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After Bugs Bunny finally defeated nasty old Marvin the Martian and his extra-terrestrial cohorts in Martian Alert and the dust had settled, Daffy Duck was the very first to cash in on the victory. He proclaimed himself the hero, and set about making Martian Alert: The Movie, starring himself as the alien's conqueror. When Marvin finds out about the Duck's bragging, he decides to pay another visit to our planet, and this time, he's not going to lose!

At least, that is, providing you are clever enough. For this time, you control the strange Roman-helmet wearing invader, revisiting the old haunts in your mission to flambe the feathered fraud. Helping you in your mission is your trusty dog, K9, and other poor cohorts hypnotised into towing the line include Speedy Gonzales, Road Runner and even old Bugs himself. It all makes for a great madcap role-playing adventure.

However, the point is, it's far too much like Martian Alert! The original game was admittedly a fantastic creation - bursting with laughs, puzzles and a myriad of extra options. You could swap characters with friends and play superb two-player games. Exactly the same options are here, with exactly the same maps, and many of the same puzzles!

It's easy to see why the richly deserved success of the original should spawn spin-offs, but this one may have come a little too son, and it a bit too similar to really stand out. It's still funny though, and it's nice to see how the story continues. The few extra features include an in-game sliding puzzle, new characters with new abilities and some taxing problems. For instance, the three bears challenge you to different fun-fair games to continue in your mission and, er... some other things happen.

There's also the added attraction of linking up with friends who have the original and downloading brand new characters. But often, when you're crossing over the same piece of map that you already explored a hundred times in the original, you start to wonder just why this game was deemed necessary. But then, if Pokemon can get away with it...

Graphics 80%
Same Looney brilliance!

Sound 60%
Sound as in Martian Alert!

Playability 80%
Starts difficult, gets harder!

Lastability 80%
Excellent UbiKey options

Overall 80%
Martian Alert... The story continues.