REAL GAMES - AN AMERICAN TAIL: FIEVEL GOES WEST

Sorry for the delay.  We've had some extremely weird weather over the last two days and it has messed with my schedule a bit.  It went from 75+ degrees, to freezing rain, followed by a ton of snow, all within 48 hours.  I live in Texas.  Why in the fuck is it snowing?

Don't look at me that way, grill.  I didn't make it snow!

Anyway, Fievel Goes West was the sequel to Don Bluth's wonderful movie, An American Tail.  The sequel, however, was not directed by Don Bluth, nor was it wonderful.  Some may even go as far to say that it was a big steaming pile of shit.  So, of course they made a Super Nintendo game based on it.  And why wouldn't they?  Who doesn't want to play as a Jewish mouse that thinks he is a cowboy.

So we start off in the Bronx, packing heat.  And by heat, I mean a pop gun.  I haven't watched the movie in years, so I have no clue what is going on.  Jump on things, pop your gun at some cats, and that's about it.  Unfortunately, this slow start remains for the entire game.  In fact, this game is exactly what comes to mind when I hear the words "Movie Licensed".

I'll stick with Maus if I want to read about Jewish mice and Nazi kitties.

Does this game have Nintendo controls that waste the other 6 buttons?  Why yes it does.

Does the game use a repetitive song that is looped throughout the entire thing?  You betcha!

Are the graphics decent and look as if they were ripped straight from the movie?  Yup!

Does the gameplay suck and have little or nothing to do with the movie that it is supposedly based on?  Fuck yeah it does!

And here lies the problem with MOST movie licensed games.  They are usually the same thing.  Really good sprites and backgrounds to reflect the movie, and pure garbage everywhere else.  I say most, because there are the rare ones that try something different.  Unfortunately, Fievel Goes West belong with the former category, and it only scores 2 angry dog fish things out of 5. 

This is the entire ending.  Woopidy Doo.