Video Games : Futurama

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Binding: Video Game
Brand: Vivendi Universal
EAN: 0020626721097
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Label: Vivendi Universal
Manufacturer: Vivendi Universal
Model: XBVVD 020626721097
Platform: Xbox
Publisher: Vivendi Universal
Release Date: October 21, 2003
Sales Rank: 12274
Studio: Vivendi Universal

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MODEL- 72109 VENDOR- VIVENDI FEATURES- Futurama FUTURAMA begins when Professor Farnsworth sells his delivery ship Planet Express to the evil businesswoman Mom, giving her ownership of over fifty percent of the Earth, making her the supreme ruler. You must prevent Mom from enslaving humanity and dominating the universe by taking the Planet Express crew back in time to stop the deal from taking place. Play as Fry, Bender, Leela and Dr. Zoidberg, each with their own special fighting skills and weapons as you visit familiar scenes from the hit series: Planet Express, the Red Light District, New New York, as well as a host of new environments. With each characters unique skills, you can master their power ups and complete their tasks leading them to victory against Mom and her death bot troopers. The game also contains the series original cast voiceovers and is written by the shows Emmy Award winning writer. -- SPECIFICATIONS ------------------- ESRB Rating : T for Teen Genre/Category : Action/Adventure System : Microsoft Xbox Number of Players : Compatible Peripherals: MANUFACTURER WARRANTY:andnbsp;andnbsp;90 DAYS

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Ultimately pointless
After playing Futurama for a few hours, I realized that what I really wanted was just to watch some episodes of the show rather than mess with the game. Which ultimately is the only real purpose of the product reviewed here: enjoying the whacked humor of the TV series. The mechanics of the game itself are brutal platforming dullness, with all the cheap deaths, dull objectives, and idiotic easter egg hunts. Yeah, a lot of the gags are great and the original cast does the voice work, but gosh you can enjoy the same experience just by flipping on Cartoon Network and catching reruns of the show. Only recommended for the hardcore Futurama completist.

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- Great if you like platform games, so-so if you don't...
We'll start by saying I've watched every episode of Futurama and love it to death. I'm eagerly anticipating the release of Season 5 on DVD. The game's graphics and sounds are pretty true to the series, and it is done in the same sense of humor as the series. If it had been more of an "adventure" style game and less of a "platform jumper" it would probably get 5 stars from me. But I absolutely HATE games where you spend 95% of your time hopping from one platform to another, with each mistake costing you a life and requiring you to start jumping all over again. I think platform jumpers are a crutch to avoid having to invent more interesting and entertaining challenges in the content of a game. If you're the sort of person who loves those run and jump games, and love Futurama, you'll love this game. If not, you'll probably feel (like me) that it's "so so". I only got about 2-3 levels into it before I got bored with all the jumping and quit playing.

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- I can't believe all the bad reviews this game has.
This game is a blast! I mean c'mon, you get to be Fry, Bender, Leela, and Dr. Z! How cool is that! I admit the game has some flaws. OK so the rotating camera is a little hard to control and can drive you crazy when you get killed on jumps. But except for Bender's one minute countdown out of the canyon, you can take your time on each jump. The funnest characters to play are Fry and Leela, but the whole game is great. Bender has the best lines, when he picks up his pink rocks for money he says cool stuff like 'This'll spruce up the pimp mobile' and 'Dis'll go great with my gold tooth.'

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- It's like getting an extra episode of Futurama!
A full episode worth of cut scenes between the levels make it a must-have for any Futurama fan.

The game gets better and better as it goes along. Don't judge it based on the warm-up.

Rating:

- Fan of Futurama? Spend your money on the DVDs.
Cel-style animation. Original voices. Cut scenes with all the off-beat humor of the original TV series. What's not to love?

Well, in the "not to love" category we have: Weak graphics. Substandard (non-customizable) controls. Dumb missions. And a third person camera that absolutely defies player control.

All in all, I thouroughly enjoyed the cut scenes, and spent much of the gameplay trying to gouge out my own eyes. Thanks a load, Fox Interactive.


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