Garfield (video game)
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Garfield is a game based on the comic strip of the same name
Garfield
Garfield is a comic strip created by Jim Davis. Published since June 19, 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character, the cat Garfield ; his owner, Jon Arbuckle; and Arbuckle's dog, Odie...

. The game was released on the PC
Personal computer
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. In Europe, a PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...

 version was also released. Both versions were made by Renderware
RenderWare
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, Hip Interactive,
and The Code Monkeys.

As Garfield, you must clean up the house with the vacuum cleaner backpack before Jon gets home, or Garfield's goose is cooked (in other words, the game will be over and he will be put on a diet). As this is the first 3D Garfield game, the environment was made fully interactive.

Areas

The lower floor is where a new game begins. Garfield can find a few photos of him and friends here. He can also make some lasagna, but he will have it if he gets the wrong ingredients!

The upper floor is where Garfield can find more photos and unlock minigames to play. Jon's jigsaw is unlocked by sucking up all puzzle pieces. The Console Classic game is unlocked by putting the game disc back in. The game is similar to Sega's Puyo Puyo games. The Wind-up roundup game is completed by putting the toys back in the cupboards in three minutes.

The garden is where Garfield can play two challenges that are provided by Arlene and Nermal. However, there are still some things to clean up here.

Rooms

  • Living Room: The living room is the start of the game where you have to put back items such as a remote, a cushion, and a goldfish bowl.

  • Kitchen: The kitchen is where you'll have to put back items such as a plate, a bowl of fruit, and a toaster
    Toaster
    The toaster is typically a small electric kitchen appliance designed to toast multiple types of bread products. A typical modern two-slice toaster draws anywhere between 600 and 1200 W and makes toast in 1 to 3 minutes...

    .

  • Laundry Room: The laundry room is where you'll have to put back items such as a bucket, a pair of shoes, and a laundry basket.

  • Hallway: The hallway is where you'll have to put back items such as a clock, a picture, and a box of tissues.

  • Landing: The landing is where you'll have to put back items such as a lamp, a vase
    Vase
    The vase is an open container, often used to hold cut flowers. It can be made from a number of materials including ceramics and glass. The vase is often decorated and thus used to extend the beauty of its contents....

    , and a candelabra
    Candelabra
    "Candelabra" is the traditional term for a set of multiple decorative candlesticks, each of which often holds a candle on each of multiple arms or branches connected to a column or pedestal...

    .

  • Den: The den is where you'll have to put back items such as a wastebasket, a computer monitor, and a globe.

  • Jon's Bedroom: Jon's bedroom is where you'll have to put back items such as a radio, a tie, and a pair of bunny slippers.

  • Small Bedroom: The small bedroom is where you'll have to put back items such as a guitar, a sombrero
    Sombrero
    Sombrero in English refers to a type of wide-brimmed hat originating in Mexico. In Spanish, however, it is the generic word for "hat", which originates from "sombra", meaning "shade"....

    , and a piñata
    Piñata
    A piñata is a papier-mâché or other type of container that is decorated, filled with toys and or candy and then broken as part of a ceremony or celebration. Piñatas are most commonly associated with Mexico, but its origins are considered to be in China...

    .

  • Bathroom: The bathroom is where you'll have to put back items such as a rubber duck, a bathroom scale (a.k.a. RX-2 talking scale), and a towel.

  • Game Room: The game room is where you'll have to put back items such as a piggy bank, a board game, and a video game disc. It also has two mini games: Jon's Jigsaw and Console Classic (based on Sega's game Puyo Puyo.)

  • The Yard: The yard (also referred to as the front/back garden) is where you'll have to put back items such as a porchlight, a hose nozzle, and a birdhouse.

  • Basement: The basement is where you'll have to put back items such as a trumpet, Stretch (a rubber chicken), and a dumbbell
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    .

  • Attic: The attic is where you'll have to put back items such as a baseball glove, Jon's old hat, and a phonograph
    Phonograph
    The phonograph record player, or gramophone is a device introduced in 1877 that has had continued common use for reproducing sound recordings, although when first developed, the phonograph was used to both record and reproduce sounds...

     speaker. Clive, Garfield's invisible friend is in here with a mini game called Wind-Up Roundup.

  • The Greenhouse: The greenhouse is where you'll have to put back items such as an apple crate.

  • The Rooftops: Not really a room, it's just a shortcut to the yard from the landing. This is the only room with no items to put back.

Storage boxes

The backpack only has room for three items, but storage boxes can store up to fifty. The storage box can also be used to save the current game onto one of eight files.

Reception

The Garfield game received average-to-terrible ratings. PS2 UK magazine gave it a 2/10 and JeuxVideo PC gave it a 4/20. Major reasons include unattractive graphics, slightly-sluggish controls, and Odie only flipping around when kicked.

Cast

English
  • Jon Barnard: Garfield & Jon
  • Pam Koldyke: Arlene
  • Sarah Kristine: Nermal


French
  • Serge Thirlet: Garfield
  • Patrick Borg: Jon
  • Virgine Ledieu: Arlene and Nermal
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