The most imaginative babies in the house are back with another adventure where we will control the most important members of the Rugrats series.
If there are series that we have all seen and know by heart, others have crossed our lives in a more indirect way but leaving a good mark. In my case, I remember Rugrats vividly, where intrepid babies built their own adventures, brimming with imagination on all four sides. Without anything crazy or super original, there was a very particular drawing with children with big personalities that got stuck in your brain with the wonderful opening who accompanied them in each chapter. Taking all this essence, the study MIX games He wanted to capture our desires and memories in a video game. Ready for a trip down memory lane?
Insert a coin
Platforms will be the essential pillar that defines this nascent adventure. On this occasion, we can Ask us about the four main babies in the series: Tommy, Chuckie, and twins Phil and Lil. By joining forces, they will have to complete the different levels that make up the adventure until they face Angelica, Tommy’s older sister.
Rugrats: Adventures in Game Land, As its name suggests, it immerses us in a video game imagined by our friendly babies. The back of our television will contain a special door that we can access if we collect the necessary pieces. To make our way to this mystery zone, we will have to complete other levels in search of these coins
Make sure your diaper is dry before jumping
The resemblance of this title to Super Mario Bros 2 on NES is undeniable. In fact, as I have already explained in first impressions that I made of the game, you can alternate between a modern drawing style and one entirely taken from Nintendo’s 8-bit console. And it’s not that it’s a remake and you can alternate between the classic and modern versions, not that. The studio had to oversee two different artistic directions so that everything works perfectly and the job cannot be done better.
Like the second adventure of the mustachioed plumber, In Rugrats – Adventures in Gameland we can pick up enemies and other objects on the stage to throw them. This will allow us to solve several puzzles where we will have to stack cubes to make a staircase or activate switches. There are reminiscences even in the moments when we dig the sand, something very characteristic if you have played the Nintendo title mentioned in the previous paragraph.
Bottle full of milk
Each baby protagonist will have own characteristics that will make them slightly different. Tommy is the most balanced, while Chuckie can do huge jumps (come on, a classic Luigi…). Phil will then be able to quickly extract objects from the ground, while Lil will be able to glide a little in the air. These changes seem subtle, but depending on the moments of the game you can enjoy one or the other baby.
There are factors beyond my control. I had in mind to analyze Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland as a game for children. I understand that this is the audience it is intended for, like other titles like Weather Heroes that I was able to analyze last year. But there are areas that escape this reasoning and become much more complex.
Pseudo old-school difficulty
One of the areas we’ll be visiting gets a bit crowded because of all the heads that start swarming the stage. Friends who’ve played Castlevania and suffered through Medusa’s heads in the Clock Tower will know what I’m talking about. Well, this In a childish proposition, this can be frustrating. The game mechanics have also not been fully considered. It is particularly difficult to jump from one rope (or vine) to another. There are times when the game does not execute the action well and we will end up crushed to the ground. If we die, we will ask another of the remaining babies to complete this adventure. So we have several opportunities to get through areas that are difficult for us.
Another factor that I really appreciated isthe cooperative game who has the latest Rugrats adventure. It is very enjoyable to be hand in hand with another member of the team who fights to get coins. Whether he is accompanied or as a lone baby, everything is imbued with this nineties essence that the original series introduced us to. Overall, we have a great idea that serves as a double homage to games from 30 years ago and to the children’s series itself including all the characteristic characters.
Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland Conclusion
MIX Games have managed to capture all the essence of these famous Nickelodeon babies to offer us a good platform game. Thanks to Tommy, Chuckie and the twins Phil and Lil, we will live a series of challenges reinventing different places in the house. In addition, we can enjoy all the scenarios with a more modern design and another that resembles the visual style of the 8-bit titles. A double work but that does the game good.
And be careful, because although Rugrats – Adventures in Gameland seems to be a title for the little ones in the house, there are factors that push us to the contrary. Some puzzles can be complex, there are jumps over vines that will put us in more than one dead end, and there are moments with certain enemies that can be exasperating. Fortunately, if everything is too difficult for us, it is always possible to live the adventure in a local cooperative. Ready to relive a series from your childhood?
Rugrats Adventures in Gameland
24.99$
Benefits
- Good visual style, both modern and classic
- Fun and enjoyable exploration
- Local cooperative
Disadvantages
- This can be difficult for the little ones in the house.
- Short duration… ends in an hour and a half
- There are jumps on vines and other platforms that don’t respond well at all.
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