Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind

Bubsy es uno de los cartuchos más divertidos de todo el catálogo de Super Nintendo. Con una sencilla jugabilidad, unos gráficos francamente bonitos, unas fases considerablemente grandes, una magnífica banda sonora y un protagonista carismático, Bubsy es un título totalmente recomendable para cualquier jugador de cualquier edad, pues los más pequeños podrán disfrutar de una jugabilidad asequible a la vez de un protagonista y enemigos muy graciosos, y los más mayorcitos tienen aquí también un juego a su medida, pues aunque no es un juego difícil, el nivel de dificultad global es lo suficientemente alto como para no terminárselo en un par de tardes. Una opción a tener muy en cuenta.

Alle jer, der holder af platform-eventyr, vil få julelys i øjnene, når i prøver Bubsy. Det er et oplagt valg mellem de mange spil, der er på markedet.

A solid effort from Accolade that looks and sounds impressive but is only just above average when it matters most.

The colours aren't that vibrant - it's almost as if they've been selected with a Mega Drive conversion in mind. (In fact they have.) You die if you fall too far. (Nuff said.) There are no surprises in it, no secret bits (other than the heavily-signposted ones), no 'neat touches'. And the music's horrid most of the time. So, on balance, does Bubsy live up to the hype? No, not really. (How could it possibly?) The animation isn't a patch on say, Tiny Toons or Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt. It doesn't feel as big as big as its 16 Mbits would suggest. Busby himself is almost entirely personality-free (but then so are Sonic The Hedgehog and Mario, really). And it just isn't as much fun to play as we were expecting.

Since there are absolutely millions of platformers out there on the Super NES, you have to do something pretty special in order to get noticed if you're about to hurl yet another platform game into the already overcrowded frenzy. Like make a game that is really, really good. Or, if you don't have the skill it takes for that, make a so-so game and try to make everyone believe that it's very, very good. Accolade have unfortunately gone for the latter option with Bubsy (and it's a sad fact that this latter option is often quite effective; there are always people that will believe anything), but they've taken the idea of over-hyping an average game to the limit.

I jämförelse med spel som exempelvis Sonic ter Bubsy sig lite segt. Det är dock ett välgjort spel utan några direkta svagheter, och de riktiga entusiasterna kommer säkert att ta den lilla lokatten till sitt hjärta.

Grafiken är normalsnygg och det händer mycket hela tiden, men trots det kunde jag inte framkalla någon större entusiasm.

Bubsy's catch phrase for the first level is "what could possible go wrong?" Well, the graphics and sound are nice enough, the levels are big and have many secrets (there are even secret bonus areas where Bubsy can collect more yarn), but the game is just too hard and cheap. Gamers looking for a challenge would do well to play Bubsy, but be prepared to curse in frustration as Bubsy loses life after life. By the end of it, Bubsy's last catch phrase is "you're still playing this thing?" Sure enough, I was asking myself the same thing.

The control, while loose, is acceptable. The levels are huge and filled with impressive effects and colors, and the overall feel is fun and bouncy with a moderate challenge. If that sounds like fun to you, then, by all means, check Bubsy out. It's definitely better than most other third party mascot games.

Bubsy is not a game to play when you're in a crappy mood. It'll just make your depression stronger and last longer. Don't play it when you're happy either, because you'll find yourself lacking in that emotion within minutes. Don't even think about playing it. Don't look at it. Don't even let it near your Super Nintendo. Don't rent it, don't buy it for a dollar, don't have anything to do with it unless you have some kind of death wish.

The inexact controls and poorly designed stages won't do you any favors either. It's hard to tell where you can or can't jump, and the game expects you to make a too many "leaps of faith". Bubsy does have the ability to glide through the air, although that makes little sense considering he's a cat for Pete's sake! He also rides down "water flumes", but in general the gameplay is slow and tedious. I'm still trying to determine how Bubsy managed to grace the cover of Electronics Gaming Monthly in February 1993, or spawn a few sequels. If you're tired of fun games with imaginative graphics and catchy music, give Bubsy a try. He's the anti-Sonic!