Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters

Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters

released on Sep 01, 2000

Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters

released on Sep 01, 2000

Daffy Duck has somehow managing to break Granny's time regulator, causing himself and the Time Gem that acts as the heart of the regulator to be pitched back into the shrouded annals of history. Well, if there are two people you know to call when it comes to times of crisis they would be Bugs Bunny and ... Taz? Well, regardless of the intelligence of the decision, Bugs and Taz will have to work together on this mission, traveling through four different eras in a quest to find Daffy, recover the Time Gem and set things back to the way they ought to be. Take control of the two famous Warner Bros. characters in Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters for the PlayStation. You will alternate between the wise-cracking rabbit and the Tasmanian eating machine in an attempt to rescue the Time Crystal and Daffy. To do so, they'll have to use the Time Regulator themselves, blasting back through four different eras to complete their quest. These time periods are The Aztec Era, The Viking Era, The Arabian Era and Transylvanian Era. Each character has his own set of moves, from Bugs' quickness to Taz's spinning fury. You can play each of the characters at any point, calling your friend to your location and switching between them, occasionally using them at nearly the same time to get past a given obstacle. If you don't want to play the game alone, you can even bring in a second friend to play the other character.


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Remember those old games where one person controlled the camera and their co-op partner had to suck it up?

Amazing game with cute story!
Many childhood memories can be found here :)

Nothing amazing, but a nice 3D platform that I played a lot as a kid. Transylvania spooked me so much, especially that unholy zoo park during night.

Among the best cartoon adaptations of the era, this 3D platformer oozes the appeal of the Looney Tunes series now with 2 characters for an optional co-op adventure that much like Lost in Time goes through different eras but in a more stylized way. The graphics are a bit more polished as well as the sound effects for things such as the gear collection and lines each character says for different scenarios. But the things many (including myself) mostly remember fondly it's due to the soundtrack being in such a good orchestral quality.

It's completely baffling to me how this game never got a re-release or remaster in later consoles to this day.

Time Busters is a weird game. Despite having a lot of charm and playing just fine, it feels empty and less polished than the predecessor. The last levels especially feel quite rushed and the gimmicks don't work quite as well as the start of the game; the hubs have these large, empty spaces used just to bring you from level to level.

The peak of this game is the Viking Age, hands down. By the time I hit the ending I was a bit glad it was over. A good way to play the game is with another player, especially considering friendly fire is enabled and Taz will idly bite Bugs if he's near (which is always funny), yet in the end I felt it didn't click as well as Lost in Time. Levels felt short, rushed and the puzzles were good half the time, it also lasts way less to 100%.

Remember jamming this with a friend as a kid, cool co-op platformer.