Loons: The Fight for Fame

Loons: The Fight for Fame
Developer(s) Warthog, Plc.
Publisher(s) Infogrames
Distributor(s) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Platform(s) Xbox
Release date(s)
  • NA September 15, 2002 [1]
  • PAL September 27, 2002
Genre(s) Fighting
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer

Loons: The Fight for Fame is a cel-shaded beat-em-up game for the Xbox based upon the classic Looney Tunes series.

Gameplay

The gameplay is somewhat similar to Capcom's Power Stone games where four characters fight against each other in an arena with the aim being to knock opponents out. Each arena contains gizmos, which can be used against opponents, such as spring-loaded boxing gloves, falling anvils, and other Acme-related products.

A unique element is the star power system. Activating items and picking up scripts strewn about the arenas will fill a star meter. Attaining a full star meter can activate a minigame, most of which parody popular arcade classics such as Marvin the Martian in Galaxy Invaders parodying Space Invaders and Temple Run parodying Pac-Man. Sometimes, these serve as requirements during a one-player game mode.

The graphics utilize cel-shaded graphics.

Story

Rocky and Mugsy, a pair of gangster antagonists from the Looney Tunes cartoon series, try to ruin a film studio through making extremely expensive movies so that they can buy all the studio's stock very cheaply. The two hire Yosemite Sam to be their director and prepare to try to find the worst possible actor to be the star of their movie, with the candidates for the position being the Looney Tunes characters Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester the Cat, and the Tasmanian Devil.

Characters

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings52.75%[2]
Metacritic47/100[3]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame[4]
GameSpot4.4/10[5]
GameZone5.4/10[6]
IGN4.6/10[7]
OXM7.3/10[8]
OXM (UK)6.5/10[9]
X-Play[10]

The game was met with mixed to negative reception upon release, as GameRankings gave it a score of 52.75%,[2] while Metacritic gave it 47 out of 100.[3]

References

  1. http://www.gamefaqs.com/xbox/516639-loons-the-fight-for-fame/data
  2. 1 2 "Loons: The Fight for Fame for Xbox". GameRankings. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  3. 1 2 "Loons - The Fight for Fame Critic Reviews for Xbox". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  4. Marriott, Scott Alan. "LOONS: The Fight for Fame - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  5. Davis, Ryan (2002-10-15). "Loons: The Fight for Fame Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  6. Zacarias, Eduardo (2002-10-09). "LOONS: The Fight for Fame Review - Xbox". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2008-12-27. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  7. Goldstein, Hilary (2002-10-03). "Loons: The Fight for Fame Review". IGN. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  8. "Loons: The Fight for Fame". Official Xbox Magazine: 102. December 2002.
  9. "Review: Loons: The Fight for Fame". Official Xbox Magazine UK. 2002.
  10. Baldwin, Michael (2002-10-25). "'Loons: The Fight for Fame' (Xbox) Review". X-Play. Archived from the original on 2002-12-16. Retrieved 2014-05-18.

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