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Dennis the Menace (video game)

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Dennis the Menace
Developer(s)Ocean Software
Citizen Software (Game Boy)
Publisher(s)Ocean Software
Composer(s)Mark Cooksey (Game Boy)
SeriesDennis the Menace
Platform(s)Amiga, Game Boy, Super NES
ReleaseAmiga
SNES
  • EU: November 25, 1993
  • NA: December 25, 1993
Game Boy[1]
  • EU: December 12, 1993
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Dennis the Menace (known as Dennis in Europe) is a platform game adaptation of the 1993 film of the same name which itself is based on the Dennis the Menace comic strip. It was released for the Game Boy, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and Amiga. The object of the game is to defeat the antagonist from the film, Switchblade Sam, who managed to find Dennis' town via the local railroad connection. Stages include Mr. Wilson's house, the great outdoors, a boiler room, and eventually a boss battle with Switchblade Sam.

Plot

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Dennis Mitchell has to rescue his friends Joey and Margaret, along with Mr. Wilson's coin collection, from the burglar Switchblade Sam.

Gameplay

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Controlling Dennis Mitchell, the player has to go through four stages, collecting five large coins in each one. If the player manages to find both of Dennis's friends along with Mr. Wilson's entire coin collection, he will have won the game.

Health is represented by hearts. If Dennis is touched by an enemy, one heart will disappear, and Dennis is temporarily stunned. Once all of the hearts are gone, the player must restart the level (but retains all main coins found). Pieces of candy located throughout the levels fully restore Dennis' health when collected.

The player has 999 seconds (16.7 minutes) to complete each stage. If time runs out, there is an immediate game over, which completely eradicates all work done on a level. The clock is not reset when Dennis loses a life.

Reception

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Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the Super NES version a 5.6 out of 10, remarking that "the game is somewhat unappealing, with a main character that just doesn't come to life."[7] Super Gamer gave an overall score of 74% writing: "An extremely pretty and challenging game, although gameplay is rather fiddly and slow."[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Release date". GameSpot. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
  2. ^ "Release date". GameSpot. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
  3. ^ Norris, Tim (February 1994). "Dennis". Nintendo Game Zone. No. 16. pp. 34–35. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  4. ^ Olivier (October 1993). "Dennis the Menace". Joypad (in French). No. 24. p. 93. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  5. ^ Pajari, T. (February 1994). "Dennis the Menace". Com Club (in Finnish). p. 27. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "Dennis the Menace". Excalibur (in Czech). No. 26. May 1994. p. 21. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "Review Crew: Dennis the Menace". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 54. Ziff Davis. January 1994. p. 42.
  8. ^ "Dennis the Menace Review". Super Gamer (2). United Kingdom: Paragon Publishing: 122. May 1994. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
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