This is one of those that I've lost the videos too, so most of this will be based off memory.

As a big fan of Rocko's Modern Life (yes, loved the movie as well) there are some positives in how they use their humour in this game and everything is very colourful and accurate to the show, however the gameplay is where it really falls on it's ass.

The whole game is essentially an Escort Mission Simulator where you have to help Spunky (Rocko's dog) to get to the Golden Hydrant at the end of the level, avoiding or fighting off hazards that get in his way as once his health is all gone, you lose.

Now, the positive is that he has a healthbar and it isn't like certain games I've played where your escort has no health and dies from a single attack from the enemies! This gives you quite a bit of flexibility so you can hopefully salvage a situation if you ever mess up. The best way to approach each mission is to get Spunky stuck somewhere whilst you explore the level and set things up to that Spunky can get to the end without much harm.

Another issue is, something common with many of these games, you have no tutorial and the last few missions add new elements and devices you've not seen before, so it can be a pain when trying to figure out until I looked online on how to pass a level and then I knew how to do it!

I wouldn't recommend the game, tbh. It is fun to look back at the series and the humour is much the same, however, it is ultimately just an escort mission and as cute as Spunky is, he can't do all the heavy lifting for this game. There's better games out there for you to be using your time on.

Reviewed on May 19, 2024


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