Garfield (video game)
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The PC box for Garfield
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Garfield is a game based on the comic strip of the same name. The game was released on the PC. In Europe, a PlayStation 2 version was also released. Both versions were made by Renderware, Hip Interactive, and The Code Monkeys.
As Garfield, you must clean up the house with the vacuum cleaner backpack before Jon gets home, or Garfield's goose is cooked (in other words, the game will be over and he will be put on a diet). As this is the first 3D Garfield game, the environment was made fully interactive.
Areas
The lower floor is where a new game begins. Garfield can find a few photos of him and friends here. He can also make some lasagna, but he will have it if he gets the wrong ingredients!
The upper floor is where Garfield can find more photos and unlock minigames to play. Jon's jigsaw is unlocked by sucking up all puzzle pieces. The Console Classic game is unlocked by putting the game disc back in. The game is similar to Sega's Puyo Puyo games. The Wind-up roundup game is completed by putting the toys back in the cupboards in three minutes.
The garden is where Garfield can play two challenges that are provided by Arlene and Nermal. However, there are still some things to clean up here.
Rooms
- Living Room: The living room is the start of the game where you have to put back items such as a remote, a cushion, and a goldfish bowl.
- Kitchen: The kitchen is where you'll have to put back items such as a plate, a bowl of fruit, and a toaster.
- Laundry Room: The laundry room is where you'll have to put back items such as a bucket, a pair of shoes, and a laundry basket.
- Hallway: The hallway is where you'll have to put back items such as a clock, a picture, and a box of tissues.
- Landing: The landing is where you'll have to put back items such as a lamp, a vase, and a candelabra.
- Den: The den is where you'll have to put back items such as a wastebasket, a computer monitor, and a globe.
- Jon's Bedroom: Jon's bedroom is where you'll have to put back items such as a radio, a tie, and a pair of bunny slippers.
- Small Bedroom: The small bedroom is where you'll have to put back items such as a guitar, a sombrero, and a piñata.
- Bathroom: The bathroom is where you'll have to put back items such as a rubber duck, a bathroom scale (a.k.a. RX-2 talking scale), and a towel.
- Game Room: The game room is where you'll have to put back items such as a piggy bank, a board game, and a video game disc. It also has two mini games: Jon's Jigsaw and Console Classic (based on Sega's game Puyo Puyo.)
- The Yard: The yard (also referred to as the front/back garden) is where you'll have to put back items such as a porchlight, a hose nozzle, and a birdhouse.
- Basement: The basement is where you'll have to put back items such as a trumpet, Stretch (a rubber chicken), and a dumbbell.
- Attic: The attic is where you'll have to put back items such as a baseball glove, Jon's old hat, and a phonograph speaker. Clive, Garfield's invisible friend is in here with a mini game called Wind-Up Roundup.
- The Greenhouse: The greenhouse is where you'll have to put back items such as an apple crate.
- The Rooftops: Not really a room, it's just a shortcut to the yard from the landing. This is the only room with no items to put back.
Storage boxes
The backpack only has room for three items, but storage boxes can store up to fifty. The storage box can also be used to save the current game onto one of eight files.
Reception
The Garfield game received average-to-terrible ratings. PS2 UK magazine gave it a 2/10 and JeuxVideo PC gave it a 4/20. Major reasons include unattractive graphics, slightly-sluggish controls, and Odie only flipping around when kicked.
Cast
English
- Jon Barnard: Garfield & Jon
- Pam Koldyke: Arlene
- Sarah Kristine: Nermal
French
- Serge Thirlet: Garfield
- Patrick Borg: Jon
- Virgine Ledieu: Arlene and Nermal