Rugrats Adventure Game
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Genre(s) | Adventure, educational |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Rugrats Adventure Game is an educational adventure
Rugrats Adventure Game is the first in a series of video games based on the Rugrats series, preceding Rugrats Activity Challenge and Rugrats Mystery Adventures on PC.
Plot
After being forbidden from watching a Reptar movie by Didi, Tommy and his friends decide to act it out, but they are stopped by Angelica, who throws Reptar in a trash can out of spite. Using Tommy's screwdriver to escape the playpen, the Rugrats attempt to save Reptar by stowing away in another trash can to be taken outside but they are spooked by a garbage truck (called "Hubert" by the babies) and sent back in their playpen by Didi.
Refusing to give up, the Rugrats unlock the playpen again, when Angelica comes to "warn" them about aliens who are coming to kidnap them. With the help of Stu's G.R.O.S. (Garbage Relocating Outside System) invention, the babies manage to sneak outside and retrieve Reptar, only for Angelica to steal the doll again. The Rugrats fight with Angelica over the doll and successfully take it back. Afterwards, Angelica "transforms" into an alien named "Angeleeka", who plans to destroy Earth. The babies battle Angeleeka in an outer space fantasy and defeat her by splatting her with a coconut pie. The Rugrats then break the fourth wall, thanking the player for their help as the game ends.
Gameplay
The game follows Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, and Lil working to complete the tasks they need in order to get outside and rescue Reptar. The entirety of the game is set in the Pickles' house and each location is split into several screens where Tommy can walk to, with at least one of his friends being in each screen, who can help in collecting items or completing certain tasks. Items are stored in Tommy's diaper, and they can be accessed by clicking on the diaper. Different minigames can be played at certain points in the game, which help the player progress farther. By hovering the cursor over the bottom of the screen, several buttons will show up, revealing how many of the tasks you completed in the main goal, and giving you options on whether to reset the game or quit. A "cry" button is also shown, which will cause the Rugrats to cry when clicked on, prompting a grown-up to take them back to their playpen, the first area in the game.
Production
Rugrats Adventure Game was released alongside Rugrats Movie Activity Challenge and Rugrats Print Shop on September 30, 1998, in anticipation of The Rugrats Movie.[1] The Learning Company president said, "The unprecedented strength and breadth of the Rugrats franchise offers us the opportunity to promote the Rugrats CD-Roms on a broader scale and with much greater impact than our competition."[1] Broderbund held a promotion where the purchase of any Rugrats title from November 1998 to June 1, 1999, would give consumers 20% off a second Broderbund kid's product.[2] As part of a cross-promotion, 200 copies of the game were available as second prize in a scratch-n-win sweepstakes by Simon and Schuster Children's Division, which sold Rugrats books.[3][4]
Critical reception
The game was nominated for "
Rugrats Adventure Game was among the best-selling PC games of October 1998,[19] and was 9th-best-selling home education software for 1999.[20]
References
- ^ a b "Rugrats Crawl onto Computers". Animation World Network. September 30, 1998. Archived from the original on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^ Traiman, Steve (November 14, 1998). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2023-02-08 – via Google Books.
- ISBN 9780689826771 – via Google Books.
- ^ Lewman, David (October 4, 1999). "A Day in the Life of Chuckie". SimonSays.com. Archived from the original on 1999-10-04. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- AllGame. Archived from the originalon 2014-11-16. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^ "Rugrats Adventure Game". MacHome.com. October 30, 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-10-30. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^ Sluganski, Randy (February 22, 2001). "Review: Rugrats Adventure Game". JustAdventure.com. Archived from the original on 2001-02-22. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^ Ubinas, Helen (October 15, 1998). "'Rugrats' Just Right for Kids". Courant.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- CBSNews.com. December 14, 1998. Archivedfrom the original on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kid Tech Rugrats CD Duo Hits and Misses". Boston Herald. 1998-10-18. Archived from the original on 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2020-05-24 – via NewsLibrary.
- BaltimoreSun.com. Archivedfrom the original on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ Katz Gibbs, Hope (November 20, 1998). "Screen Shots". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- TheFreeLibrary.com.
- ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ What in the World Can Top Carmen Sandiego?. Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc. December 1998. p. 110. Retrieved 2023-02-08 – via Google Books.
- ^ Corless, Fiona (January 1999). "Rugrats Adventure Game". PC Direct (UK). Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ "Second Interactive Achievement Awards - Personal Computer". Interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on November 4, 1999. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Feldman, Curt (November 13, 1998). "Top-Selling PC Games for October". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 1999-04-27. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ "Top-Selling Software, 1999". The World Almanac and Book of Facts. 2000. p. 262. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
External links
- Official website (Archived 1999-10-09 at the Wayback Machine)
- Rugrats Adventure Game at MobyGames
- Let's Talk Computers interview