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The Addams Family is a 1992 action-adventure platform game based on the 1991 film of the same name. Developed and published by Ocean Software, it was released for home consoles su…
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Investigate this subjectThe Addams Family is a 1992 action-adventure platform game based on the 1991 film of the same name. Developed and published by Ocean Software, it was released for home consoles such as the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, computers such as the Amiga, and handheld consoles such as the Game Boy.
The Addams Family is a 1992 action-adventure platform game based on the 1991 film of the same name. Developed and published by Ocean Software, it was released for home consoles such as the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, computers such as the Amiga, and handheld consoles such as the Game Boy.
The player assumes the role of Gomez Addams. His mission is to rescue other members of the Addams family from the clutches of Abigail Craven, who, alongside The Judge and the family attorney Tully Alford, is attempting to seize the Addams' wealth. The game is non-linear, with the player moving throughout the mansion's many inside and outside areas, some of which are hidden. Enemies include bosses each holding a member of the Addams Family hostage, making them necessary to defeat. Power-ups, extra lives, and money are also obtainable.
Ocean, a leader in the market of video game adaptations of films in the late 1980s, began development of the tie-in for The Addams Family film in April 1991, before the film switched studios from 20th Century Fox to Paramount Pictures. It was originally planned to be a puzzle game for computer consoles until Paramount requested that Ocean develop a version for the SNES. The final result was that all versions, including the computer versions, were platformers with the same storyline, setting and objective. The game was critically well-received for its graphics, sound, and music, but was widely considered to be a derivative platformer of its time.
The Addams Family is a side-scrolling action-adventure platform game. The story involves Abigail Craven scheming to obtain The Addams Family's secret wealth. To do this, she brainwashes Uncle Fester, who has just lost his memory, into being an ally. She is also aided by The Judge and the Addams' family attorney, Tully Alford, who takes control of the mansion. Morticia Addams, Pugsley Addams, Wednesday Addams, and Granny go to the house to meet with Tully about the property, only to be kidnapped by Abigail. When Gomez Addams arrives home, he discovers that the other family members are missing. To save his family, Gomez runs, jumps, and squats his way throughout the large mansion infested with ghosts, mutants, monsters, bats and rabbits, as well as stage hazards like stars, swinging clock pendulums, and fire lakes.
Puzzle-solving is also involved in saving the Addams family members. For example, Wednesday is found in an ice-themed freezing area and it is up to the player to figure out how to free her. Granny is also trapped in a stove which is turned off by a switch that the player must find. The Amstrad CPC game has many doors that can only be unlocked by keys hidden throughout the mansion. In most versions, the underground chambers must be activated to save Morticia; Lurch plays a tune in the Music Room that activates it, but only when Wednesday, Pugsley, Granny and Uncle Fester are rescued and meet up in the room. In the NES version, Gomez has to collect $1,000,000 to save Morticia. The Judge is the final boss.
The Addams Family is similar to open-ended titles such as The Legend of Zelda and Metroid (both 1986), as the player has the freedom to navigate both the indoor and outdoor areas of the mansion in any order. The core of the game is in the mansion's Hall of Stairs, consisting of the front entrance and six doorways. The rooms these doors lead to include the kitchen, the games room, and the portrait gallery, and each feature around 40–50 screens. A huge bird is located in the outside garden and serves as a boss. One of the doors near the front is invisible and leads to Pugsley's Den, which has power-ups, money, and five 1-UPs. It also has another secret area containing 27 lives. Throughout the mansion, there are certain areas holding extra lives and money, as well as unnoticeable spots in non-secret locations with the same sort of bonuses. There are also boxes where Thing provides clues, such as how objects in a room work and which place to go next.
Similar to Mario games, Gomez kills enemies and bosses by stomping on them, and collects power-ups and coins. Power-ups include a sword, a golf club that can shoot balls, the fezi-copter hat that makes Gomez fly, and shoes that increases his speed. All of these can be held from door-to-door except for the fezi-copter, which disintegrates by the time Gomez enters a door. The version additionally has four collectible potions, left around by Pugsley, that are needed to access certain areas. The Wolfman potion increases his speed, Frankie gives him invincibility that lasts for 10 hits with enemies, Sea Monster enables him to swim underwater, and Drac makes him fly. In the Game Boy release, power-up items are limited in energy, meaning power vials must be collected to keep them in use.
In the late 1980s, British developer Ocean Software gained a reputation for being the leader, and go-to producer, of game tie-ins for computers and consoles, such as RoboCop (1988), Batman (1989), Total Recall (1990), RoboCop 3 (1991), and Hudson Hawk (1991). In April 1991, they began development on a tie-in for an upcoming film based on The Addams Family. This was bef
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In some versions, Gomez's maximum health is represented by heart containers, starting with two. Up to three additional heart containers, as well extra lives, can be collected. Collecting $25 fills one of the containers ($50 in the Amiga version), and $100 gives the player an extra life. The player also has unlimited continues, although is placed at the Hall of Stairs once all the lives are lost. A password is earned after defeating a boss, which also rewards the player with either one of the Addams family members or a heart container. The NES, Game Boy, and CPC releases uses different representations of health. The NES version has a regular life bar, while the Game Boy and CPC version uses a system with a consistent amount of hearts.
In the CPC version, Gomez must survive for 60 seconds after he finds an Addams family member.
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