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Simply fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Anyone who has seen and enjoyed the movie will like this game. The style seems to based very much on the movie, which is more than I can say for a lot of movie-based games out there right now. The graphics are outstanding, the subtle (and sometimes not at all subtle) humor is nicely incorporated, and if some of the levels are simplistic (you spend quite a bit of time running around picking up seeds) the other levels make up for it by presenting clever, moderately difficult but not impossible, fun to watch challenges. Kids and adults will have fun with this cartoonish game.

dosen't support the PS2

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

this game will not load on the ps2, only the ps1

stupid game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

this game is one of the worst disney games available, don't buy it

Wake up and smeel the fun !

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Duh ! This is one of the bestes games ever created on this earth yo those who rated it 5 stars good job ! I'm on level six one time I got up all the way too 9 but then it got diffcult an then Flik died ! But who cares the bottom line is get this game it is not boring !

For kids only

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Simple game with easy gameplay, very good for young children.

This game made me sick to my stomach...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

...in more ways than one. Besides the overall poor quality of the game, there was that camera! Honestly, whoever designed that thing needs to be smacked with a wet fish.

I played levels 1 through 10, and then had to stop just before the end of the game because I was nauseated and had an eyestrain headache. I am not exaggerating.

The camera has a tendency to swirl around when you need it to stay still, and to sit still when you need it to move. The grainy, pixelated graphics and complete lack of distinguishing features in the levels make it not only very easy to get lost, but also very hard on the eyes. When you need to jump across platforms or walk AROUND something, that's when things really get bad. Flik leaves almost no shadow on the ground when he jumps, so your jumps will usually be blind leaps of faith. The other problem is his feet. He dangles his feet so low when he jumps, that 9 times out of 10 you will miss a platform because his feet won't plant on it. And, when he does land, he won't stop running, which will send him promptly stepping right off the other end of the thing and forcing you to do the jump all over again.

The other problem is the camera angles when walking around something. When you walk around to the other side of a large object, for some idiotic reason, the camera does not follow you. As a result, you are sitting there with your entire screen filled in by this object while you can't see Flik on the other side. Now, as if that situation is not bad enough, picture yourself having to do a platform jump while your view of Flik is completely blocked by a large rock on the screen, or being hit by an enemy that you can't see because the camera won't move. Instead of turning with you, you must stop for about 5 seconds after turning to allow the camera to "catch up." At the same time, the camera has a tendency to turn even while you're just running straight ahead in a single direction, which results in you being completely reversed. It's completely disorienting, and with the bland, nearly identical levels, you can find yourself lost and irritated very frequently.

It's all fun and games, until you've developed a tension headache trying to look at the bad graphics and camera angles, and flung your controller across the room because you just don't feel like attempting that same jump for the 89th time. Please, stay away from this one. Don't become an accomplice to anymore game companies trying to cash in on a movie franchise.

stinky

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I think it was a stupid boring game that didn't make sense and was very redundant!

Good for Children

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Some of the boards are a little confusing as the levels increase but my kids seem to enjoy it and can play for hours.

I'll give you one counting one hint on the bird level.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: March 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Ok you are level ten phew was that boss hard or what ok listen up for all you Bug's Life game fans here is a hint on the bird level search every single I mean every single area try the grass or the ground cause the sticks are camoflauge trust me if you could fly on a dandelion surive in a rolling can and find 6 counting six missing chacters in the big city you can defintely build a bird made out of sticks and leafs. That was just a confident booster you know? Anyway search every where on that island I know it is tough but you made it this far and you can continue you on do it for the game creator's sake pleassssse? Seey Ya!Oh yeah nearly forgot be careful during the fire in the fake bird oh yes and just one tiny itisy little thing make sure the chacters don't run off (Laughs) kidding really I was kidding around.So have fun with this game look over my review two times.

Flick must die!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Well, what do we have here folks? A bad movie tie in game? Well, what else is new? A Bugs life for the Playstation is a almost universally hated game. I really didint know what to expect when I first fired it up to try it out. Did I like it? Not a whole lot.

You start the game where you must get to your anthill. You start walking around, getting used to playing, listining to Flick talking, following Dot, and killing evil bugs. In a few minutes however, you start to realize something. Flick will not be quiet. He keeps going on and on and on and on and on and on and on with his annoying comments. You finish the level and go on to the next level and keep up this pattern untill the end of the game.

Up untill then, if you havent tried to get all the little goodies, you will have had a fun time. But when you play again to try and get all the secrets, the trouble really begins. For instance, to unlock a movie clip, you must collect all the letters of your name, collect 50 grain kernals, and kill all the bad bugs. Sounds simple right? Dont be an idiot. getting all the grain pices is fairley hard but manigable. Getting your name is really tough. In one area you will see the letter F for F-L-I-C-K To get it, you have to get a tall stalk. To get the tall stalk, you must collect green tokens scattered throughout the level to power up the stalk power. After collecting all the tokens, some of which are guarded by really tough bad bugs and others that are placed where you have to use another bug power to get it, you can finially reach the letter...once you get a seed. Which is located a mile away from the letter. You have to get the seed and take it to the letter, all the while getting attacked by bad bugs and listining to Flicks annoying commentary. Once you get the stalk, put it in place and break it open, climb the stalk and get the letter. Wasent that fun kids! And you have to do that for EVERY SINGLE LETTER!!!! And dont forget that you have to kill all the bad bugs. To do that you have to get the tokens for berry power, which are located throughout the level. However some of them are located out of reach, and you can only reach them by getting a tall plant to help you out. To do that, you must collect green tokens and get seeds to help you out and yada yada yada yada blah blah blah.

Get the idea of how frustrating this game can be? And along with all that, Flick does not shut up, he keeps saying something every 10 seconds. Along with all these problems, you have to deal with bad graphics, a annoying camera and some really HARD token collecting levels later on in the game (Such as the tree level)

A bugs life does have a few nice points. Some of the levels are neat, such as the boss battles. The final battle with Hopper at the end of the game is very cool. The music is by far the best part of the game, almost all of the tunes are very memorable and addictive. But beyond that, the things that try to enable replay value almost destroy the game. Rent before you buy. Did I mention that Flick never shuts up?

The good:
Some neat levels
cool boss battles
excelent music
the final level

The bad:
none

and the Ugly:
Horrible graphics, abysmal gameplay, Token collecting is impossibly hard, annoying levels, Frustrating ennimies and FLICK DOES NOT SHUT UP!!!

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