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3	''Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626'' is a 3D PlatformGame developed by Creator/HighVoltageSoftware that was released for Platform/PlayStation2 on June 19, 2002, two days before the release of ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch''. This game is the most ambitious of the three tie-in platformers released before the original film,[[note]]the other two being ''[[VideoGame/LiloAndStitchGameBoyAdvance Lilo & Stitch]]'' for the Platform/GameBoyAdvance and ''VideoGame/LiloAndStitchTroubleInParadise'' for the [[Platform/PlayStation PS1]] and [[Platform/MicrosoftWindows Windows]][[/note]] as this game serves as a {{prequel}} to it.
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5	Jumba has recently created Experiment 626 (a.k.a. Stitch) and has high hopes for this one. Jumba sends 626 to go on a mission across the galaxy to collect DNA, replacing 621 in the mission as Jumba was disappointed by the earlier experiment's efforts. Throughout the game, 626 causes destruction in his quest to collect DNA, and comes across various enemies along the way including Captain Gantu, a rival evil scientist to Jumba called Dr. Habbitrale, and an increasingly jealous 621, who goes out out his own to find DNA in order to mutate himself into a much stronger creature.
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7	Despite this game's ambitions, it received a mixed reaction from critics, who had issues with the gameplay, camera, and graphics. The game would be {{retcon}}ned out of the ''Lilo & Stitch'' canon over the years, with Dr. Hämsterviel becoming the franchise's main villain over Habbitrale and ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch2StitchHasAGlitch'' fully establishing what actually happened before the original film. 621 would never make another appearance in the franchise, although he would be named "Chopsuey" by the events of ''WesternAnimation/LeroyAndStitch''.
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9	!!Tropes relating to ''Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626'' include:
10	* HundredPercentCompletion: The game is complete when all of the DNA and film reels are found.
11	* AliensSpeakingEnglish: All of them, with the exception of 626. It ''is'' a ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'' video game, after all.
12	%%* BigBad: Captain Gantu. (ZCE)
13	%%* BigBadWannabe: Both Dr. Habbitrale and 621 qualify because they want to be bigger threats than Gantu is. (Arguably not enough context.)
14	* BloodlessCarnage: 626 destroys everything he touches, including United Galactic Federation soldiers, without drawing any blood.
15	* BulletTime: 626 can slow down time to a crawl, even while jumping.
16	* CallForward: The game had some statues that resemble traditional Hawaiian tikis.
17	* CanonDiscontinuity: The game was rendered non-canon three years after its release by the flashback scenes of ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch2StitchHasAGlitch'', which depicts Stitch's true origins.
18	* CanonForeigner: Habbitrale and 621, although the former has a successor in the form of Dr. Hämsterviel and technically the latter can still be made official if Disney were to reintroduce him (and he actually was ''this close'' to being confirmed as still official; see the Trivia page for more). Both also count as [[OneShotCharacter One-Shot Characters]].
19	* {{Checkpoint}}: There is a checkpoint system via stepping on a blue button.
20	%%* CombatCommentator: Jumba and 621. (ZCE)
21	* CoversAlwaysLie: 626's container is never seen in the game.
22	* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to the original film, it focuses directly on sci-fi combat.
23	* DoomedByCanon: Not that canon accepts this game anyway, but [[spoiler:Habbitrale was thrown out the airlock.]]
24	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
25	** 626 is not only known as an experiment but also a mutant (not "[[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch mutant koala]]" or "[[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries mutant dog]]", just the lone descriptor "mutant").
26	** The game introduces the 700 series (or "7-series" as it would be called now) of Jumba's experiments, inexplicably skipping over most of the 600 series ([[Characters/LiloAndStitchExperiments6Series 6-series]]). The franchise would later establish that Stitch was Jumba's last experiment before his arrest, and his only later experiments would be 627, 628, and WesternAnimation/{{Leroy\|AndStitch}}.
27	* EvilVsEvil: 626 and Jumba are unreformed villains here and they fight off against 621 and Dr. Habbitrale, who are also evil.
28	* ExpositionFairy: Jumba and 621.
29	* ExpressiveHealthBar: The health bar includes an icon of Stitch's head where his expression changes as he loses health, gradually looking more worried. When he dies the icon shows him knocked out.
30	* FinalBoss: Captain Gantu.
31	* ForegoneConclusion: Jumba and 626 escape at the end of the game, and Gantu vows to capture them both. It's safe to say that he or his employers would succeed later on.
32	* ForcedTutorial: The first level.
33	* FreezeRay: One of 626's guns is this.
34	* GottaCatchThemAll: 626 has to collect a certain amount of DNA in each level.
35	* GreenEyedMonster: 621 hates that 626 is getting all the positive attention from Jumba, so he goes on his own collecting DNA in order to prove himself as the superior experiment.
36	* HannibalLecture: 621 gives one away before he mutates.
37	* HeroAntagonist: Gantu is the BigBad of the game, but he's heroic while 626 and Jumba are not.
38	* HumongousMecha: Dr. Habbitrale's "IROB", a giant robot fought as the first boss.
39	* IAmTheNoun: Gantu declares that he ''is'' the law.
40	* InvincibilityPowerUp: 626 can find a lightning bolt that makes him both invincible and golden for a short period of time.
41	* JungleJapes: Some levels take place on an unnamed jungle planet.
42	* LifeMeter: 626 has this in conjunction with his mana meter.
43	* LoadingScreen: In between levels, there are loading screens with frames based on the original film.
44	* MadScientist: Both Jumba and Dr. Habbitrale qualify, the former through the creation of his [[Characters/LiloAndStitchExperiments genetic experiments]], while the latter mutates already-existing creatures.
45	* ManaMeter: 626 has this in conjunction with his health meter.
46	* MarketBasedTitle: In Japan, the game is known as ''Lilo and Stitch: Stitch no Daibouken'' ("Lilo and Stitch: Stitch's Great Adventure"), even though Lilo does not appear in the game with the exception of the clips re-used.
47	* NoNameGiven: 621 was named "Chopsuey" by ''WesternAnimation/LeroyAndStitch'' four years later, but he is never given a proper name here. This trope also technically applies to 626 since this is a prequel.
48	* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Both Habbitrale and 621 qualify.
49	* OneWingedAngel: 621's mutated form, with huge bugged-out eyes, long limbs, and a much more menacing appearance.
50	* PaletteSwappedAlienFood: "Alien toes", which look like bright green, purple-spotted chicken drumsticks like the one seen in the movie.
51	* PassThroughTheRings: The jetpack levels all require the player to fly through rings. The in-game explanation is that they serve as the jetpack's fuel.
52	* {{Prequel}}: The game is set before the original film, but [[{{Retcon}} it hasn't been canon to the movie]] since [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch2StitchHasAGlitch 2005]].
53	* PreRenderedGraphics: All the game's pre-rendered cutscenes use somewhat crude-looking CG animation.
54	* PowerUpFood: The aforementioned chicken drumstick-esque alien toes restore health.
55	* RecycledSoundtrack: The game uses a bit of Music/AlanSilvestri's score from the film during the cutscenes.
56	* SceneryPorn: While the designs are rushed, they are filled with detail.
57	%%* StarterVillain: Dr. Habbitrale. (ZCE)
58	* ThreeActStructure: The game has three acts, each with a boss.
59	* ThrownOutTheAirlock: [[spoiler:Habbitrale's fate, while inside a hamster ball.]]
60	* UnlockableContent: Clips and promos for the original film can be unlocked by collecting film reels.
61	* VillainProtagonist: Since this takes place before the original film, 626 is this, as he is fighting off intergalactic law enforcement to collect DNA so he can help his creator make more illegal genetic experiments.
62	* WeWillMeetAgain: Gantu promised to catch 626 after their encounter.

Context VideoGame / StitchExperiment626