Garfield's Nightmare
| Garfield's Nightmare | |
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| Developer(s) | Shin'en Multimedia |
| Publisher(s) | Game Factory |
| Producer(s) | Thomas Holdorf |
| Designer(s) | Peter Weiss |
| Programmer(s) | Manfred Linzner Bernhard Wodok |
| Composer(s) | Matthias Gilch |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Garfield's Nightmare is a platform game for the Nintendo DS, based on the popular comic strip Garfield. The game follows Garfield traveling through 16 levels trying to escape a nightmare.[1]
Plot
[edit]Garfield devises a plan to combine breakfast, lunch, and dinner to free up more time for his other activities. He stuffs several pizzas, lasagnas, and bags of jelly donuts into a massive sandwich and consumes it. However, this proves to be too much for him, and he gradually falls asleep, initiating his nightmare.
Garfield suddenly wakes up in a haunted castle. Instead of the real world, he has entered a surreal dream realm inhabited by monsters from his sub-conscious. Complicating matters further, Garfield had smashed his alarm clock in the real world. Now, his only hope of waking up lies in his ability to locate the shattered pieces and reassemble them.
Gameplay
[edit]Garfield's Nightmare is a 2D platform game. The levels are divided into four sections, with each section having its own theme and a boss battle at the end. Bosses need to be terminated during these timeless fights, gradually enhancing the difficulty level. Each level has a bonus door, leading to a bonus game to collect extra lives, as well as a secret area in each level which contains an extra life.
Reception
[edit]| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 70/100[2] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| 4Players | 73%[3] |
| GameZone | 6.6/10[4] |
| IGN | 7/10[5] |
| Nintendo Power | 7/10[6] |
| PALGN | 4/10[7] |
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The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2]
See also
[edit]A ride that shared the game's name was opened at Kennywood Park near Pittsburgh in 2004. The boat ride was originally called "The Old Mill", but was rebranded with a Garfield theme until 2020 when it was changed back to The Old Mill.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Garfield's Nightmare". Shin'en Multimedia. Archived from the original on 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ a b "Garfield's Nightmare for DS Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
- ^ Kautz, Paul (March 16, 2007). "Test: Garfield's Nightmare". 4Players (in German). 4Players GmbH. Archived from the original on March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ David, Mike (October 4, 2007). "Garfield's Nightmare - NDS - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ Adams, Chris (October 12, 2007). "Garfield's Nightmare Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "Garfield's Nightmare". Nintendo Power. Vol. 220. Nintendo of America. October 2007. p. 89.
- ^ Marrow, Mark (April 1, 2007). "Garfield's Nightmare Review". PALGN. PAL Gaming Network. Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "Rollercoaster Rides in Pennsylvania". Kennywood. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2022.