Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

More like Attack of another shitty T*HQ game: how the hell did this company stay in business long enough to make a game in the first place? Attack of the Killer Tomatoes was based off a bad cartoon series on Fox Kids in the early nineties that was based of a really bad series of movies (one of which stars George Clooney). You may remember them. If you do not, lucky you. The best line in the entire series was one from the title song: "Isn't it a pity, tomatoes eating the city?" Yes, that is the best line in the entire series, to give you just a small scope of this temple of bad media that is Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. While the game states it is an "OFFICIAL LICENSED PRODUCT" don't be fooled because the game is only worthy of bird cage liner, if you couldn't tell merely from the game's title. In it, you play an unimportant Joe whose mission is to stop an mad scientist from "tomatoing" the city. You progress side-scrolling through levels and mazes, stomping on tomatoes in a Super Mario Bros. fashion. However, unlike the legendary SMB, it's quite hard to correctly stomp on a tomato without hurting yourself, aka the first deadly sin of play control: poor hit direction. Your character moves awkwardly with a bad sneak noise every time he runs, his running speed, I might add, is at a snail's pace. I don't feel the need to rant about the game's other aspects, which are, of course, terrible.

The Verdict: Avoid this game like a Tony Orlando concert.

Graphics C

Sound/Music D+

Play Control F

Challenge B

Fun Factor F

Replay Value F

Overall F 1/2 link