DuckTales
You recall I reviewed another Disney game. The last one I reviewed, actually. Chip n' Dale, yes? Good. Well, there was another cool show out there. One with an even snazzier theme song than Chip n' Dale. That is: DuckTales.
In the original TV show DuckTales, every episode featured millionaire Scrooge McDuck, along with nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie, and occasionally Webby, ran through odd adventures with a bunch of other characters. These included: Mrs. Beakley, the nanny; Launchpad McQuack, the aviator; Fenton Quackshell/Gizmoduck, the superhero; oh, and some butler guy Scrooge hired or something. Episodes were often different, but they all involved at least one of the following villans: Flintheart Glomgold, the second richest duck in the world; Magica, an angry magic duck person who doesn't like Scrooge very much for some reason; and the Beagle Boys, a group of bad guys (led by their mother, no less) who are always wearing masks for some other reason. Doesn't make much sense to wear a mask when you think about it, 'cause then everyone would recognize you by the mask you always wear, and you'd never be able to lay low anywhere.
This game actually follows a similar plot to whatever the show usually followed: five treasures are hidden around the world in such places as the Amazon, Transylvania, the Himilayas, some African Mines, and the Moon. Scrooge and his magic staff (or was it a cane? It's indestructible either way) must battle their way through every level, braving the worst of the world, including mummies, bees, dancing aliens, and bunnies. And of course he goes exploring for them himself. I mean, what's he got to lose? ...oh yes, that's right: millions upon millions of dollars. Maybe Huey, Dewey, and Louie have been encouraging him. They're after Scrooge's millions, they want it all! You'd have to be a really senile old guy to put yourself into all those deadly situations just for a few treasures, especially if they'd hardly make a dent in your already vast vault of cash. You know it's just going to swallow you up in a tidal wave of gold coins, chalices, and necklaces. Then your money goes to that distant realative you never knew existed, and s/he never knew you existed, though it's probably because you two turn out never to have been related to begin with, so it's really fraud, but no one cares, so it all leads to a series of wacky hijinks where the fortune ends up going to the butler, and he gives you some of it, and you use it to buy all your friends some Ferraris. Oh, wait, that wasn't DuckTales, that was Mr. Deeds. Never mind.
- Graphics: As with many Disney games, the graphics are bold, distinct, and really remind you that it's Disney stuff. (8)
- Sound: Cartoonish, but still annoying. Would be a 6, but I gave it an extra point for the Transylvania and Moon level songs. (7)
- Gameplay: Scrooge only has two real attacks, and one's not really meant as an attack at all; plus, you can find gaps now and then that can make you waste a few lives. On the other hand, the levels are fun stuff, can't deny that. (7)
- Overall rating: 7.3
Comment: Life is like a hurricane; race cars, lasers, aeroplanes.
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