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<!--"[[Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel]]" tried to take over the new airwaves on Friday, August 16. '''3.760 million viewers''' found a way to their TV sets for the special, accounting for a '''2.2''' household rating. Unfortunately, this was the lowest viewership yet among the show's August events:
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"[[Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel]]" tried to take over the new airwaves on Friday, August 16. '''3.760 million viewers''' found a way to their TV sets for the special, accounting for a '''2.2''' household rating. Unfortunately, this was the lowest viewership yet among the show's August events:
2010 - "[[Summer Belongs to You!]]" (August 6): 3.862 million<br />
2010 - "[[Summer Belongs to You!]]" (August 6): 3.862 million<br />
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2012 - "[[Where's Perry? (Part Two)]]" (August 24): 4.293 million
2012 - "[[Where's Perry? (Part Two)]]" (August 24): 4.293 million
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On a more positive note, "Mission Marvel" brought ''Phineas and Ferb'' its second-highest viewership year to date, finishing ''just'' behind Ferb-ruary 1's "[[My Sweet Ride]]". For the week, it finished at '''No. 16''' on the Cable Top 25, and was Disney Channel's '''No. 1''' broadcast with 9 percent to spare. Additionally, the Saturday morning encore took No. 4 on the channel, finishing at just under 3 million viewers.
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[[File:The_gang_watching_the_hulk_and_thor_bounce_one_of_the_villians_between_them.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The gang watches the Marvel Superheroes lay the smack down the bad guys.]]On a more positive note, "Mission Marvel" brought ''Phineas and Ferb'' its second-highest viewership year to date, finishing ''just'' behind Ferb-ruary 1's "[[My Sweet Ride]]". For the week, it finished at '''No. 16''' on the Cable Top 25, and was Disney Channel's '''No. 1''' broadcast with 9 percent to spare. Additionally, the Saturday morning encore took No. 4 on the channel, finishing at just under 3 million viewers
The crossover performed especially strongly among target age groups. "Mission Marvel" was '''TV's No. 1 show on the week among both Kids 2-11 and 6-11'''. Among the 2-11 set, it drew a '''5.7''' rating, the show's highest figure this year, to lead No. 2, a rerun of ''Teen Beach Movie'', by 14 percent. The show had a '''7.1''' rating among Kids 6-11, good for a 5 percent margin. Even in the traditionally weaker Tweens 9-14 bracket, "Mission Marvel" checked in at '''No. 2''' behind a '''5.3''' rating. Finally, among Adults 18-49, the crossover drew a '''0.6''' rating.
The crossover performed especially strongly among target age groups. "Mission Marvel" was '''TV's No. 1 show on the week among both Kids 2-11 and 6-11'''. Among the 2-11 set, it drew a '''5.7''' rating, the show's highest figure this year, to lead No. 2, a rerun of ''Teen Beach Movie'', by 14 percent. The show had a '''7.1''' rating among Kids 6-11, good for a 5 percent margin. Even in the traditionally weaker Tweens 9-14 bracket, "Mission Marvel" checked in at '''No. 2''' behind a '''5.3''' rating. Finally, among Adults 18-49, the crossover drew a '''0.6''' rating.
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This has been a special presentation of the blog that breaks down the numbers of [[Phineas and Ferb|our favorite show]]: '''[[User blog:Ryan Stoppable|The Numbers Game]]'''! Until next time, remember...that the numbers never lie.-->
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This has been a special presentation of the blog that breaks down the numbers of [[Phineas and Ferb|our favorite show]]: '''[[User blog:Ryan Stoppable|The Numbers Game]]'''! Until next time, remember...that the numbers never lie.
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[[File:Questforcoolstufflogo.jpg|right|200px]]Last month saw the release of the fourth ''Phineas and Ferb'' video game, ''[[Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff]]''. Developed by Behaviour Interactive (who had worked on a number of Disney games when they were known as Artificial Mind & Movement) and published by Majesco Entertainment, the game is available on Wii and Nintendo DS and marks the series debut on Xbox 360, Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.
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[[File:Questforcoolstuff1.jpg|left|200px]]''Quest for Cool Stuff'' sees [[Phineas]] and [[Ferb]] piloting their newest creation, the All-Terrain Transformatron (A.T.T.) as they travel to a variety of locales, looking to collect cool treasures with which to populate the Coolest Museum Ever. Meanwhile, [[Dr. Doofenshmirtz]] is up to his usual tricks, and [[Agent P]] has to put a stop to it.
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As opposed to the 2011 ''[[Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension (video game)|Across the 2nd Dimension]]'' game, ''Quest for Cool Stuff'' returns to the gameplay style of 2009's ''[[Phineas and Ferb (video game)|Phineas and Ferb]]'' and 2010's ''[[Phineas and Ferb: Ride Again|Ride Again]]''.
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[[File:Questforcoolstuff2.jpg|right|200px]]The A.T.T. piloted by the boys has two modes of operation: "Ferb Mode" allows the machine to run faster and hang on pipes and vertical walls, while "Phineas Mode" forgoes the extra maneuverability to gain the ability to drill through solid blocks, and also supports other situations where jumping is not required such as minecart sections and, in a first for the series, underwater levels. Along the way, the boys have the opportunity to collect a variety of trinkets. Unlike ''Across the 2nd Dimension'', sprockets serve no game play purpose this time, only used to upgrade Phineas and Ferb's museum through four levels, from the "Museum of Cool" to the "Coolest Museum Ever". Also there for the taking are five regular treasures on each level, a sixth unique one in a number of levels, and also three hidden [[Ducky Momo]] dolls each.
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[[File:Questforcoolstuff3.jpg|left|200px]]Perry the Platypus also gets a few chances to shine as he attempts to stop Doofenshmirtz's latest nefarious plot. His levels see the addition of [[Norm Bots]], armed with their usual complement of one-liners and the most difficult enemies the game has to offer (which isn't saying much). He also gains the ability to disguise himself as a regular platypus to fool Doofenshmirtz's security system.
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In my opinion, the fourth and final world stands out as the game's best with how it uses the vertical plane in ways not normally seen in a side-scrolling platformer. While not particularly difficult, containing no enemies other than a few Norm Bots who escaped into its first level - and there must have been quite a back story as to how they got ''there'', although the game sadly misses the opportunity to tell us exactly how it happened - the three levels are packed full of unique game play, including the final level which sees the A.T.T. basically free-falling into Phineas and Ferb's backyard to officially end the game.
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[[File:Quest_for_Cool_Stuff_box_artwork.jpg|right|200px]]''Quest for Cool Stuff'' borrows a number of songs from the series, including the full soundtrack version of "[[Today is Gonna Be a Great Day]]" which it uses as the title track; "[[Hey Ferb]]" plays while in the backyard between levels; and the "[[Ducky Momo Theme Song]]" heralds the completion of each level (apparently, someone at Behaviour Interactive is a big fan of Ducky Momo). All of the character dialogue is recorded by the regular voice actors, including a lot of [[Candace]] talking on the phone, hearable when standing near the house - enough that it doesn't noticeably repeat.
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This game's greatest flaw is that it is very short. Even with the side quests given by [[Isabella]], [[Baljeet]] and [[Buford]] to get you to replay many of the levels, the game only takes a few hours to complete. As of this writing, I'm at like 87 percent complete (including all levels) in about 3 1/2 hours. I was also disappointed that the game does not utilize the Wii U game pad ''at all'' - it just displays the same image as the TV.
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While I personally enjoyed ''Across the 2nd Dimension'' more, I suspect that many younger ''Phineas and Ferb'' fans will have the opposite opinion, as this game seems more targeted towards them. That said, ''Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff'' gets an '''8''' out of 10, and you will not be disappointed with the boys' latest adventure while it lasts.
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