There are a few puzzles here and there, such as trying to figure out how to get that movie canister on the other side of that pipe, but it's mostly physical dexterity which is important and Animaniacs is quite a challenge in that area. In fact, you'll find yourself spending a lot of time going up and down as well. The levels get lengthier as the game progresses and, unlike the side-scrollers I mentioned earlier, you can go backward as well as forward. Any of the characters can also simply jump on the rats and other creatures that get in their way, which is useful in close quarters. The anvil throwing can actually make it difficult to kill the bad guys since the player must stand away from them and toss the anvils I much preferred the mallet and the bat. The only difference is that Dot throws anvils while her brothers pound with a baseball bat and a mallet. It would have been nice to be able to choose which one the player takes in each level but, then again, they're all the same in terms of abilities and stamina. Once the back story - which is very nicely rendered using 3D art for the backgrounds and 2D art for the characters - is established, the player must guide the characters through eleven levels, using a different Animaniac in each one. There has to be some kind of goal, right? Why hide their memorabilia when you just want to catch them and take them away anyway? Who knows, but then this is based on a cartoon, so anything goes. Plotz's plot is to grab the three characters and take them to a sanitarium. Plotz has had his security guard Ralph hide from them. The premise is simple: the Animaniacs - Yakko, Wakko, and Dot - are searching the Warner Brothers lot for the movie reels, posters, and awards which the evil Thaddeus J. The game play is challenging enough and the levels have plenty of depth to them. As long as you like side-scrolling games such as Sonic and the old NES Super Mario Brothers, you'll have fun even if you've never watched the cartoon on which it's based. Animaniacs: A Gigantic Adventure is an enjoyable game that just about any player should enjoy.

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