As the Addams family is about to celebrate their 100th anniversary, they are visited by a mysterious woman who offers them an opportunity for greatness. They accept and find themselves in a world of danger and mystery.
The embr is a platformer with action-packed gameplay and an intriguing story.
During Outright Games’ OG Unwrapped event, I got the opportunity to play The Addams Family: Mansion Mayhem and was pleasantly pleased by its potential. Let’s just say that, considering the multimedia franchise’s terrible gaming track record in the past (Fester’s Quest, anyone? ), I wasn’t expecting it to be that good, but the trailer made me eagerly anticipate the full release. We’ve got The Addams Family: Mansion Mayhem: Complete Edition in our hands, and it delivers. Is it a candidate for game of the year or one of the finest 3D platformers available? No way, but I had a wonderful time with it anyhow.
The majority of Mario games begin with a boring grassland environment. The universe of Mansion Mayhem begins with a rotting food planet.
The Addams Family: Mansion Mayhem is a three-dimensional platformer in the style of Super Lucky’s Tale, Sackboy, and, most famously, Super Mario 3D World. It’s a fixed camera 3D platformer with side-scrolling characteristics, with the primary goal always being to go from point A to point B while collecting plenty of money and a few hidden MacGuffins. All of them may be acquired by completing basic yet intriguing riddles, which adds a bit additional flavor to the overall level design. This game, like Mario’s, is a multiplayer experience that allows you to play cooperatively with up to three more friends as well as competitively with its numerous minigames, which were obviously inspired by some of Mario Party’s finest.
The lack of originality in these linear 3D platformers’ landscapes and backdrops is one of the most common criticisms. The most egregious offender is Super Mario 3D Environment, which, like most of its post-New Super Mario Bros siblings, follows the same “grass-desert-ice-etcetera” world design. Thankfully, this is not the case with The Addams Family: Mansion Mayhem, which has a first world set in the mansion’s kitchen in the style of Honey I Shrunk the Kids, a second world set in the family’s cemetery, and so on. Even if I wish each planet had less levels, things would become a little too monotonous after a while, the source material allowed for some innovative worlds and overall level design.
The texturing and lighting effects of Mansion Mayhem blew me away. However, not so much with its character models…
There isn’t anything to criticize about the gameplay that hasn’t already been stated about comparable platforming games. The fixed camera causes some problems with depth perception on occasion, resulting in a few unjust deaths. Each character must wait a long time to be able to utilize their unique power. Finally, there is some fighting in this game, although it isn’t the most polished. I’m happy there’s one at the start, and one that isn’t about leaping on top of your opponents’ heads, but it’s still a little janky.
The presentation of the game is my major gripe with it. Because it is based on the original The Addams Family comic strip from the 1930s, I enjoy the graphic style. Given how much I grew up watching 90s movies and animated shows, it took me a bit to adjust, but I have to applaud the devs for doing an excellent job replicating the look and feel of the original comics. Unfortunately, there is a major aesthetic flaw: the characters are much too tiny onscreen. In some of the busiest levels, they are hardly noticeable. The game compensates for this flaw with some very good graphics and lighting effects, as well as a consistently high framerate. It maintained a constant frame rate of 60 frames per second, regardless of what was occurring onscreen.
You misunderstood angel, Wednesday.
Another aspect of the game’s presentation that needs to be addressed is the sound design. Don’t worry, it’s not as bad as it sounds. It even includes a few of catchy songs on the soundtrack. Unfortunately, it isn’t very memorable. The lack of powerful sound effects and voice over beyond a handful of very short speech snippets was disappointing, but what really got to me was the omission of the iconic The Addams Family theme tune in the main menu. I understand that the game was influenced by more contemporary animated films, one of which included Snoop Dogg on the soundtrack for some reason, but this is The Addams Family. That song is so well-known that it should have been included in some manner!
Morticia is onscreen, despite the fact that you can’t see her.
The Addams Family: Mansion Mayhem may have a few flaws in terms of gameplay and presentation, but it’s still a game I’d recommend. It delivers on all of its promises, with a plethora of enjoyable levels, a forgiving but not condescending degree of difficulty, local co-op, and a surprising number of side minigames. This is a decent family-friendly platformer that can be played by anybody, young or old, alone or with companions. I only wish the dang franchise’s theme tune had been incorporated in the main menu for a more iconic nostalgic impact…
The graphic style is based on 1930s comic strips, however the figures seem to be much too simple and tiny onscreen. The astonishing quality of the textures, as well as the outstanding framerate, compensate for this flaw.
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It’s a 3D platformer with a fixed camera, similar to Super Mario 3D World. There are some problems with the depth of field, which may lead to unjust fatalities, but overall, the gameplay is very enjoyable, due to some excellent level design, intuitive controls, and a steady framerate.
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The music isn’t terrible, with some pleasant songs and the VERY rare audio clip from the titular family. However, I wouldn’t call the music noteworthy as a whole, and the absence of that one iconic Addams Family song is almost criminal.
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It’s simple, yet it does much more than I could have anticipated. If you like Super Mario 3D World or Super Lucky’s Tale, you’ll enjoy The Addams Family: Mansion Mayhem, which has a pseudo-gothic theme.
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Final Score: 7.5
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On PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch, and Stadia, The Addams Family: Mansion Mayhem is now available.
On the Xbox One, the game was reviewed.
The publisher supplied a copy of The Addams Family: Mansion Mayhem.
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