Sitting Ducks (GBA) (Sitting Ducks (GBA))

Member Name: thole09

Product:	Sitting Ducks (GBA)
Date:	01/06/09 (1 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Audio

Disadvantages: Gameplay, Some graphics

"Sitting Ducks" is a video game released for the Gameboy Advance console in 2003 by LSP. It is based on the animated television series of the same name. In the United States, the game received a rating of "E" by the ESRB panel which deemed it suitable for all ages.

The gameplay of this title follows the story of Bill, the player's character, wishing to win a backstage pass to a local rock concert. To gain this pass Bill must acquire 20 "KDUCK" stickers and this is accomplished by bartering with local townspeople. The game is spread over 20 highly repetitive stages and each involve Bill speaking with a local resident who gives Bill a shopping list of items to acquire and this will be exchanged for the sticker. Each map is set up in almost a figure eight course where Bill will navigate and search high and low for the items requested. Each stage is timed but to further simplify the process the player has access to time increasing lollies while searching for the requested items. The player's progress is recorded through a password save feature which requires the player to enter a strand of six characters in between playing sessions.

The graphics are presented from a side scrolling perspective which focuses on Bill. Each of the stages appear very generic in their delivery. It seems as if Sitting Duck was visually created by mixing unsuitable factory second image cells together. While the images are far from hideous, it does seem that there is little correlation between the images; Bill the duck is bright and colourful and in one stage finds himself in the middle of a dark, monotonous green hedge maze. The soundtrack livens the player's experience up slightly by offering an assortment of jazzy musical scores and sound effects throughout.

Overall, Sitting Ducks is not a game I would recommend to prospective buyers. I find the playing process to be tedious through its repetition and this was hindered by its somewhat lackluster visuals.

Summary: Thumbs down