Stretch Panic

Stretch Panic
North American PlayStation 2 cover art
Developer(s)Treasure
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Kōichi Kimura
Programmer(s)Yoshiyuki Matsumoto
Yuji Yamanaka
Tahei Katagai
Artist(s)Kiyotaka Ōhashi
Takuro Nakamura
Kōichi Kimura
Gō Nakazawa
Composer(s)Norio Hanzawa
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Release
  • EU: July 27, 2001
  • NA: August 28, 2001
  • JP: December 6, 2001
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Stretch Panic, known as Freak Out in Europe and Oceania and Hippa Linda (ひっぱリンダ, Hippa Rinda) in Japan, is a platform game designed by Treasure Co. Ltd. It was a landmark title for the developer as it was their first game to feature movement on a 3D plane; prior to Stretch Panic they had been a developer of 2D titles. The game revolves around a girl named Linda who has the power to pinch, stretch, and bend objects and enemies with a magic scarf as she battles her evil sisters. The game was released on July 27, 2001 in Europe, August 28, 2001 in North America and December 6, 2001 in Japan.