Remember
Candyland, the simple color oriented board game most children grew up with in the 70's and 80's alongside other board games such as
Chutes and Ladders and
Sorry? Imagine if
Candyland got laced into a blender with
The Wizard of Oz and those cute little
Rugrats kids, and then got turned into an interactive and animated PC game for children. The result here would be none other than
Rugrats: Munchin Land.
Munchin Land is an interactive board game featuring the characters made popular by Nickelodeon's cartoon series
Rugrats. Don't expect amazing 3D animations, or true to life, real time action here. Aimed directly at children under ten,
Munchin Land takes the idea of a board game, and plants it directly into the PC. The board itself is simply a standard unanimated bitmap with colorful pictures of scenery and locale. You'll be treated to animated 'characters', which act as your board pieces. Characters walk through the board, reacting to scenery and game details. They each have specialized catch phrases for certain actions, such as entering a mini game and being awarded prizes.
The voices of Tommy Pickles, Chuckie, Angelica and the rest of the Rugrats gang are incredibly realistic. Everything down to the children's lisps and knack for mispronunciation is evident in the game. The voices add humor to Munchin Land, and turn the game into more of an interactive Rugrats episode instead of just another board game.
Rounding out the graphics and audio in Munchin Land are various cut scenes, which give Munchin Land its storyline. The detail in animation is much like the actual cartoon, and children should enjoy watching their favorite characters come to life on the PC.
