Taz-Mania

"Watch out for those naked kids!"

You play as Taz who has one goal, track down and eat as many kiwi birds as possible until you reach home. There isn't very much of a story here. When you eat other birds they refill your health, and that is needed, because busses, freaky naked kids, and many other things will get in your way.

The colors are bright and cartoony and look just right. The same goes for Taz, who looks just right, and you will be able to recognize most of the enemies such as the bushrats and the dingo. You may even laugh at some of taz's silly expressions that he makes, like when he gets hit by a truck or gets kissed by the female tazmanian devil. All and all, the game looks bright and cheery, and will please any fan of the show.

Your main objective is to eat, in fact that is your only objective! You push one button to jump and then another to eat a bird. The kiwi, the birds that are the most important do not fly, but you must eat them while they are running away from you. Sometimes they will pull backwards, so you can't catch them. Luckily there is a button you can push that will make Taz stop in his tracks. Taz can also make strange faces that I'm pretty sure don't have any point besides making you laugh.

While the games does have [I think] 20 levels, it isn't all that hard of a game until the last five levels or so. In fact, it may be just a bit too hard for the younger audience of gamers that it is meant for. This was my first game, and I remember having some trouble with it. But if I go and play it today, it isn't too hard.

The cartoony sounds make you feel like you're in the game. Every level has different music, so you won't become tired of hearing the same song over and over again. Overall I think the music is good, not exactly toe-tapping.

After you beat this game, there is no real reason to play it again unless you want to kill a few hours. The game is fun, but has no replay value at all. I guess you could challenge yourself, like try and see how quickly you can beat each level or how close you can get to the female taz without getting caught, but that's just about it.

Possible Scores

Story: 20
Graphics: 25
Sound: 10
Replay: 15
Controls: 30

Possible Score: 100

Scores

Story: 5
Graphics: 22
Sound: 7
Replay: 5
Controls: 25

Score: 64/100
GameFaqs Score: 6.4/10

Reviewer's Score: 6/10, Originally Posted: 07/25/02, Updated 01/19/03