Garfield's Nightmare
{{Short description|2007 video game}}
{{about|the video game|the dark ride formerly called "Garfield's Nightmare"|Kennywood#Dark rides}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Garfield's Nightmare
|image = Garfield's Nightmare.jpg
|developer = Shin'en Multimedia
|publisher = Game Factory
|producer = Thomas Holdorf
|designer = Peter Weiss
|programmer = Manfred Linzner
Bernhard Wodok
|composer = Matthias Gilch
|released = {{Video game release|EU|March 9, 2007|AU|March 15, 2007|NA|August 28, 2007}}
|genre = Platform
|modes = Single player
|platforms = Nintendo DS
}}
Garfield's Nightmare is a platform game for the Nintendo DS, based on the popular comic strip Garfield. The game follows Garfield traveling through 16 levels trying to escape a nightmare.{{cite web |url=http://www.shinen.com/games/game.php3?garfield |title=Garfield's Nightmare |website=Shin'en Multimedia |access-date=2011-08-05 |archive-date=2011-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816015431/http://www.shinen.com/games/game.php3?garfield |url-status=live }}
Plot
Garfield devises a plan to combine breakfast, lunch, and dinner to free up more time for his other activities. He stuffs several pizzas, lasagnas, and bags of jelly donuts into a massive sandwich and consumes it. However, this proves to be too much for him, and he gradually falls asleep, initiating his nightmare.
Garfield suddenly wakes up in a haunted castle. Instead of the real world, he has entered a surreal dream realm inhabited by monsters from his sub-conscious. Complicating matters further, Garfield had smashed his alarm clock in the real world. Now, his only hope of waking up lies in his ability to locate the shattered pieces and reassemble them.
Gameplay
Garfield's Nightmare is a 2D platform game. The levels are divided into four sections, with each section having its own theme and a boss battle at the end. Bosses need to be terminated during these timeless fights, gradually enhancing the difficulty level. Each level has a bonus door, leading to a bonus game to collect extra lives, as well as a secret area in each level which contains an extra life.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 70/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/garfields-nightmare/critic-reviews/?platform=ds |title=Garfield's Nightmare for DS Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Red Ventures |access-date=2020-01-06 |archive-date=2020-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812225636/https://www.metacritic.com/game/ds/garfields-nightmare |url-status=live }}
| 4P = 73%{{cite web |last=Kautz |first=Paul |date=March 16, 2007 |url=https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/NDS/Test/8966/5321/0/Garfields_Nightmare.html |title=Test: Garfield's Nightmare |language=de |website=4Players |publisher=4Players GmbH |access-date=March 22, 2022 |archive-date=March 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322224446/https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/NDS/Test/8966/5321/0/Garfields_Nightmare.html |url-status=live }}
| IGN = 7/10{{cite web |last=Adams |first=Chris |date=October 12, 2007 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/10/12/garfields-nightmare-review |title=Garfield's Nightmare Review |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=March 22, 2022 |archive-date=March 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322224446/https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/10/12/garfields-nightmare-review |url-status=live }}
| NP = 7/10{{cite magazine |title=Garfield's Nightmare |magazine=Nintendo Power |publisher=Nintendo of America |volume=220 |date=October 2007 |page=89}}
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The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
See also
A ride that shared the game's name was opened at Kennywood Park near Pittsburgh in 2004. The boat ride was originally called "The Old Mill", but was rebranded with a Garfield theme until 2020 when it was changed back to The Old Mill.{{cite web |url=https://www.kennywood.com/plan-your-visit/experiences/attractions |title=Rollercoaster Rides in Pennsylvania |website=Kennywood |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005005823/http://www.kennywood.com/site/attractions.html |archive-date=October 5, 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=March 22, 2022}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090124014728/http://gamefactorygames.com/Default.aspx?ID=376&M=Shop&PID=593&ProductID=221 Official website (US)]
- {{moby game|id=/nintendo-ds/garfields-nightmare}}
- [https://www.shinen.com/games/game.php3?garfield Shin'en Multimedia's catalog page]
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Category:The Game Factory games
Category:Nintendo DS-only games
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Category:Single-player video games
Category:Video games about nightmares