"Uhhhh....like, you mean I have to write stuff for a review? Words suck. Uhhh huhuhuh huhuhuh"

If you ever played the Who Framed Roger Rabbit game for the NES, well, this game plays much like it (but this is easier to finish) as you take control of MTV's dimwitted duo, Beavis and Butt-Head. Our two loser heroes have scored tickets to the GWAR concert (yes, GWAR is a real band...well, sort of) but in a bizarre twist of fate Mr. Anderson's dog has chewed up the ducats and scattered the pieces all over town.

"So, like, we have to go find the pieces, or something. Uhhh huhuhuhuh-huhuhuh."

"Yeah. Heheheheh-heheheheh. Uhhhh...where do we start?"

You start in B&B's house, complete with the couch and the TV. You can go into the bedroom or in the living room, and it's by flipping channels on the TV that you go to the various stages in the game (Burger World, the mall, the drive-in, the concert venue, etc.) and the game is non-linear. Much like in the Roger Rabbit game aforementioned, in which you had to find pieces of a will, you embark on a sort of scavenger hunt in which you find ticket pieces as well as various items and money which help you in your quest. You see familiar faces from the show (Van Driessen the hippie teacher and Principal McVicar in the high school, and Todd the street thug is one of the foes you'll face...oh, and there's Stuart the geek, but without the Winger shirt). Unlike watching the show, this game actually requires a bit of brain power, and that was a pleasant surprise.

On to ratings. Rated against Sega Genesis games ca. 1994.

Graphics: 8. Not the best the Genesis can do, but the designers of this game kept the look of the TV show, which is not exactly a Disney animation masterpiece. The stiff movements of each character are just like the minimalist quality of those in the TV show, so it's hard to come down on the game for that.

Sound: 7. Generic Genesis techno-rock permeates the game, with average sound effects. The saving grace is the true-to-the-show voice-overs, complete with the duo's guitar mimicking sounds and insults to one another ("You fartknocker!).

Control: 6. Sometimes getting one of your geniuses to do what you want them to do gets frustrating, but thankfully there is a password system to get you back where you were if you mess up - and you will.

Gameplay: 9. This is where this game shines. I had said before that it surprised me that this game actually takes a bit of brains to figure out, yet it has enough action mixed in. The default weapons are - I kid you not - Beavis's toxic green belch and Butt-Head's rancid gray fart cloud. Later on you pick up peashooters and toy dart guns, which are both more serviceable than what B&B can use naturally.

The Bottom Line: Unless you despise Beavis and Butt-Head, you will probably like this game. Even if you are not a big fan of the show this has enough action and puzzles to make it worth playing, at least for a little bit.

This game is, like, cool.

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 05/25/04