The Addams Family

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The Addams Family is a 1992 action-adventure platform game based on the 1991 film of the same name. Developed and published by Ocean Software, it was released for home consoles such as the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, computers such as the Amiga, and handheld consoles such as the Game Boy.

The player assumes the role of Gomez Addams. His mission is to rescue other members of the Addams family from the clutches of Abigail Craven, who, alongside The Judge and the family attorney Tully Alford, is attempting to seize the Addams' wealth. The game is non-linear, with the player moving throughout the mansion's many inside and outside areas, some of which are hidden. Enemies include bosses each holding a member of the Addams Family hostage, making them necessary to defeat. Power-ups, extra lives, and money are also obtainable.

Ocean, a leader in the market of video game adaptations of films in the late 1980s, began development of the tie-in for The Addams Family film in April 1991, before the film switched studios from 20th Century Fox to Paramount Pictures. It was originally planned to be a puzzle game for computer consoles until Paramount requested that Ocean develop a version for the SNES. The final result was that all versions, including the computer versions, were platformers with the same storyline, setting and objective. The game was critically well-received for its graphics, sound, and music, but was widely considered to be a derivative platformer of its time.

From Wikipedia's article The Addams Family (video game), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

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SMSPlayer 1Player 2
D-pad↑↓←→IKJL
Button 1ZN
Button 2XM
PauseEnter

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  • 1 Quick save state
  • 2 Quick load state
  • 3 Change save slot

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SMSPlayer 1Player 2
D-pad↑↓←→IKJL
Button 1ZN
Button 2XM
PauseEnter

Hotkeys

  • 1 Quick save state
  • 2 Quick load state
  • 3 Change save slot

Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).

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The Addams FamilySMS

3.0 Good job

Player One 69% · 1 review

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Scores

  • Aktueller Software Markt 1992 5/12; 10/12; 6/12 (other versions)
  • Computer and Video Games 1992 73/100; 52/100; 80/100 (other versions)
  • Electronic Gaming Monthly 1992 5/10 ; 7/10 ; 6/10 ; 7/10 (other versions)
  • Game Players 1993 6/10 (other versions)
  • GamePro 1992 4/5 ; 4.5/5 ; 4.5/5 ; 5/5; 5/5 ; 5/5 ; 5/5 ; 5/5; 2/5 ; 1/5 ; 3/5 ; 2/5 ; 2/5; 3.5/5 ; 3.5/5 ; 3.5/5 ; 3.5/5 (other versions)
  • Hyper 1994 74/100 (other versions)
  • Mean Machines 89% (other versions)
  • Mega Fun 1994 70% (other versions)
  • Nintendo Life 2010 7/10 (other versions)
  • Nintendo Power 1991 4/5 ; 3.6/5 ; 3.3/5 ; 3.6/5; 3.1/5 ; 2.7/5 ; 2.9/5 ; 2.8/5; 3.3/5 ; 3.1/5 ; 2.9/5 ; 3.1/5 (other versions)
  • Player One 1992 94%; 69%
  • Super Play 1992 82% (other versions)
  • Total! 1992 70%; 52%; 55% (other versions)
  • Video Games (DE) 1992 71%; 73%; 56%; 63%; 50% (other versions)
  • Amiga Action 1992 AMI: 94% (other versions)
  • Amiga Computing 1992 AMI: 91% (other versions)
  • Amiga Force 1993 AMI: 83% (other versions)
  • Amiga Format 1992 AMI: 78% (other versions)
  • Amiga Power 1992 AMI: 88% (other versions)
  • Amstrad Action 1992 PC: 90% (other versions)
  • Crash 1992 ZX: 91% (other versions)
  • Joystick AST: 97% (other versions)
  • ST Action AST: 93% (other versions)
  • ST Format 1992 AST: 74% (other versions)
  • Your Sinclair ZX: 86% (other versions)
  • Zzap!64 1992 C64: 57% (other versions)
  • Zero 1992 AMI: 90/100 (other versions)
  • Commodore Format C64: 92% (other versions)
  • Giant Bomb true
  • ACE 1992 775/1000 (other versions)
  • AllGame 3/5 (other versions)
  • Jeuxvideo.com 2013 15/20 (other versions)
  • Joypad 1992 77%; 93% (other versions)

From the review table of Wikipedia's article. The face takes, first that applies: the Metascore for this platform, GameRankings' archived average, our average of the critics (one number per publication, a panel averaged), one review alone, the players' rating. Critics and players are never mixed.

Players' rating: 67/100 · 333 votes

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  9. 5.090+

5.0 Outstanding! · 4.0 Great job! · 3.0 Good job · 2.0 Could be better · 1.0 Wake me up when it's over · A thumbs-up adds half a point. Our own drawings, in the spirit of the faces GamePro magazine used in the '90s.

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