Review #11: Wacky Races

Ah, another game based off a cartoon. As you may already know, and from last Sunday's review, games based off of cartoons or movies are usually crap. This game is no exception.

Did you ever watch the cartoon? Well, if you never did, I'll tell you now: I thought it was HILARIOUS. That's what makes the game even worse. They couldn't have taken a BAD cartoon and made a crappy game out of it, right? Then again, there's a few of those games, too...

Categorization time!!!:

Graphics: They're fine, I guess. Not great but okay. The big problem is that Muttley doesn't even look halfway like his tv counterpart. Well, maybe halfway, but THAT'S ALL! Graphics get: 7/10.

Sound: Darn, I'm slacking in this department a lot...

Story: Good enough. Muttley and Dastardly are these cheaters that try to win in the Wacky Races, but always finish dead last to the other racers. You are sent out to get the parts of the car that got scattered, but the other racers won't let you go without a fight! Story gets: 7/10.

Gameplay: You won't believe this, but this isn't a racing game. It's a platformer (I know, aren't you getting sick of these?). Therefore, we already have that problem. But another is that you only have one attack as Muttley, and that is to chomp or bark. This may not seem like a problem until you get to the boss fight, where you battle another racer. Any one of these are huge, have a gazillion unavoidable attacks, and will beat you down in a heartbeat. Totally unfair, huh? Oh, and remember, Wacky RACES is a PLATFORMER! Gameplay gets: 3/10.

Controls: Well, you can't really mess up this category too badly, and Atlus (the company who made the game) did a pretty decent job. They get: 8/10.

FINAL SCORE:

7+7+3+8= 25. 25/4= 6.25/10.

But in favor of the crappy gameplay, which is really the important part, it gets:

3/10.

Verdict: Don't bother.