The Addams Family ( ア ダ ム ス フ ァ ミ ー ) is a platformer video game released by Ocean Software in 1992 . Initially, the game came out on the Sega Mega Drive , Super NES , Commodore Amiga and Atari ST , and later on the ZX Spectrum , Commodore 64 , NES , Sega Master System , Sega Game Gear , Game Boy and Amstrad CPC . The game is based on the 1991 film of the same name .
| The addams family | |
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 The cover of the game The Addams Family for Sega Mega Drive | |
| Developer | Ocean software |
| Publisher | Ocean |
| Date of issue | 1992 |
| Genre | platformer |
| Technical details | |
| Platforms | ZX Spectrum , Commodore 64 , Commodore Amiga , Atari ST , NES , Super NES , Sega Master System , Sega Mega Drive , Sega Game Gear , Game Boy , Amstrad CPC |
| Game mode | |
| Carrier | floppy cartridge |
Content
Gameplay
The game takes place on behalf of the head of the family - Gomez Adams, whose goal is to find the rest of the family. All of them, except for Ruka and Dvoretsky Larch, were abducted and hidden in numerous rooms of a large mansion . The game is not divided into levels in the usual sense of the word, the main character is free to move around the floors and rooms of the building in almost any order. The main thing - to have a key that opens access to the room or attic.
The mansion is full of all sorts of secrets, traps and enemies - all kinds of animals, live objects and flying skulls. There is no weapon as such, Gomez, instead, to eliminate the enemy, you need to jump on top of him (like Super Mario ). Sometimes you can pick up items (for example, golf balls ), which the hero can throw at enemies. In addition, the game scattered bonus items: packs of dollars, gold bars and precious stones. The amount collected is displayed in the corner of the screen. The NES game required $ 1,000,000 to free his wife Moritishia.
Since the conservation system in the games of those years was not, the game has a password system that allows you to continue from the place of the last game.
Other versions of the game
Later, the game appeared in a slightly modified form on the NES and on the Sega Master System / Sega Game Gear (the latter released Acclaim , not Ocean ). They also Gomez is looking for his abducted relatives in the mansion and there are similar locations. They were moved in 1994 with simplified graphics and slightly modified gameplay. In addition, three more versions of the game were released: one for the PC Engine , the second for the Game Boy and the third for the Amstrad CPC , ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 .
Reviews
| Reviews | |
|---|---|
| Foreign editions | |
| Edition | Evaluation |
| Mega | 25% [1] |
At the time, the game received pretty good reviews. Power Play in 1992 put the version on SNES 71 points out of 100, noting that even though many elements were stolen from the Mario game series , Addams Family turned out to be interesting and moderately complex [2] . The American video game magazine Game Players put the version on the Sega Mega Drive 62 out of 100, calling the game quite good and quite diverse [3] [4] . Addam Family for Amiga was positively reviewed by Amiga Power browser - 88 points out of 100. The magazine called the game one of the best in the 16-bit era [5] [6] .
Notes
- ↑ Mega review, issue 14, page 36, November 1993
- ↑ Selection of reviews for the SNES version of the game on MobyGames
- ↑ The Addams Family (English) // Game Players. - 1993. - December.
- ↑ Selection of reviews for the Genesis version of the game on the website MobyGames
- ↑ Matt Bielby. The Addams Family (English) // Amiga Power. - 1992. - June. - P. 20-22 .
- ↑ Selection of reviews for the Amiga-version of the game on the site MobyGames
Links
- GameFAQ - The Addams Family on GameFAQ
- Game description on GameSega.ru