Software:Chester Cheetah: Wild Wild Quest
| Chester Cheetah: Wild Wild Quest | |
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 Cover art (Genesis) | |
| Developer(s) | Kaneko |
| Publisher(s) | Kaneko |
| Platform(s) | Super NES, Mega Drive/Genesis |
| Release | 1993 (Genesis) March, 1994 (SNES) |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Chester Cheetah: Wild Wild Quest is a 1993 video game by Kaneko for the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis. The game stars Cheetos mascot Chester Cheetah and is the sequel to Chester Cheetah.[1][2]
Gameplay
The player dies in one hit unless they have a cheese puff on hand.[3][4] Collecting 100 paws per level will result in a new continue.[3] There are three difficulty levels.[3] Some stages involve controlling vehicles like a car or a motorcycle.[5]
Development
The game was developed by Kaneko.[1]
The game was shown at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in 1994.[6]
Plot
After breaking out of a zoo, Chester Cheetah is going to Hip City when Mean Eugene tears up his map and scatters it across the United States in ten pieces. Chester Cheetah must then recover the map all over America.[7][4] Chester visits fictional cities in states such as Nebraska, California , Florida, Arkansas, and Alaska.[4][3][5]
Release
The game was released only in America.
Reception
Both the Genesis and SNES versions of the game received mixed reviews.
Electronic Gaming Monthly reviewed both the versions of the game.[8] They gave the SNES version a score of 28 out of 50, and the Genesis version 24 out of 40. The reviewers cited good graphics and animations, but cited poor control as a negative.[8]
Sega Visions gave it a score of 12 out of 20, and gave it strong score for sound and music.[3]
Nintendo Power reviewed the SNES version and stated it had stiff controls, low challenge, but had good audio and graphics.[9] They gave it an average score of 3.3/5.[9]
GamePro magazine called it "High on the list of unnecessary sequels" and said "like the cheese puffs themselves, Chester might sound like a tempting idea, but you'll get no nourishment and you'll soon be hungry again.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Seven Corporate Mascots Who You Never Thought Would Get Their Own Game" (in en). Game Informer. https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/08/26/crazy-corporate-mascots-who-starred-in-their-own-game.aspx.
- ↑ "Chester Cheetah Leaves His Cheesy Fingerprints On Plants Vs. Zombies" (in en). Game Informer. https://www.gameinformer.com/index.php/b/news/archive/2014/08/22/chester-cheetah-invades-plants-vs-zombies-garden-warfare-dlc.aspx.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Chester Cheetah... Wild Quest". Sega Visions: 84. February 1994.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Wild Wild Quest Fact File". Electronic Gaming Monthly (53): 271. December 1993.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Lance, Boyle (March 1994). "ProReviews". GamePro: 59.
- ↑ "CES Showtime". Mean Machines Sega (17): 12. March 1994.
- ↑ "Chester Cheetah: Wild Wild Quest". SNES N-Force Magazine (9): 10. February 1994.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Carpenter, Danyon; Manuel, Al; Semrad, Ed; Sushi-X; Wiegand Mike (January 1994). "Chester Chetah: Wild Wild Quest Review". Electronic Gaming Monthly (54). ISSN 1058-918X.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Chester Cheetah: Wild Quest". Nintendo Power (58): 105. March 1994.
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