Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers

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Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers
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North American PS2 box art
Developer(s) VIS Entertainment
Publisher(s)
Director(s) Robbie Graham
Producer(s) Robbie Graham
Programmer(s) Frank Arnot
Artist(s) Jeff Cairns
Composer(s) Richard Michael
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • NA: October 22, 2002
  • EU: March 14, 2003
  • JP: January 29, 2004 [1]
GameCube
  • NA: January 4, 2003
Xbox
  • NA: November 25, 2003
Genre(s) Fighting
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers is a 3D fighting game developed by VIS Entertainment and published by NewKidCo for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox. It is the sequel to the 3D cartoon fighting game Tom and Jerry in Fists of Furry for the Nintendo 64 and Microsoft Windows. The game features characters from the Tom and Jerry franchise who battle each other in destructible arena environments. It supports up to two players on the PlayStation 2 version and up to four players on the GameCube and Xbox versions.

Contents

It is the only NewKidCo title and the only Tom and Jerry game to receive a ESRB T rating. [2] The PlayStation 2 version was released between 2002 and 2004 in all major regions, while the Xbox and GameCube versions were released in 2003 exclusively in North America. The game received mixed reviews from critics.

Gameplay

Gameplay in the Xbox version. TomAndJerry WarOfTheWhiskers.jpg
Gameplay in the Xbox version.

War of the Whiskers is a 3D fighting game, supporting up to four players in arena (show). The objective is to defeat an opponent in a set amount of time and rounds. There are three types of gameplay. First is Challenge mode, where the opponents are the enemies of the character chosen from classic Tom and Jerry cartoons. The final boss is either Monster Jerry, a bigger and scary mutated Jerry, or Robot Cat, one of Tom's creations. Another mode is Versus, a standard-fare one-on-one fight. The last is Tag Battle, where player can play against each other in a two-on-two fight, or play as one team against two opponents. [3]

Players can choose from a wide range of 11 playable characters, some of whom also have unlockable costumes, and 13 arenas with destructible environment, each with a unique set of weapons amounting to more than 75 in total. At the beginning of the game, only two characters (Tom and Jerry) and two arenas (A Fridge Too Far and PAWS) are available; the rest of the characters and arenas have to be unlocked by playing Challenge. Some of the unlockable characters and arenas can only be played in multi-player modes. [3]

Development

Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers was developed by VIS Entertainment. It was published by NewKidCo in North America and Ubisoft Entertainment in Europe. It is a sequel to Tom and Jerry in Fists of Furry. The game was originally slated to the first quarter of 2002, but was delayed until the third quarter. [4] It was first released for PlayStation 2 on October 22, 2002 in North America, with later PlayStation 2 releases in other regions. It was also released on GameCube and Xbox only in North America in 2003.

All voices in the game were provided by Alan Marriott (Jerry, Tyke, Nibbles, and Duckling) and Marc Silk (Narrator, Tom, Butch, Spike, Eagle, Lion, Robot Cat, and Monster Jerry). [3]

Reception

Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers received "mixed or average" reviews on all platforms, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. [6] [5] [7]

In Japan, where the PlayStation 2 version was ported and published by Success on January 29, 2004,[ citation needed ] Famitsu gave it a score of two sixes, one five, and one four for a total of 21 out of 40. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "PlayStation 2: Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers". Archived from the original on August 10, 2004. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  2. ↑ Vargas, J.M. (December 27, 2002). "Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers - Review". PsxNation. Archived from the original on January 23, 2003. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 VIS Entertainment (2002). Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers - Instruction manual (PlayStation 2). USA: NewKidCo.
  4. ↑ "NewKidCo Announces Q2 Results - IGN". August 26, 2002. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Tom & Jerry in War of the Whiskers for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on February 10, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Tom & Jerry in War of the Whiskers for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on February 10, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Tom & Jerry in War of the Whiskers for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on February 10, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Tom & Jerry: Hige Hige Daisensou (PS2)". Famitsu . Vol. 789. January 30, 2004.
  9. ↑ "Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers (PS2)". GamesMaster . 2003.
  10. ↑ Provo, Frank (July 8, 2002). "Tom and Jerry: War of the Whiskers [sic] Review (PS2)". GameSpot. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  11. ↑ Tha Wiz (February 6, 2003). "Tom and Jerry In War of the Whiskers - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 4, 2008. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  12. ↑ Roper, Chris (November 30, 2002). "Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers (PS2)". IGN. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers". Nintendo Power . Vol. 178. April 2004. p. 122.
  14. ↑ Nardozzi, Dale (January 26, 2004). "Tom and Jerry: War of the Whiskers [sic] Review (Xbox)". TeamXbox. Archived from the original on January 13, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
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