Customer Reviews

Animaniacs

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I remeber why I missed the cartoon show so much. This game is a great reminder that everyone needs a little silliness in their life.

Why is Animaniacs not on TV anymore? Why don't big-name game companies make licensed titles anymore? We may not be able to answer these questions, but as long as we've got these excellent licensed 1990s games, then we may as well be happy.

I remembered watching the Animaniacs movie, Wakko's Wish, a really long time ago...After I re-watched it again just recently, I went on to watch several episodes of the show, thus making me become an Animaniacs fan very quickly. So when I saw that there was a game for 90s consoles (Sega Genesis, SNES, Game Boy), I had to go and get the SNES version! That is, after watching 30 seconds of gameplay.

Once booting it up, the game already seems promising. The title screen, Konami logo, etc, all has rich detail and the title's music is no disappointment. Then, once pressing Start, you get to see an awesomely funny intro cutscene! The scene shows Pinky and the Brain steal a movie script from Warner Bros. studios. What do ya know? Humor's easily shown! And then there's the Warners themselves making their appearances. They are told about the evil plot going on, and that the message will self-destruct in 1 second (Ha!).

When playing the actual game, it's styled like a beat 'em up, but you don't actually beat..up anybody, although you can bounce on enemies' heads. Although the gameplay's very simple, it makes for exciting action! And on top of that, the graphics and sound are detailed, colorful, and amazing to look at. Plus, believe it or not, there's actually some slapstick funniness like in the show! For example, when encountering Dr. Scratch 'n Sniff, he jumps out of the window! And when venturing through the Adventure level, you'd knock over Buttons (the dog in the show that always ends up in harsh situations)!

The game doesn't totally consist of running and jumping, though. There are segments that feature mine-cart riding, auto-scrolling, chase scenes, and more, of course. The segments really help add to the already fun gameplay, making the overall game even more fun (Although sorta frustrating, but see below).

But as wonderful as the game is, it can be INCREDIBLY hard, due to you being able to die within one hit. Like many Konami games (Contra, I'm looking at you), Animaniacs consists of extreme difficulty. Thankfully, there's a slot machine gimmick that helps out very much. You see, coins are scattered throughout the levels. When collecting them, the slot machine is activated. If there's 3 panels of a certain character (Skippy, Chicken Boo, Hello Nurse, etc), then you receive a continue (Only for one of the Warners, though). If the panels range from Yakko, Wakko, and Dot, respectively, then you get to bring them back (In case if you died as one or two of them)!

So...yeah. This game is great! Even if it IS hard, you can get through this via trial-and-error. Either way, I bet Super NES players will have a very fun time with this licensed gem.

Remember when video games were just fun and appropriate for little kids? This is a great little game, colorful and fast-paced, but not too hard for the littler kids.If you were smart enough to hang onto your SN system, make sure you have a copy of this game - every six year old and up to preteen that comes over wants to play it, and a friend's ten year old said something very telling when our spare copy arrived from Amazon today: "That's such a fun game! I get really tired of killing stuff in all the new games." Check it out -

Really good game (as good as the cartoon it is based on).
It has that wackyness the cartoon had and that Konami feeling offered during the 90s.
If you somehow manage to find this game, try to check it out. You will not be disappointed.

It's not bad, although it is a bit challenging.

In this game, you get to play as Yacko, Wacko and Dot and try to avoid being captured and being placed in the water tower (I don't know much about the plot of the game). If one or two of the Animaniacs get captured, you can go to the water tower and try to make it to the top to free them.

Play style is mainly action-platformer... so, if you liked Animaniacs and this kind of gameplay, this game might be worth looking in to. Or, if you've never seen the Animaniacs T.V. show, you still may want to look into this game. Even though it's kind of a kid's game, it is still a challenge.

This game is the best nintendo game that i have played! It also is very very challenging because it is like in one hit death mode,and you have to figure out certain boss patterns. Highly Recommended!

This game is like the seris gay. The game is hard because you have no health and the bad guys.... well they do. Even the average bad dude could be a boss so i leave it at that with 3 stars