Looney Tunes: Back in Action | |
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North American cover art for GameCube
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Developer(s) | Warthog Games |
Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
Distributor(s) | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, GameCube |
Release |
Game Boy Advance PlayStation 2 GameCube |
Genre(s) | Platform |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Aggregate scores | |
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Aggregator | Score |
GameRankings | (GC) 67.63% (PS2) 58.77% (GBA) 49.38% |
Metacritic | (GC) 64/100 (PS2) 51/100 (GBA) 47/100 |
Review scores | |
Publication | Score |
CVG | 7.1/10 |
Game Informer | 5/10 |
GameSpy | |
GameZone | (PS2) 7.8/10 (GBA) 6/10 |
IGN | 4.5/10 |
NGC Magazine | 56% |
Nintendo Power | (GC) 3/5 (GBA) 2.2/5 |
OPM (US) | |
X-Play |
Looney Tunes: Back in Action is a platforming video game released in 2003 by Electronic Arts. The game is based on the film of the same name,
Gameplay involves playing as Bugs Bunny or Daffy Duck. Each character has their own unique special abilities and the game requires using both characters. Along the way, money is found all over the place, usually as coins and bills. Gold bullions are also found but rarely. Coins are worth $5, bills are worth $50, and gold is worth $100. Some items are buried in the ground. The money is used to access any of 4 other regions in the game such as Vegas or Paris. Each character can take 3 hits. Upon the third hit, they return to the last checkpoint. There is an unlimited number of lives. Bugs Bunny has the special abilities of digging and double-jumping. Daffy Duck has the special abilities of fluttering and swimming. Bugs and Daffy must accomplish four to six challenges within each of five regions.
The game was met with mixed reception upon release. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 49.38% and 47 out of 100 for the Game Boy Advance version; 58.77% and 51 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version; and 67.63% and 64 out of 100 for the GameCube version.