Rodent's Revenge
Encyclopedia
Rodent's Revenge is a puzzle
video game, created in 1991
by Christopher Lee Fraley. It was distributed as part of the Microsoft Entertainment Pack
. The player takes on the role of a mouse
, with the objective being to trap cat
s by pushing blocks around, whilst avoiding obstacles.
must stay alive and trap all the cat
s using the movable blocks. Doing so changes the cats into cheese
, which the mouse can eat for extra points. The player is given three lives before their game is over.
There are 50 levels
, which get increasingly harder, but the player is allowed to start playing at any level. The difficulty of each level is determined by several factors. Sink holes
trap the mouse for a few seconds. Mouse trap
s will kill the mouse if it accidentally walks into one. Flying Balls of Yarn
will kill the mouse on contact. The number of Movable Blocks will determine how difficult it is to trap the cats, while the Unmovable Blocks make it hard to move blocks around and hinder navigation.
During each level a clock
ticks away until it reaches a certain point, which is represented by a blue line. When this happens more cats are spawned into the level, making it more difficult, but also increasing the potential reward. After the new cats have spawned, the blue line moves further around the clock and it resumes ticking.
are displayed on the high score table, which shows the best games overall and from the past 24 hours.
Computer puzzle game
Puzzle video games are a genre of video games that emphasize puzzle solving. The types of puzzles to be solved can test many problem solving skills including logic, strategy, pattern recognition, sequence solving, and word completion....
video game, created in 1991
1991 in video gaming
-Notable releases:*Microprose creates Civilization, Sid Meier's most successful game .*Electronic Arts releases James Pond 2 and Road Rash for Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, starting a series of games that were popular in the 1990s....
by Christopher Lee Fraley. It was distributed as part of the Microsoft Entertainment Pack
Microsoft Entertainment Pack
The original Microsoft Windows Entertainment Pack is a collection of simply-designed 16-bit computer games for Windows. These games were somewhat unusual for the time, in that they would not run under MS-DOS. Many of the games were later released in the Best of Windows Entertainment Pack...
. The player takes on the role of a mouse
Mouse
A mouse is a small mammal belonging to the order of rodents. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse . It is also a popular pet. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are also common. This rodent is eaten by large birds such as hawks and eagles...
, with the objective being to trap cat
Cat
The cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...
s by pushing blocks around, whilst avoiding obstacles.
Levels
To win a level, the mouseMouse
A mouse is a small mammal belonging to the order of rodents. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse . It is also a popular pet. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are also common. This rodent is eaten by large birds such as hawks and eagles...
must stay alive and trap all the cat
Cat
The cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...
s using the movable blocks. Doing so changes the cats into cheese
Cheese
Cheese is a generic term for a diverse group of milk-based food products. Cheese is produced throughout the world in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms....
, which the mouse can eat for extra points. The player is given three lives before their game is over.
There are 50 levels
Level (computer and video games)
A level, map, area, or world in a video game is the total space available to the player during the course of completing a discrete objective...
, which get increasingly harder, but the player is allowed to start playing at any level. The difficulty of each level is determined by several factors. Sink holes
Sinkhole
A sinkhole, also known as a sink, shake hole, swallow hole, swallet, doline or cenote, is a natural depression or hole in the Earth's surface caused by karst processes — the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks or suffosion processes for example in sandstone...
trap the mouse for a few seconds. Mouse trap
Mousetrap
A mousetrap is a specialized type of animal trap designed primarily to catch mice; however, it may also trap other small animals. Mousetraps are usually set in an indoor location where there is a suspected infestation of rodents. There are various types of mousetrap, each with its own advantages...
s will kill the mouse if it accidentally walks into one. Flying Balls of Yarn
Yarn
Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery and ropemaking. Thread is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or machine. Modern manufactured sewing threads may be finished with wax or...
will kill the mouse on contact. The number of Movable Blocks will determine how difficult it is to trap the cats, while the Unmovable Blocks make it hard to move blocks around and hinder navigation.
During each level a clock
Clock
A clock is an instrument used to indicate, keep, and co-ordinate time. The word clock is derived ultimately from the Celtic words clagan and clocca meaning "bell". A silent instrument missing such a mechanism has traditionally been known as a timepiece...
ticks away until it reaches a certain point, which is represented by a blue line. When this happens more cats are spawned into the level, making it more difficult, but also increasing the potential reward. After the new cats have spawned, the blue line moves further around the clock and it resumes ticking.
Score
Points are awarded for completing a level and for eating pieces of cheese. The player will be awarded extra points based on how quickly they complete the level and the difficulty involved. The best scoresScore (gaming)
In games, score refers to an abstract quantity associated with a player or team. Score is usually measured in the abstract unit of points, and events in the game can raise or lower the score of different parties...
are displayed on the high score table, which shows the best games overall and from the past 24 hours.
See also
- Beast: A similar game, created in 1984.
- Microsoft Entertainment PackMicrosoft Entertainment PackThe original Microsoft Windows Entertainment Pack is a collection of simply-designed 16-bit computer games for Windows. These games were somewhat unusual for the time, in that they would not run under MS-DOS. Many of the games were later released in the Best of Windows Entertainment Pack...
External links
- [ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/deskapps/games/public/AAS/RODNTARC.EXE Rodent's Revenge] at MicrosoftMicrosoftMicrosoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
's Public FTP server (Requires a number of Visual BasicVisual BasicVisual Basic is the third-generation event-driven programming language and integrated development environment from Microsoft for its COM programming model...
DLLs to run on modern platforms) - Rodent's Revenge online (web browser)