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Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm Xbox LIVE Arcade Title Cover

For the irregular episode with the same name, see Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm (episode).

Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm is a video game based on the Adobe Flash cartoon series Happy Tree Friends developed by independent software developers Stainless Games and published by Sega. The game is rated M for Mature by the ESRB, T by the OFLC, and 12+ by the PEGI for blood, gore, death, and violence. It was scheduled to be released in the autumn of 2007 and then April 2008, but was delayed and released on June 25, 2008, for Xbox Live Arcade and on PC through Steam.

Obtained[]

Xbox 360[]

Steps to obtaining Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm:

  1. Navigate to the Xbox 360's marketplace.
  2. Go into the Game marketplace and select "Browse" on "All Games".
  3. Scroll down to "H".
  4. Select "Happy Tree Friends".
  5. From here you can download it for 400 Microsoft Points. You will need at least 150MB of free space on a storage unit to download the game.

PC[]

Steam: False Alarm is no longer available for purchase on Steam.

Sega: False Alarm is no longer available for purchase from Sega.

General Information[]

HTF-FA Gameplay Footage

A screenshot of in-game footage. We can see Happy Tree Friends dying as they normally do in the HTF episodes.

"Based on the popular and twisted Web series, Lumpy and his accident-prone friends are faced with one gory, horrible disaster after another!"

Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm is an action-adventure game utilizing a "physics-based reactive environment". It is similar in some regards to the game Lemmings. In the game, players control almost everybody. Stages include a mine shaft, a candy factory, a hospital, and a museum. Also, there is an exclusive episode in the game, however, it was eventually aired on the HTF official website and is displayed on YouTube.

The game itself features a HUD with Lumpy in it, four ability icons (Fire: burning objects, scaring the Happy Tree Friends along; Nitro: destroying obstacles; Water: Freezing objects and Happy Tree Friends; and Action: allows interactivity with the environment), and an ability meter, which prevents over-use of any ability (on the top-left), there is also, on the top-right a fire alarm with a meter around it, which has a gold, silver, bronze, and 'fail' zone, which relates to the end reward upon completion (or, if appropriate, lack of completion) of a level. The Lemming-like Happy Tree Friends who are being rescued, have their own icons (up to five) at the top of the screen in the HUD, with a health bar to indicate their condition. If the icon is frozen, it means the character is currently frozen. If the character's portrait is black and has flames coming from it, that means that the character is currently on fire. If there is a large red X through the portrait, it means they are dead.

On the Xbox 360 there are 12 achievements and 200 Gamerscore available (see below) The game also sports a Leaderboard system for Xbox Live and the PC, the leaderboard is the records that have been achieved around the world, and the filters for the leaderboards are: "Level", which will consist of all levels, and every individual level; "Period", which is either "All Time", "Monthly", or "Weekly"; and "Filter", which filters between everyone on the leaderboards (starting at #1), friends only, showing only you and your friends, and My Score, which shows your score in relation to other players. The Leaderboards allow scrolling up and down commands, and a refresh command.

The scoring for the game is based on multiple factors (there may also be others):

  1. The speed at which you complete the level (as the bar slowly drains from gold to silver to bronze to fail)
  2. How many Happy Tree Friends get out alive (multiplying your score by the amount alive at the end)
    1. Happy Tree Friends reaching the end of the level fills up the bar slightly, to help reach the gold award, Happy Tree Friends dying drains the bar and lowers your reward and can cause you to fail the level.
  3. An award multiplier which multiplies your score depends on how full the bar was at the end of the level (1X for Bronze, 2X for Silver, and 3X for Gold)
    1. Which maximizes the multiplier up to 15x

Playable Characters[]

Controls[]

Controls Xbox 360 PC
Scroll Left LT A or Left
Scroll Right RT D or Right
Rescuer Aim Left Thumbstick N/A
Select Action Ability A N/A
Select Water Ability X N/A
Select Fire Ability B N/A
Select Nitro Ability Y N/A
Pause Game START Esc Button
Use Selected Ability N/A Left Mouse Button
Scroll Ability N/A Right Mouse Button

or Middle Mouse Button

Achievements[]

There are 12 Achievements for Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm on the Xbox 360, and this adds up to 200G (Gamerscore).

Image Name Description Gamerscore Walkthrough
HTF-FA Beginner's Luck Beginner's Luck Complete the tutorial. 5G All that needs to be done in order to earn the Beginner's Luck achievement is to complete the tutorial. This is the easiest achievement to get in the game.
HTF-FA Just what the doctor ordered Just what the doctor ordered Finish a zone without harming any Happy Tree Friends. 10G Complete a zone without any of the Happy Tree Friends being harmed.
HTF-FA Sweet Smell of Copper Sweet Smell of Copper Achieve a Bronze Award. 10G Complete a level with only a Bronze Award. If you find this to be tricky, try killing a Happy Tree Friend at the end, or freeze them all and wait until you're deep in the bronze zone of the meter, and let them into the finishing spot one at a time.
HTF-FA The Midas Touch The Midas Touch Achieve a Gold Award on each level. 30G You will have to achieve a Gold Award on every level.
HTF-FA Playing With Fire Playing With Fire Burn 200 characters to death. 5G This can be easily grinded or earned naturally overtime.
HTF-FA Piece of Cake Piece of Cake Achieve at least a Bronze Award in 15 levels. 20G This is obtained if you achieve a bronze award on at least 15 levels.
HTF-FA You Da Bomb You Da Bomb Achieve a career score of at least 18,000,000. 25G You will have to earn up to 18,000,000 points on your career score.
HTF-FA The Last Drop The Last Drop Finish a zone with all the characters under 25% health. 10G You will have to pass the level with the Happy Tree Friends below at least 25% of health.
HTF-FA That's a Wrap That's a Wrap Unlock the 2nd part of the movie. 25G This is simply accomplished by unlocking the second part of the False Alarm episode.
HTF-FA Give Yourself A Hand Give Yourself A Hand Score at least 500,000 in every level. 25G Your score has to be 500,000 or above after finishing each level.
HTF-FA Hi Ho Silver Hi Ho Silver Achieve a Silver Award. 15G This is simply unlocked by achieving a silver award.
HTF-FA You're Golden You're Golden Achieve a Gold Award. 20G This is simply unlocked by achieving a silver award.


Levels[]

A list of all of the levels in the game, there are 10 zones, and 3 stages in each zone, so there are 30 stages, and there are always five Happy Tree Friends in each stage. There is also a tutorial level, this level has only one character: Flippy.

Note: Lumpy is not counted, seeing as he is controlled in every level and due to him not being in the way of the hazards.

Tutorial Level[]

The Tutorial Level is in the theme of a warehouse, and you have only one character to direct, which is Flippy. This being a tutorial level, it is overwhelmingly easy to complete, and upon completion, you will unlock the Beginner's Luck achievement.

Onto the level: Flippy will move towards a large door that opens by switch, keep pressing the switch to open it, and let Flippy move through, next, detonate the rock in the way with the Nitro ability on a stick of dynamite, then get Flippy onto the platform and freeze him, when he gets on, the platform will move right, unfreeze him when it gets to the end, and move him off. Next is a pipe, first use the nitro ability on the iced part of the pipe, then use the action ability on the valve to fill the pool with water, so Flippy can swim through, and it doesn't have to be full when he gets in. Freeze the vent so flippy can get past it unharmed, then you will see two buttons to the left of another door, click the top one with the action button, then the one below to open it. After the door, there is a sludge on the floor, use nitro to destroy it to speed Flippy up, then pull the level above a platform to the right of the sludge, now the platform can be crossed, Flippy will now get onto a ramp, press the button nearby to flip him over the wall when he is near the end of it. Lastly, destroy the two wood barriers with nitro and let Flippy walk through, he will then stand on a platform activates a heavy-duty roller, so put fire behind Flippy to get him away from it and to the finishing zone.

The proceeding zones goes as follows:

Zone Description Levels Characters
Candy Factory The Candy Factory is the first zone in Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm. This zone being in a candy factory naturally involves candy-moulding machinery, such as presses and grinders, to cause potential harm to the Happy Tree Friends. Better Choco-late Than Never
You're On A Roll
Gimme Some Sugar
Hospital The hospital is the second zone of Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm. Normally hospitals are buildings where people go to heal and prevent wounds. However, this being Happy Tree Friends most of the machinery have broken down and become death-traps. Just Be Patient
Malpractice Makes Perfect
Leave 'Em In Stitches
The Mine The Mine is the third zone in Happy Tree Friends False Alarm. Mines are used to excavate certain materials from the ground. Naturally it requires heavy equipment that are dangerous if not handled correctly, that is where the Tree Friends come into play. A Lode Off My Mine
From The Bottom Of My Cart
Can You Dig It?
Saw Mill The Saw Mill is the fourth zone in Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm. Sawmills are used to cut and transport lumber for various reasons and, much like the mine, the equipment required to do so is dangerous. Most of the machines from this zone on are hand operated so be careful. Shiver Me Timbers
Your Days Are Lumbered
I Saw That Coming
Whale Carcass The Whale Carcass is the fifth zone in Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm, it is set in an amusement park of some kind, with friendly, yet dangerous rides for the tree friends to prevail. You also have to guide the gang inside a whale ride's stomach, while avoiding toxic acid and sticky goo along the way. All's Whale That Ends Well
Quit Your Blubberin'
A Whopper Of A Tail
Museum The Museum is the sixth zone in Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm. Most museums contain alot of art galleries and public displays, except this museum is somewhat in a state of repair. Beware of the pump machine and the globe gears, aswell; as you guide the tree friends towards the end of this harmful museum. Now Museum, Now You Don't
Kick It Into High Gear
No Pressure
Ski Lodge The Ski Lodge is the seventh zone in Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm. As it's name suggests, the Ski Lodge is located high up in the mountains, and it's no different here in the world of Happy Tree Friends. Beware of falling icicles and stove smoke though, while you guide the gang through this winter wonderland of doom. Come Up And Ski Me Sometime
Snow Skin Off My Teeth
Cabin Fever
Power Plant The Power Plant is the eighth zone in Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm. Power Plants are factories which store main electricity, only this one however, seems to be more deadlier than most power plants. Which is why there are toxic acid in each level. Be careful not to kill any Happy Tree Friends here in this poisonous factory! All Charged Up
More Power To You
Current Events
Building Site Lost & Foundation
No End In Site
Paved With Good Intentions
Junkyard Down In The Dumps
Pain In The Wreck
I've Got A Crush On You

Hazards[]

  • Moving Platform: It is possible for the Happy Tree Friends to fall off of it to their deaths.
  • Faulty Vent: The steam that comes through the vent will melt the skin off the Happy Tree Friends faces.
  • Revolving Platform: If the platform is not spun round correctly by a switch, the Happy Tree Friends will fall to their deaths.
  • Industrial Roller: The roller follows a predetermined path when a switch is stepped on, and it will roll over a Happy Tree Friend, flattening them.
  • Hydraulic Press:
  • Revolving Platform Triplet:
  • Candy Grinders:

Deaths and Injuries[]

Death and injuries in Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm are not mandatory. It's possible to complete a level without a Happy Tree Friend being killed / injured.

Deaths[]

  1. Falling to their deaths from the many possible drops.
  2. Being burnt to death from the Fire Tool or from certain environmental objects.
  3. Being crushed by objects such as industrial rollers and presses.
  4. Sliced apart by various machines.

Injuries[]

  1. Face melting off from steam in a faulty vent.
  2. Being flattened Looney Tunes-style.
  3. Being burnt from the Fire Tool or from certain environmental objects.
  4. Cut by various machines.
  5. Falling from certain drops.

Reception[]

The game received generally average to low reviews, getting a 6.2 on IGN, as well as a 4.5 on Gamespot. Both websites took particular offense at the game's A.I. The game was also criticized for being short, only taking about 2 hours to complete. Despite this, the Happy Tree Friends episode available upon completion of the game was highly praised.

Trivia[]

  • The game itself only consists of a cfg (configuration), 2 exe, and a Half-Life Texture Package files. This suggests that the game uses Half-Life's GoldSrc engine.
  • The character animation file reveals unused animations, such as the character being killed by being impaled with a spike, and by being inflated until popped.
  • The objects used in-game are mdl files, which are commonly used in games running with the GoldsSrc engine and Source Physics Engine. The files can be extracted, but can only be opened with the Jet's Half-Life Model Viewer (GoldSrc engine models) or Source SDK (Source engine models).
  • Handy, Cuddles, and Disco Bear appear on the cover of the game, yet none of them are playable (though Cuddles appears in the episode). Handy and Cuddles were planned to be playable but were cut for unexplained reasons.
  • Flippy is featured in the game, but he doesn't flip out.
  • On a screenshot of the game's beta version, the game was supposed to have 3 characters (Lumpy, Handy, Flippy) in HUD (possibly rotating between turns) instead of only Lumpy. In the real game, Flippy is one of the tree friends to be rescued, while the character Handy seems to be removed. Also, the abilities set were different from the real game.
  • False Alarm was originally another Flash game about rescuing the tree friends from fire using the help of Lumpy's match and The Mole's extinguisher.
  • The game was also supposed to come out for PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii, but was cancelled for both systems.
  • During gameplay, Flippy's voice is sampled from Cuddles'. This could mean that Cuddles' intended role was replaced with Flippy.
  • There are soundtracks in the game that are also in Wishy Washy, The Wrong Side of the Tracks, Chew Said a Mouthful, Home Is Where the Hurt Is, Easy For You to Sleigh, and A Hole Lotta Love

External links[]


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