It is the only NewKidCo game and the only Tom and Jerry game released to receive a ESRBT rating.[2] It was released on PlayStation 2 from 2002 to 2004 in all major regions, following Xbox and Gamecube versions in 2003, only in North Amercia. The game received mixed reviews from critics, with Metacritic scores of 63/100, 64/100, and 50/100 on PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox, respectively.
Gameplay
Example of gameplay in War of the Whiskers of the Xbox version. Where players control the show's characters in combat within arenas themed for specific episodes.
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, where a basic one-on-one fight is held. The last is Tag Battle, where a player works alone or with a friend to fight two enemies.[3]
The four modes of play are single player, versus, tag team, and team play. New characters are unlocked if the player wins against the computer. Characters include Tom, Jerry, Butch, Spike, Tyke, Robot Cat, Eagle, Lion, Nibbles, Duckling and Monster Jerry, who use more than 75 weapons to beat each other with. Costumes are also unlocked, allowing specific characters to have more attire. 12 destructible environments arenas includes a kitchen, beach, snowy winter, cruise ship, junk yard, unstable construction site, Italian market, haunted house, mad scientist lab, western town, castle, Hell, and a boxing arena.[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]
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]
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