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If you've never seen the wobbly-animated cartoon series then you might very well wonder quite what Rugrats is all about. However, with the imminent launch of the new full-length cinema movie based on the series, there'll soon be few people who haven't heard of Tommy, Chucky, Angelica and the twins.

Rugrats: The Movie is based (obviously) on the new film and your task is to help each of the diminutive central characters to pass safely through various levels, each of which is full to bursting with creatures and hazards decidedly dangerous for your average large-headed baby.

Graphically, Rugrats is superb; the animation of the main characters being particularly impressive as they toggle and jump their way across the colourful stages.

The controls on the whole respond well, although a slight jerkiness is apparent at times when the screen needs to scroll in more than one direction at once. While not a major problem, this can be a bit off-putting when trying to make the more tricky jumps.

Plotwise, the game is pretty simple - you need to get to the end of the level, find specific items and not get hit by anything nasty along the way. But then, that's about as complex as Game Boy Color games get!

Surprisingly for a game which is presumably aimed at younger children, Rugrats: The Movie is surprisingly unforgiving and it's very easy to kill your character off early in the game. Fortunately this is balanced with a generous amount of continues, but it still seems a little strange all the same.

This is a fun game with catchy theme music which would make a great addition to your Game Boy collection. Just don't expect to finish it too easily!