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/06/24/ed-edd-n-eddy-go-gba |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321180149/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/06/24/ed-edd-n-eddy-go-gba |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |access-date=March 21, 2023 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> On April 3, 2003, [[BAM! Entertainment]] announced that it had shipped ''Jawbreakers!'' to retailers.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=BAM! Entertainment Brings the Hit TV Show Ed, Edd n Eddy™ to the Video Game Market |date=April 3, 2003 |location=[[San Jose, California]] |url=http://www.bam4fun.com/press_releases/pr_040303.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030415023932/http://www.bam4fun.com/press_releases/pr_040303.html |archive-date=2003-04-15 |website=Bam4Fun.com}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 49/100<ref name="MC">{{Cite web |title=Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers! |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/ed-edd-n-eddy-jawbreakers/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance |access-date=January 12, 2023 |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |archive-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619143051/https://www.metacritic.com/game/game-boy-advance/ed-edd-n-eddy-jawbreakers! |url-status=live }}</ref>
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''Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers!'' received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the [[review aggregator]] [[Metacritic]], which rated it 49 out of 100 based on five critic reviews.<ref name="MC" /> ''[[IGN]]'''s Craig Harris criticized the game's lack of a tutorial as well as the game's timing, as its blueprints are based on ''[[The Lost Vikings]]'', which was shipped as a Game Boy Advance conversion only a week before ''Jawbreakers!''{{'}}s release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Craig |date=April 9, 2003 |title=Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/04/09/ed-edd-n-eddy-jawbreakers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103123400/http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/04/09/ed-edd-n-eddy-jawbreakers |archive-date=November 3, 2012 |access-date=November 30, 2012 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[News Corporation]]}}</ref> Others complained of lack of indication as to time necessary to complete levels coupled with each level's time limit. Its review in the magazine ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' noted, "Since the characters have unusual strides, the movement can be slow and unpredictable."<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=July 2003 |title=Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers! |url=https://archive.org/details/nintendo-power-issue-170-july-august-2003/page/146/mode/2up |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |issue=170 |page=146 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{MobyGames|/gameboy-advance/ed-edd-n-eddy-jawbreakers}}
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[[Category:2002 video games]]
[[Category:BAM! Entertainment games]]
[[Category:Game Boy Advance games]]
[[Category:Game Boy Advance-only games]]
[[Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Video games based on Ed, Edd n Eddy]]
[[Category:Single-player video games]]


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