Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt
Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt | |
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Developer(s) | Warthog |
Publisher(s) | Ignition Entertainment |
Platform(s) | GameCube Xbox[note 1] PlayStation 2 |
Release | GameCube Xbox
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Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
Mode(s) | Single player |
Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt is an action-adventure video game, released in North America, Europe and Australia in 2005. It is based on the cartoon series Animaniacs from Warner Bros. and features the same voice actors for the main characters. The game is one of multiple Animaniacs video games. It was the first Animaniacs-related project to be released since the animated comedy film Wakko's Wish in 1999. It was released on the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox, with the latter two versions being released exclusively in Europe, while the GameCube version was released in both Europe and North America. A North American PlayStation 2 and Xbox version of the game were advertised but never released.
Plot[]
Frustrated by being "overlooked", film director C. C. Deville steals the "Edgars" (statuettes that are a parody of the Oscars) and threatens to melt them all unless studio chairman Thaddeus Plotz gives him a lucrative contract. While carrying out his evil plot, Deville's dim-witted assistant accidentally crashes his getaway blimp into the Warner Bros. water tower. This scatters 44 of the 45 stolen Edgars across the studio lot and Ralph the Guard releases Yakko, Wakko, and Dot, who agree to search for the missing awards. The many different types of levels include: Western, Horror Movie, Fairy Tale, O'Sullivan Mines, and Epic. The final level takes place in the sky chasing and shooting down Deville's blimp.
Voice Cast[]
- Rob Paulsen as Yakko Warner, Pinky and Dr. Otto Scratchansniff
- Jess Harnell as Wakko Warner and Big Chief Sitting Bison
- Tress MacNeille as Dot Warner, Hello Nurse and Mary Hartless
- Maurice LaMarche as the Brain and Igor
- Frank Welker as Ralph the Guard, Thaddeus Plotz and Chicken Boo
- Billy West as C.C. Deville and Sheriff Marlon
- Jeff Glen Bennett
- Kevin Michael Richardson
Reception[]
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | GCN: 65/100[1] Xbox: 58/100[2] |
Publication | Score |
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GameSpot | GCN: 7.1/10[3] |
X-Play | GCN: 3/5[4] |
The game received mixed-to-positive revews upon release. GameSpot gave it 7.1 out of 10, stating that "The Great Edgar Hunt is a good, if not very original, platformer in its own right, offering up some funny writing and interesting environments to explore".[5] According to GamingNexus, the game is "recommended to loyal fans of the series. It doesn’t bring anything fresh to the gaming table, but offers a substantial adventure that should take at least six hours to complete. The quality is uncommon for a licensed title and the show’s charm is intact for the most part. For adventure fans I suggest something meatier like Zelda; Edgar Hunt will be nothing but a passing amusement to the hardcore audience".[6]
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt (GCN) at Metacritic". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt (Xbox) at Metacritic". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ Bob Colayco (2006-01-24). "Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt (GCN) review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt review at X-Play". G4. Archived from the original on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ^ "Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt Review".
- ^ "Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt".
External links[]
- 2005 video games
- Action-adventure games
- GameCube games
- PlayStation 2 games
- Video games based on Animaniacs
- Video games developed in the United Kingdom
- Xbox games