Wallace & Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (PS2)

I am a huge fan of Wallace and Gromit and just had to get the game when it was released despite it's £29.99 price tag. When playing the game I was only slightly disappointed. The game looks and sounds just like one of Nick Park's wonderful creations. They look just like real plastecine models. In this Wallace and Gromit game you get to explore the town they live in, doing simple tasks for fellow towns people. Speaking of these there are plenty of them to do. And a variety to do. One sees you pulling down graffiti posters while another sees you collecting the Vicars Holy water. My favourite is fighting some evil garden gnomes. You can also do game challenges like the ...  Read the complete review

Released along with the film of the same name, Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (hereon WG:CWR) was not as disappointing as many television-show-turned-game release have been. Curse of the Were-Rabbit puts gives you third-person control of both inventor-extraordinaire Wallaceand his faithful canine companion Gromit, giving you control of one character whilst either AI or a second player controls the other. The game loosely follows the plotline of the film - with the annual local vegetable competition growing near, panic spreads when a small problem with local rabbits becomes a far larger pest situation: a gigantic rabbit ravages local prize ...  Read the complete review

I have only ever paid a passing attention to the Wallace and Gromit cartoonseither on TV or at the cinema and would crtainly not class myself as a fan, the bts I have seen looked mildly amusing but I could never really understand the hype surrunding them however I guess winning an Oscar must count for something so I was interested how the concept translated to a game environment. My one personal opinion having played the game is that it does appear to be a bit of blatant cashing in on the name without really offerring anything exciting and original. All in all it is a pretty average offerring and I'm glad that I only bothered to rent it and would recommend ...  Read the complete review