102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue
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| Developer(s) | Crystal Dynamics |
| Publisher(s) | Eidos Interactive |
| Distributor(s) | Disney Interactive |
| Composer(s) | Burke Trieschmann, Steve Scherer |
| Platform(s) | Dreamcast, PlayStation, Microsoft Windows 95/98, Game Boy Color |
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Windows
PlayStation Dreamcast Game Boy Color |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue is a video game loosely based on the live-action Disney movie 102 Dalmatians. It made its debut in 2000 on the Sega Dreamcast and Sony PlayStation.
Plot
Story
Two Dalmatian puppies, Oddball and Domino, are out in the backyard looking for treasure. They find a toy buried in a park that was made at one of Cruella de Vil's toy factories; this alludes to the fact that Cruella's toy sales are down. Facing financial ruin from lack of sales, Cruella sets an evil plan in motion: to reprogram her toys to capture any pets in sight so she can freeze them in "Super-Gloop" and sell them as a new line of realistic animal toys. Oddball and Domino are the only puppies in their family who have not been captured when they return from the park. Their parents, Dottie and Dipstick, set out to rescue their puppies, commanding Oddball and Domino to stay home. Instead the puppies set out to save their siblings, and their parents, who are captured along the way.
Setting
Similar to the film, the game is set in London, England. There are various levels in the game that are based on well-known places or monuments such as Regent's Park, Piccadilly, Big Ben and the Stonehenge.
Gameplay
The player can choose the role of Domino (voiced by Frankie Muniz in console versions[2]) or Oddball. Over the course of the game, the player has several opportunities to collect 'stickers' towards a virtual sticker book which can be accessed through the level menu. Various actions within the game will unlock stickers. Generally, there is a sticker for exiting every level, collecting 100 bones each level and rescuing all the puppies in each level. Each level has its own individual tasks which will also grant stickers: completing a chore, defeating a henchman and solving puzzles. There are six stickers per a level, excluding Cruella levels, which combine together with mini games for their own sticker image. The stickers are like puzzle pieces that create a realistic picture.
Puppies to the Rescue is a 3-dimensional game with the ability to angle the camera in whichever direction will make it easiest for navigation. The player must bark at enemy toys to short-circuit them, or tumble into them to smash them.
Checkpoints within a level are places where the player will be sent back if a life is lost and are marked by a parrot named Waddlesworth. If the player loses a life and have not reached a checkpoint, the player is sent back to the starting point. Unlike the Game Boy Color version of the game, toys the players break stay broken.
Each level has a 'spirit animal friend' who will tell the player how to get through the level, and sometimes assign Oddball or Domino specific tasks to do in return for a reward or assistance. Certain levels also feature one of Cruella's three main henchmen from both films: Jasper and Horace from 101 Dalmatians, and Le Pelt from 102 Dalmatians. Unlike enemy toys, they are invincible from normal attacks and the player must perform a certain task instructed by the level's animal friend in order to defeat them. After a specific number of levels has been completed, the player will face Cruella in a series of boss battles which will unlock a mini game to play upon completion.
Reception
David Zdyrko of IGN gave the PlayStation version of the game a 7 out of 10 and praised the voice-overs, cutscenes and mini-games, but criticized the game for being too easy.[3] Marc Nix of IGN gave the Dreamcast version a 7 as well and said, "The colors and emphasized building designs are vivid and sparkly. It's disappointing that the designers didn't even afford to sync the lips in the conversation scenes."[4] Nix gave the Game Boy Color version a 6 and said, "The levels are sharp in creativity, and just as sharp in beauty. Though not as dazzling as can be done on the Game Boy Color, the levels are clean and vibrantly drawn."[5]
References
- ↑ Nix, Marc (December 6, 2000). "Who Let the Dogs Out?". IGN.com. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Like 101 Wasn't Enough". IGN.com. November 13, 2000. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ↑ Zdyrko, David (December 5, 2000). "102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue - Join Oddball and Domino in one of the most enjoyable kids titles to be released in the past year". IGN.com. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ↑ Nix, Marc (December 11, 2000). "102 Dalmations: Puppies to the Rescue - A mutt will never win Best of Show, but at least it has fun playing fetch and chasing its tail". IGN.com. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ↑ Nix, Marc (December 13, 2000). "102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue - Cruella will be seeing spots when faced with Puppy Power on the Game Boy Color". IGN.com. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
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