The Addams Family

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Ranking:

Graphics: 7/10
Sound Effects: 6/10
Music: 7/10
Originality: 5/10
Play Control: 6/10
Group Enjoyment: 3/10
Individual Enjoyment: 5/10
Challenge: 7/10
Ending: 4/10
Overall: 6/10


Good Points:
A game about the Addams Family, huh? Gomez must rescue the rest of his family from Fester, his brother, who has suddenly gone nuts and kidnapped the whole lot! Gomez must find certain items to accomplish his goal as well…so, is this game spooky, or just all-together ooky? Let's find out.

Graphics: They're pretty good. Gomez looks like a retard (VERY small body, huge head…especially when he's ducking), but the rest of the family looks pretty good.

Sound Effects: More than the typical bleeps and bloops of olden games.

Music: They got the Addams Family theme down, and a couple of other songs that aren't that bad, either.

Originality: Let's face it, it's just another platform game with a little strategy involved.

Play Control: It's hard to figure out just where to jump, and what you can jump onto. At least the game tells you when there's a new trick you'll need to know (to enter the crypt, stand on the tombstone and press “B”).

Enjoyment: Not really. This game's more of a pain to watch, and a pain to play.

Challenge: Only when it comes to surviving the endless onslaught of enemies so you can find the exact moment to jump to get that somewhat crucial item. Otherwise…

Ending: Not the greatest ending in the world, but it wraps up nicely.


Bad Points:
As I said before, let's face it. It's just a platform game, with the point total replaced with a money gauge. Of course, it DOES have the Addams Family, so if that's reason enough for you to buy this game…

Reviewer's Score: 6/10, Originally Posted: 02/08/00, Updated 02/08/00