Friday, July 19, 2024

Ren and Stimpy Show Fire Dogs for SNES


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Ren and Stimpy Show Fire Dogs

Ren & Stimpy: a terrible one player Lost Vikings


Genre: action - platform

Publisher: T*HQ

Year: 1994

System: SNES


Gameplay Score: 0

Gameplay Notes:

Jump button and an interact button that allows you to pick up stuff. You have NO means of attacking until you find and pick up a fire extinguisher which stuns the fireman briefly. Objective is to collect 6 or 7 items and return them to the firetruck to complete level. However there's an oppressive time limit so good luck. A big fireman walks around and one-hit kills you. Climb stairs or fireman pole to move between levels in a roughly 5x2 screen. Horrible controls. Massive lag and eaten inputs. Very difficult to interact with stairs (imagine Castlevania stairs but you have to be on a pixel-perfect spot to go up and down them). Also very difficult to pick up items.


Level Design Score: 0

Level Design Notes:

If the fireman gets between you and the stairs you're toast. You can hit him and you can get past him. It's like playing Pac-Man but the layout of the board has no alternate routes - it's four straight lines connected in the middle by a single column. You have to hope the fireman is on a different level from you.


Theme Score: 1

Theme Notes:

Who would like this game? Ren & Stimpy fans will be disappointed because there's nothing gross or particularly R&S about it. Everyone else will be put off by the gameplay.


Art Style Score: 3

Art Style Notes:

Massive improvement over R&S 1 or any other THQ game for that matter. Audio score


Audio Score: 2

Audio Notes:

Not terrible but nothing worth raving about either.


Overall Score: 11

Review ID: 454



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