Looney Tunes: Back in Action (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Warner Bros. Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, GameCube |
| Release date | USA November 24, 2003 |
| Genre(s) | Platformer |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone |
Looney Tunes: Back in Action is a video game of the platformer genre released in 2003 by Warner Bros. Interactive. The game is based on the movie of the same name.
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[edit] Cast
Joe Alaskey - Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, ACME Chairman, Marvin the Martian, Sylvester, Various voices
Jeff Bennett - Foghorn Leghorn, Mr. Warner, Various voices
Bob Bergen - Porky Pig, Tweety, Various Voices
Maurice LaMarche - Yosemite Sam, Pepe LePew, Various Voices
June Foray - Granny
Jim Cummings - Taz, Security Guards, Vaious Voices
Billy West - Elmer Fudd, Various Voices
[edit] Gameplay
Gameplay involves playing as Bugs Bunny or Daffy Duck. Each character has their own unique special abilities and the game requires using both characters. Along the way, money is found all over the place, usually as coins and bills. Gold bullions are also found but rarely. Some items are buried in the ground. The money is used to access any of 4 other regions in the game such as Vegas or Paris. Each character can take 3 hits. Upon the third hit, they return to the last checkpoint. There is an unlimited number of lives.
[edit] Special abilities
Bugs Bunny has the special abilities of digging and double-jumping. By digging into the ground, buried items can be bumped up and be collected. It can also be used to get under low pathways. Double-jumping is used to get to high areas that Daffy cannot reach.
Daffy Duck has the special abilities of fluttering and swimming. Fluttering allows Daffy to cross large gaps (Bugs Bunny could if his double-jump is well-used). Bugs Bunny would drown upon falling in the water, but Daffy can swim in the water and collect items in it.
[edit] Challenges and regions
Bugs and Daffy must accomplish 4 to 6 challenges within each of 5 regions. Each region has about 5 different rooms that, at first, are not all accessible, but as challenges are fulfilled within the area, they become accessible. There are many types of challenges:
- Find X of something - find and destroy a certain number of things such as wanted signs or loudspeakers. By finding all of the items, the challenge is fulfilled.
- Battle - defeat an enemy such as Elmer Fudd.
- Capture the monkey - chasing a monkey throughout an area and whacking it 3 times.
- Minigame - popping balloons on a roller coaster (while avoiding bombs) or a game of tennis using kaboomers - succeeding yields the monkey in the main area.
- Bonus - reaching a certain speed (from 220 to 300 mph) on the chase with Wile E. Coyote is one example.
To move between regions, a varied amount of money is needed, from $2000 to $5000, depending on the area. It's a one-time fee and switching between areas is done in the map screen.
[edit] Monkeys and other special items
Monkeys (Munkeys, as the game calls them) are the most important items in the game. There are also Michigan J. Frog statues and bird seed boxes. Monkeys are obtained in a variety of ways.
- Challenges - accomplishing a challenge is the most common method.
- Foghorn Leghorn - buying monkeys from Foghorn Leghorn, usually for $1500.
- Granny - finding Sylvester and preventing him from eating Tweety.
Each region has 20 Michigan J. Frog statues and 7 bird seed boxes. The Michigan J. Frog statues collected do not reset upon leaving the region but the bird seed boxes collected does reset (meaning that they must be recollected when revisiting the area, if all were not collected in the previous visit).
[edit] Costumes
Each area has a unique costume for each character. For some challenges, such as the bull ride, the Duck Danger costume is required in order to access and fulfill the challenge. A small fee is used to rent the costume, usually $50 or $75 and can be rerented from the same door indefinitely until certain conditions are met.
Available costumes:
- Bugs Bunny - Hula Costume, Spy Costume, Cowboy Costume, Space Costume, Gossamer costume
- Daffy Duck - Duck Danger
[edit] Playable Characters
- Bugs Bunny: One of the biggest stars at Warner Bros. Studio, he joins the chase to stop the Munkey for the sake of the world. He specializes in vertical travel like jumping and burrowing. Bugs is able to slip into different costumes that give him advantages against various foes.
- Daffy Duck: Another star at Warner Bros. Studio, he joins the chase for the Blue Monkey Diamond so that he may steal it and retire in wealth. He specializes in horizontal travel with the ability to glide as well as being able to swim for treasures. Daffy is able to slip into a Duck Danger costume which gives him the strength and courage to fight foes like Crusher the wrester and Torro the Bull.
- Tweety Bird: After being chased by Sylvester the cat throughout the game, Tweety is accidentally turned into a prehistoric bird by the Blue Monkey Diamond and so is the only one capable of fighting off the Stone Munkey Guardian. After the battle, Tweety is returned to his original state.
- Wile E. Coyote: A coyote living in the dessert, he is involved in a minigame where he is strapped to an Acme Rocket in chase of his foe the Road Runner on a crowded highway. Each chase ends in the capture of the Road Runner who turns out to be a munkey in disguise.
- Gossamer: This red haired beast, making his debut in the Bugs Bunny short Hair-Raising Hare, is an optional costume in the Warner Bros. Studio level accessible by imputing the code GOBBLE in the cheat code screen. While Bugs is in this costume he has the ability to eat his opponents as well as the addition of Daffy's horizontal jumping skills added to his own.
[edit] Enemies
Throughout the game, Bugs and Daffy will fight numerous enemies trying to stop their quest for the Blue Monkey Diamond.
- Munkey: This monkey is the main drive of the plot as the characters chase him after he steals the Blue Monkey Diamond from the ACME chairman. He is revealed in the end to be Michigan J. Frog.
- Acme Chairman: He attempts to stop Bugs and Daffy from getting the Blue Monkey Diamond from the Munkey so that he can use it for his own diabolic plans.
- Porky Pig: A stuttering pig working security at the Wanrer Bros. Studio. Confused by the chaos brought on by the chase for the Munkey, Porky and his partner Speedy attack Bugs and Daffy. He is part of the group kidnapped by the African tribesmen.
- Speedy Gonzales: A Mexican mouse who works security at the Warner Bros. Studio. Confused by the chaos, Speedy attacks Bugs and Daffy backed up by his partner Porky. He is part of the group taken by the African tribesmen.
- Elmer Fudd: Hunting in the Louvre Museum, he tries to shoot Bugs and Daffy with his shotgun.
- Yosemite Sam: Owner of the Wooden Nickel in Vegas. He is after Bugs and Daffy for disrespecting the casino in their chase for the Munkey.
- Marvin the Martian: An alien who abducts Bugs and Daffy for experimentation. He is stationed on Earth to prepare it for the oncoming Martian fleet which plans on concurring the planet. He is unable to stop Bugs and Daffy's escape from the Area 52 base he mandated as his base.
- Tasmanian Devil: Found in a deep part of Africa, he poses a threat to the local tribesman which can be used to the players advantage..
- Stone Munkey Guardian: He is the ancient guardian of the Temple of the Blue Monkey Diamond. He is defeated by a prehistoric Tweety who throws him into lava.
- Sylvester: Appearing throughout the adventure trying to catch Tweety. The player is rewarded a Munkey if they stop Sylvester from eating Tweety thrice in each level.
- Toro the Bull: Found rampaging the Louvre.
- Blacque Jacque Shellacque: Found thieving paintings from the Louvre by utilizing invisible ink to sneak in unseen.
- Crusher: A guest at Yosemite Sam's casino, he is challenged and defeated by Daffy disguised as Duck Danger.
- Nasty Canasta: A henchman of Yosemite Sam's. He serves the purpose of guarding several doors around the casino.
- Cottontail Smith: Another henchman of Yosemite Sam's. Is seen in the last mission of the Las Vegas level trying to pop the balloons keeping Daffy afloat.
- K-9: Marin's loyal canine sidekick. Can be found roaming the hallways in Area 52.
- Instant Martians: Found in the Area 52 level, they are creations of Marvin the Martian and work as his army.
- Tribesmen: Local African natives who are offended by the main characters' assault on the Temple of the Blue Monkey Diamond. They are afraid of the local monster Taz the Tasmanian Devil. They kidnapped a group of Bugs and Daffy's allies to feast on but they gang is saved by the two protagonists.
- Tourists: These crazy men are Bugs and Daffy's biggest fans, and they'll try to take their picture with cameras which stun them with the flash.
- Golf karts: Rowdy assistants that drive recklessly.
- Guards: Security forces that create short battles utilizing the continued pressing a designated button.
[edit] Other Characters
- Michigan J. Frog: This small frog is discovered to be the true identity of the Munkey.
- Granny: The owner of both Sylvester and Tweety, she rewards the player for finding her pets in each level of the game.
- Foghorn Leghorn: A loud mouthed Southern rooster. He appears in each level to sell a munkey to the characters. He was kidnapped by Marvin the Martian where his head was put on a munkey's body and vice versa. He is part of the group taken by the African tribesmen.
- Pepe Le Pew: A detective at the Louvre Museum. He gives the player the mission of Blacque Jacque Shellacque in the museum. HE is part of a group kidnapped by the African tribesmen.
- Warner Chairman: The head of the Warner Bros. Studio. He is kidnapped by the Acme Chairman and saved by the end of the game.
- Road Runner: The foe of Wile E. Coyote, he appears in several minigames involving the pair which are unlocked by collecting 7 cans of birdseed in each level.
- Owl Jolson: Makes several appearances through the game singing the title song from his debut short, I Love To Singa. He is part of the group taken by the African tribesmen.
- Beaky Buzzard: Has a cameo appearance as a statue in the Louvre museum.
- Marc Antony: Makes a cameo appearance as a statue in the Louvre
- Penelope Pussycat: Known as the love interest of Pepe Le Pew, she can be seen in several backround shots in the Wooden Nickel level.
[edit] Cheat Codes
PS2 Cheat Codes
AMUNKEY=$500
PASSPORT=Access all areas
WEENY=Shrink Ray
CANNON=Cannon Ball Costume
OUTTAKE=Duck Danger Battle
SUITSYOU=Free Costume Doors
GOBBLE=Gossamer Doors Revealed
TOUGHAGE=Invulnerability
FURRYOUS=Wile E. Coyote Game
DANGERD=Duck Danger costume
HENSAWAY=Hen Grenade attack
SLAPPY=Gives characters a Slappy Fish to whack baddies.
Game Cube Cheat Codes
PASSPORT=Access All Areas
TOUGHAGE=Invulnerability
AMUNKEY=Gain an extra $500
WEENY=Unlock ACME Shrink Ray
CANNON=Unlock Cannon Ball Costume
OUTTAKE=Unlock Duck Danger Battle
SLAPPY=Slappy Fish
FURRYOUS=Unlock Wile. E. Coyote Game
SUITSYOU=Free Costume Doors
DANGERD=Danger Duck costume
HENSAWAY=Hen Grenade attack
GOBBLE=Reveals Gossamer Doors in Warner Bros. Studios.
Game Boy Cheat Codes
Extra Ending scenes= Collect all fifty notes in each level
[edit] Trivia
- The ACME Chairman has a different look in the game, and is the only character who appears in the game that was not a toon in the movie.
