The Emperor’s New Groove has always stood out as one of
Disney’s more diverse attempts to buck the trend and deliver a flat-out
animated comedy as opposed to the classy, sentimentally driven flicks with
which they’re most often associated. Whether it’s to your tastes or not, one
must concede that it is one of Disney’s most diverse and underappreciated
animated movies to ever grace the silver screen. But does the tie-in videogame
for the PS1 maintain the movie’s quirkiness and fast-paced humour?
Well… the short answer is ‘sort of’. It certainly makes a
number of admirable attempts to remain in-keeping with the spirit of the movie,
even if the voice acting is a little hit-and-miss, and some of the attempts at
humour are a wee bit too surreal. Regardless, the gameplay is pretty solid,
despite some minor issues involving platforming and combat. And there’s just
about enough to maintain your interest, with an array of, erm… ‘interesting’
characters who help you on your journey, including a man dressed as a bird who
believes he can fly but can’t, and a naked man who has his underwear snatched
by peacocks – who incidentally *can* fly. Oh but I’m fairly certain the writers
of this undiscovered masterpiece were higher than the two of these guys will
ever be!
Thanks to IñšañêTîkīGúÿ 7 for the request – I
just hope I’ve done the game justice!
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