The Good:
- The soundtrack is really damn good, especially in the Windows version.
- Garfield and the cast of various wacky characters are animated really well, not to mention, the Glitch character has a really cool design.
- Garfield has a different outfit, and different weapons for each level. As Garfield would say, "Nice touch".
- Controls are pretty good, not the best in a platformer, but still good.
- Level design is good in most levels.

The Bad:
- Every time Garfield gets hurt, there's an animation of him getting hurt, which is fine, BUT every time this animation plays, you cannot move. Which is rather annoying at times.
- The "Catsablanca" (ha, ha) level is an absolute mindfuck on your first go, but you'll soon learn the path to get to the end.
- Most of the bosses were a bit bland. The only one that was really a challenge was the final boss.

Overall, Garfield: Caught in the Act is a good game. Not a great one, by any stretch of the imagination, but a good one. This is probably the best Garfield game I've played (which is not that high of a bar, to be honest). If you love retro platformers and love Garfield, check this one out.

Cleared on March 3rd, 2024 (SEGA Genesis Challenge: 48/160)

Going into the game, I thought the game was going to be mediocre at best with some questionable and terrible gameplay designs at worst. The only reason I logged this game is because I thought it looked really good, but surprisingly, the game is... decent... I mean, it's not perfect, but I think there was a remarkable amount of effort at least in the animation department. This is probably the best looking of all the licenses games on the Sega Genesis. The expressions on these characters is so colorful to look at, and the environments really play off the genres from being stuck in a TV which is what the premise revolves around, and the music that goes with it is not bad either.

The gameplay is nothing out of the ordinary as far as platformers go, however. You jump, you can whack things with whatever weapon you have based on the scenery you are in, and you can throw things with whatever projectile you have also based on the scenery. It does have some puzzle solving and it can be really tricky, and admittedly in some cases rather frustrating. It's not as hard to navigate as what I was led to believe it was from reviews, but the enemy placements can be bullshit, and the first boss was admittedly confusing to figure out.

Oh, and I heard there is a softlock concerning the third boss. I don't know how it happens, I did manage to avoid it, but I heard it is a thing. And also the final boss is annoying as hell, and it's not for the reason you'd expect from a typical Sega Genesis final boss. It's not even that hard of a fight since you get plenty of health pick-ups and you have really high health compared to most other platformers on the system which does at least alleviate the difficulty of the game. However, some of the platforming to chase him down can be really precise, he shoots faster and faster as you climb, and his laughter is obnoxious and gets faster as you climb up.

All that aside, it's a decent game. It's not the kind of game that I would just recommend, but if you're into Garfield or just anything well-animated, it wouldn't hurt to give it a shot. Just brace yourself for any frustration that may come at your way.

Ulan zamanında kaç çocuğun kalbini kırdınız, kaç çocuğun günahını aldınız kim bilir bu oyun yüzünden. Çocuk kitlesine hitap etmeye çalışıp bu kadar zor oyun yaparak elinize ne geçti? Tamam o dönem 60 dolar verdiğin 16 bit bir oyunun 20 dakikada bitmemesi gerekiyordu ama ulan insafsız adamlar elinizin hiç mi ayarı yok. İlk bölümü save/load state yapa yapa zar zor bitirdim ha bu zorluk olayı adil bir zorluk da değil, pezevenkler öyle bir dizayn etmişler ki bazı yerlerde bug'a takılmadan geçmenin, softlock'a düşmemenin imkanı yok. Yani sevgili oyuncu öyle bir oyun hayal et ki bölüm seçme aralarına bile engel koyulmuş, orda bile paket olman an meselesi. Bonus stage'leri anlatmama gerek yok no bonus yazmayan ekran görmedim. Çocukken ilk bölümü geçemeyip bırakmıştım. Şimdi ilk bölümü tamamlayıp amacıma ulaştım ve tekrar bırakıyorum. Kısacası bu oyundan uzak durun.