Bubsy in Fractured Furry Tales

Bubsy in Fractured Furry Tales

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Developer(s) Imagitec Design[1]
Publisher(s) Atari
Designer(s) Jody Cobb
Composer(s) Alastair Lindsay
Kevin Saville[2]
Series Bubsy
Platform(s) Atari Jaguar
Release date(s)
Genre(s) Platform
Mode(s) Single-player

Bubsy in Fractured Furry Tales is a platform video game developed by Imagitec Design and published by Atari. It was the third of four games in the Bubsy series, and was released exclusively for the Atari Jaguar video game console.[3] It also marks the end of Bubsy's side-scrolling era before the character's career-ending transition to 3D. The title is a play on words in reference to Fractured Fairy Tales, a segment of The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.

Gameplay

The game plays very similar to the first two games in the Bubsy series, Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind and Bubsy 2. The game plays as a 2D sidescrolling platformer.[4] While the goal is still to maneuver Bubsy through the level to the end, this game emphasizes more puzzle elements such as flipping switches and complicated level design.[5]

As the game's title suggests, the levels are themed after fairy tales, such as Alice in Wonderland, Jack and the Beanstalk, Ali Baba, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Hansel & Gretel.[6] In the game, all of the fairy tales have been corrupted, and Bubsy is tasked to fix them, and protect the children of the world from them.[7]

The game featured a password feature, allowing the player to revisit any level already completed.[8]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
EGM6.4/10[9]
Next Generation[10]

Bubsy in Fractured Furry Tales received largely mixed reviews. Despite giving it a relatively modest score of 6.4/10, Electronic Gaming Monthly lauded the game, commenting that "Bubsy fans will love this version of the popular character, and this one will prove challenging to even the most hardened veterans of the series. The levels are huge, the graphics are very detailed and the sound is equally impressive."[9] GamePro commented that "Bubsy offers a muddled mix of good and bad ingredients", citing colorful graphics but jerky animation, good music but raspy sound effects, inconsistent control responsiveness, and fickle collision detection.[11] Next Generation said it has colorful and visually pleasing graphics but generic gameplay, and concluded, "Not a bad title, but platform fans will probably find Zool 2 a little more entertaining and a lot more innovative."[10]

Retrospective reviews were more critical. IGN stated that while the fairy tale theme worked, the game's attitude felt very forced, the extras and improvements from Bubsy 2 had been dropped, and that the game overall felt like "one giant step sideways".[12] Atari HQ was equally critical of the game, citing a frustrating combination of sloppy controls and high difficulty, and suggesting Jaguar owners buy the original Rayman instead, due to better graphics and sound.[5] Many reviews found the game to be too close to the previous installments of the games in the Bubsy series, which were not rated very well either.[4][5][13][14] Additionally, several reviewers found the graphics to be impressive by Super NES standards, but not necessarily for a system that was advertised to be more advanced.[4][5][14]

The book Inside Electronic Game Design by Arnie Katz, tells that 50,000 copies were sold the first 6 months of release, with only 60,000 being produced.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 Bubsy in Fractured Furry Tales at AllGame
  2. ↑ Bubsy in Fractured Furry Tales at MobyGames
  3. ↑ Bubsy Fractured Furry Tales at IGN
  4. 1 2 3 "Bubsy in Fractured Furry Tales Review". Flyingomelette.com. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "AGH Jaguar Review - Bubsy In: Fractured Furry Tales". Atarihq.com. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  6. ↑ AllGame - Overview
  7. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly August 1994 issue.
  8. ↑ Alan, Brett (2010-10-03). "Bubsy in Fractured Furry Tales - Overview". allgame. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  9. 1 2 "Bubsy Review". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (68): 38. March 1995.
  10. 1 2 "Zool 2". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (3): 91. March 1995.
  11. ↑ "ProReview: Bubsy in Fractured Furry Tales". GamePro (IDG) (67): 104. February 1995.
  12. ↑ IGN Retro Feature
  13. ↑ "What Hath Sonic Wrought?, Vol. 1 - IGN". Retro.ign.com. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  14. 1 2 "Bubsy". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  15. ↑ Bubsy Jaguar. Inside electronic game design, By Arnie Katz. Retrieved 2014-02-19.

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