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This game was quite cool from my point of view, the sound was cool. I just love anything Futurama though. The graphics were awsome, (thanks to the Xbox). The game was awsome, I mean, playing Fry on my Xbox has never been cooler.

The voice acting is great, just like the show. The writing is awsome. What can I say? Buy this game! You'll love it.

While the gameplay is pretty sub par, the license ups the playability and the fun factor. Futurama was/is a great show that spent less time fine tuning and more time simply being funny. Potentially, this show didn't quite catch fire like The Simpsons because the subject matter was a lot foreign to us 20th Centurians. However, strip away that aspect and you have one funny show. A video game was long overdue.

As far as platformers go, none have really stuck out to me since the original Super Mario Bros. This probably has a lot to do with the genre not really exciting me overall (with the exception of Ratchet and Clank). But, I love the show that this game is based on and despite poor reviews by a lot of game publications, I felt the prospect of a lost episode was worthy of purchase. As I stated up top, the gameplay is pretty average and even shoddy at times. Exiting a room and having the camera lag behind is inexcusible. Another aggravating aspect is having enemies come from behind unexpectedly and hainv gto spend more time refocusing than attacking back and ultimately getting killed. These kind of bugs should be banned from finished products and after soooooo many games that have been released, you figure bugs this premature would be a thing of the past.

The fun comes from simply being able to participate in this show in building a new episode from start to finish. Despite reviewer gripes, the load times are not much different from most other games. Star Wars Jedi Outcast II has waayyy longer load times.The targeting is actually quite simple considering some of the game's missteps and toggling between weapons is also surprisingly easy. The graphics are slightly disappointing compared to other cel-shaded titles but at least they had the right idea rather than opting for 3D. Overall, I would give Futurama 3.25 stars but as a fan of the show, I gave it an even four. Gameplay-wise, it probably doesn't deserve that many but the license is a solid five so 4 is pretty fair. Give it a chance, you might even enjoy it.

A full episode worth of cut scenes between the levels make it a must-have for any Futurama fan.

The game gets better and better as it goes along. Don't judge it based on the warm-up.