Rugrats: Studio Tour

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Rugrats: Studio Tour
RugratsStudioTour.jpg
North American cover art
Developer(s) n-Space
Publisher(s) THQ
Composer(s)
Series Rugrats
Platform(s) PlayStation
Release
  • NA: November 9, 1999 [1]
  • EU: December 15, 1999
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Rugrats: Studio Tour is a 1999 action-adventure game developed by n-Space and published by THQ. It was released for PlayStation on November 9, 1999, in North America and on December 15, 1999, in Europe. It is based on the Nickelodeon animated television series Rugrats .

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Plot

While on a trip to a movie studio, Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, Angelica, Susie, and Dil venture away from the grownups. In the process, the security guard loses the keys to a security door thanks to Dil, whom he accidentally locks up, forcing the others to venture throughout the studio and explore various film sets in search of the keys to free Dil from an adventure film set before he is harmed by the props.

Gameplay

Gameplay during the mini-golf segment of the game. Rugrats Studio Tour Mini-Golf.jpg
Gameplay during the mini-golf segment of the game.

The player chooses from five available attractions in the search for keys, including:

Once the player completes a level in any of the attractions, they are awarded with a key. A key is also rewarded if the player collects enough Reptar bars. Once the player collects enough keys, they can open the door.

Once the player opens the door, they go into three more scenes:

Reception

Cal Nguyen of AllGame rated the game two and a half stars out of five, and compared it to Rugrats: Search for Reptar , writing, "It's basically the same game in a newer arena." Nguyen criticized the "clumsy controls" and "frustrating" gameplay, as well as the game's map, which only fills itself out as the player progresses. While Nguyen criticized the game's "average" graphics, he also considered them to be a slight improvement from Rugrats: Search for Reptar. Nguyen wrote that the mini-golf games were "probably the only tolerable levels in the game." However, Nguyen praised the game's variety, sound effects, and music, and called the voiceovers "superb, even though they are a bit annoying." [2] The News-Press called the game "dull and confusing". [5]

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References

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