Total Game Boy
28th October 2000
Publisher: THQ
Machine: Game Boy Color
Published in Total Game Boy Issue 13
After just a few months recovering from their time-travelling escapades in Rugrats: Time Traveller, the tots are back in a new Game Boy venture - but this time, there's a star of the show. Angelica, the Queen of the playroom, has bullied her way into her very own game - and it's just for girls too!
Rugrats: Totally Angelica
With the help of her tiny chums, Angelica is set to become a catwalk star in the Fab Fashion Show, and it's your job to make sure she looks as dazzling as possible. By taking part in a range of mini-games in the giant mall, you can help Angelica to acquire clothes, shoes, make-up, jewellery and hairstyles - and the more you play, the better she'll look.
Definitely designed for the younger gamer, Rugrats: Totally Angelica certainly isn't tricky. It may take you a few tries to get the hang of whizzing about collecting Grandpa's cookies in Phil's Fashions, or steering Angelica around Fantasy World, a mini-platform game, but it's not exactly taxing stuff. Memory tasks, sliding puzzles and mazes all feature, but it soon gets repetitive, despite the introduction of new games and varying difficulty levels. The lengthy password system is infuriating too!
Still, every girl enjoys a bit of dressing up, and Totally Angelica has that. Wacky hairstyles, daft make-up, groovy outfits and jewellery to rival Pat Butcher's are all yours for the taking, and there's a cool option to swap outfits - and even messages! - via the infrared.
If the idea of a giant shopping spree appeals to you, and you've got plenty of patience, Totally Angelica might just be the game for you. For the rest of us, though, we'll just stick to shooting bad guys and stacking up bricks for now!
Verdict
Graphics 80%
Cute and dinky.
Sound 60%
Pretty repetitive.
Playability 40%
Only for little people.
Lastability 60%
22 levels - if you can last!
Overall 71%
Just for little madams!
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