Hugo (video game)

{{See also|Hugo (game show)|List of Hugo video games}}

Two Amiga games, Hugo (originally titled Hugo - På Nye Eventyr: Del 1{{cite web|url=http://www.playright.dk/info/credits/hugo-paa-nye-eventyr-del-1/ami|title=Hugo P Nye Eventyr: Del 1|publisher=Playright.dk|access-date=19 November 2014}}) and its sequel, Hugo 2 (originally Hugo - På Nye Eventyr: Del 2{{cite web | url=http://www.lemonamiga.com/?mainurl=http%3A//www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php%3Fid%3D2201 | title=Hugo P'å Nye Eventyr Del 2 | work=Lemon Amiga}}) were released in 1991{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/COMputerDet_Nye1991Nr1228November25December|title=COMputer Det Nye 1991 Nr 12 28 November 25 December|via=Internet Archive}} and 1992, ported to the PC in 1992–1993. They were re-released as a 1994 compilation, Hugo (Hugo På Nye Eventyr),{{cite web|url=http://www.playright.dk/info/credits/hugo-paa-nye-eventyr/ami|title=Hugo P Nye Eventyr|publisher=Playright.dk|access-date=19 November 2014}} and ported to the PC as Hugo (Hugo: Äventyret Går Vidare) in 1995–1996.{{cite web | url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/infos/historie/games/index.html | title=Games-Historie | work=Hugo-troll.de|language=de}} Both games were similar to the children's television show of the same title where the contestant would try to completes arcade sequences to collect points and avoid obstacles using a phone, and the ending minigames are identical to the ones seen on TV.{{cite web | url=http://www.lemonamiga.com/?mainurl=http%3A//www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php%3Fid%3D508 | title=Hugo På Nye Eventyr | work=Lemon Amiga}}

Later PC releases included Hugo 3 to Hugo 6, Hugo: Wild River (1998),{{cite web|url=http://www.playright.dk/info/credits/hugo-wild-river/pc|title=Hugo: Wild River|publisher=Playright.dk|access-date=19 November 2014}} and their updated compilations Hugo Gold (1998), Hugo Platin (1999) and Hugo XL (1999).{{cite web | url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/compilation/index.html | title=Compilation | work=Hugo-troll.de|language=de}} Furthermore, several of the releases were partially incorporated into 2000's Hugo - Die Geburtstagsparty and Hugo Safari (both of which were also based on newer Hugo works) and the Hugo Classic Collection (compiling the first titles).{{cite web | url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/classic/index.html | title=Classic Collection | work=Hugo-troll.de|language=de}} The latter consisted of seven or eight releases (depending on country), including Hugo Classic 1-4 based on the original series (in addition to Hugo Classic 5-6 based on the Hugo: Jungle Island series).

{{Infobox video game

| title = Hugo 2 (PlayStation)

| image = Hugo 2 Cover.jpg

| alt = Hugo 2

| caption = Cover of the 1999 PlayStation game Hugo 2

| producer = Ivan Sølvason
Lars Jensen
Piet Kargaard

| designer = Mario Gomes
Peter Paulsen
Poul Madsen

| artist = Claus Friese
Chadi Freigeh
John Madsen

| composer = David Filskov
Christian Jensen
Klaus Nielsen

| developer = ITE Media

| publisher = ITE Media

| released = {{vgrelease|EU|May 1999}}

| platforms = PlayStation

}}

The two PlayStation games, which reused the titles Hugo (1998){{cite web|url=http://www.playright.dk/info/titel/hugo-1998|title=Hugo (1998)|publisher=Playright.dk|access-date=19 November 2014}} and Hugo 2 (1999),{{cite web|url=http://www.playright.dk/info/titel/hugo-2-2000|title=Hugo 2 (1999)|publisher=Playright.dk|access-date=19 November 2014}} are partial remakes of the computer games. They feature the same scenarios but with improved graphics and sound (including musical tracks for each stage), plus a rendered opening animation in the second game. An early concept was more ambitious, promising "a new storyline for Hugo and special new scenarios using both 2D and 3D technology".{{Cite web|url=http://www.ite.dk/Pcgames/playstation.htm|title=Hugo Games Products|date=3 February 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990203121819/http://www.ite.dk/Pcgames/playstation.htm |accessdate=28 March 2023|archive-date=1999-02-03}}

Hugo was also ported by Laguna and Infogrames to the Game Boy as Hugo 2 in 1997.{{cite web|url=http://www.playright.dk/info/titel/hugo-2|title=Hugo 2|publisher=Playright.dk|access-date=19 November 2014}} This version features simplified graphics and gameplay and was later ported to the Game Boy Color by Bit Managers and Infogrames in 1999 under the title Hugo 2½.{{cite web|url=http://www.playright.dk/info/titel/hugo-2-1+2|title=Hugo 2 1/2|publisher=Playright.dk|access-date=19 November 2014}}

In the games' usual story, a wicked witch named Scylla (often named differently in various countries, including Afskylia in the original Danish version) arrives at the home of Hugo the troll and once again kidnaps his wife Hugoline and their three young children (Rit, Rat and Rut) because she needs them for a magical beauty treatment. Hugo must undergo a series of dangerous adventures reach and rescue Hugolina and the children and perhaps even eliminate the hateful and cruel Scylla to bring peace to the Troll Forest. However, the witch is well prepared for Hugo as she watches his progress through a crystal ball and casts spells to stop him, having previously placed all sorts of devious traps in the various paths leading to one of her several "skull cave" lairs. Typically, if Hugo reaches Scylla's hideout, the witch will personally meet the troll in confidence that he cannot win and now she must be defeated in one way or another to truly finish the game. Some versions also feature alternative ending sequences that may not even feature Scylla.

The PlayStation Hugo 2 release is unique in that the game's story continues from where the first one left off, where Hugo's family has been rescued but the evil Scylla has fled and now is back for revenge. As Hugo is returning home in an old airplane with his loved ones the after celebrations, Scylla flies to her main castle, where she casts a spell to gain power over the clouds to take Hugolina again and destroy the plane. Hugo's children all parachute down before his plane crash lands in the snowy mountains. Once again, Hugo needs to again overcome many dangers that lie before him to save his wife from the witch who as always will use all her cunning and dark magic to stop him. This time, he will also need to first find each of his three missing children while on his way.

The mobile version Hugo 2 / Hugo 2½ is distinctive as well, as Scylla has captured Hugo himself, and he must get away from her and reunite with Hugolina.

The player must complete a number of minigames composed of repeative quick time events, simple puzzles, and guessing games. Most of them use either 2D or 2.5D graphics and have the character of Hugo controlled with keyboard or joystick input as he uses a variety of means of transportation to traverse through levels. Hugo will typically start each scenario with three lives, triggering a relevant cutscene when any is lost. During the games Hugo (voiced in Danish by Michael Brockdorf and German by Michael Habeck, Oliver Grimm and Oliver Baier) and Scylla (voiced in Danish by Winnie Engell and in German by Karin Kernke) communicate with the player with digitized speech, and can also knock on (or scratch) the screen from the inside, breaking the fourth wall.

In order of release:

• "Labyrinth": Hugo must find his way through an underground labyrinth, avoiding dynamite and mined wagons before a box of TNT destroys the maze. Completing the main section will have Hugo cross a dangerous hanging bridge before facing three doors, one of which leads to a treasure room. It has first appeared in Skærmtrolden Hugo (the original Hugo game released for the Commodore 64, Amiga and DOS in 1990-1991), and was then reused in Hugo Gold, Hugo Die Geburtstagsparty,{{cite web|author=Nico Schimmelpfennig |url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/labyrinth.html |title=Labyrinth |publisher=Hugo-troll.de |access-date=2012-07-15}} and in a remade form in Hugo Retro Mania.
• "Handcar" (or "Train"): Hugo finds an old track leading to Scylla's lair. The player helps the troll and his handcar reach their destination by changing tracks, dodging oncoming steam locomotives, and collecting bags of gold. It was featured in Hugo - På Nye Eventyr and Hugo I/II (PC), Hugo Gold, Hugo XL, Hugo Die Geburtstagsparty, Hugo Classic 1 (PC), Hugo (PlayStation), and in a remade form in Hugo Troll Race.{{cite web|author=Nico Schimmelpfennig |url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/draisine.html |title=Draisine |publisher=Hugo-troll.de |access-date=2012-07-15}}
• "Plane": Hugo flies a biplane through a fierce thunderstorm summoned by Scylla towards her lair, avoiding lightning clouds and bomb-carrying balloons while collecting gold. It was featured in Hugo - På Nye Eventyr Del 2 and Hugo I/II (PC), and was remade for Hugo Gold, Hugo XL, Hugo Safari, Hugo Classic 1 and Hugo (PlayStation).{{cite web|author=Nico Schimmelpfennig |url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/flieger.html |title=Flieger |publisher=Hugo-troll.de |access-date=2012-07-15}} It was also featured in a remade form in Hugo: The Magic Journey.
• "Forest": Hugo wanders through the forest in a search for Scylla's hiding place while avoiding traps set up by the witch, who also sends a storm cloud over the forest once she finds out that he is on his way (the entire forest turns dark and evil). It was featured in Hugo - På Nye Eventyr Del 2 and Hugo I/II (PC), Hugo Gold, Hugo XL, Hugo Classic 1 and Hugo for (PlayStation).{{cite web|author=Nico Schimmelpfennig |url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/wald.html |title=Wald |publisher=Hugo-troll.de |access-date=2012-07-15}} It was remade for Hugo Rainforest with all new graphics and different obstacles (similar to these in Swamp), and scrolling left and not right. This version was also included in Hugo Classic 4.
• "Mountaineering" (or "Mountain"): Hugo runs up around a mountain on a cliff path to the witch lair at the peak while dodging huge rolling stones and chasms and trying to collect bags of gold. It was featured in Hugo - På Nye Eventyr, Hugo I/II (PC), Hugo Gold, Hugo XL, Hugo Safari, Hugo Classic 1, and Hugo (PlayStation).{{cite web | url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/berg.html | title=Berg | work=Hugo-troll.de | language=de}}
• "Minetrack": Scylla hides in an abandoned mine and Hugo barrels down a mine shaft in search of an entry to her lair, avoiding obstacles in the ceiling and corridors and collecting gold. It was featured in Hugo 6, Hugo Die Geburtstagsparty, Hugo Classic 4 and Hugo 2 (PlayStation).{{cite web | url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/berkwerk.html | title=Berkwerk | work=Hugo-troll.de | language=de}}
• "Scuba": Hugo dives through a river, avoiding water creatures and collecting treasure chests. He has to keep surfacing to replenish his air, and to always turn the right way to avoid waterfalls. It was featured in Hugo 3, Hugo Gold, Hugo XL and Hugo (PlayStation).{{cite web|author=Nico Schimmelpfennig |url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/taucher.html |title=Taucher |publisher=Hugo-troll.de |access-date=2012-07-15}}
• "Ice Cavern": Hugo found a secret back entrance to the witch's lair, but he first needs to cross a large chasm by jumping through moving ice pillars while collecting three magic items, whose order must be memorized correctly to open the door upon reaching it. He also needs to constantly keep moving as to avoid triggering the traps.{{cite web|url=https://hwzone.co.il/%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%9C%D7%92%D7%99%D7%94-%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%A7%D7%99-%D7%94%D7%95%D7%92%D7%95/ |title= HWzone |publisher=Hwzone.co.il |date=2016-08-22 |access-date=2016-08-28}} It was featured in Hugo 3 (PC), Hugo Gold, Hugo 2 (PlayStation), Hugo Platin and Hugo Die Geburtstagsparty.{{cite web | url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/eishoehle.html | title=Eishöhle | work=Hugo-troll.de | language=de}}
• "Lumberjack": Hugo floats downstream on floating logs, hopping between logs to avoid branches and collect sacks of gold. If Hugo stays on a log for too long, he will lose balance. It was featured in Hugo 3, Hugo Gold, Hugo XL and Hugo (PlayStation).{{cite web|author=Nico Schimmelpfennig |url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/wilderfluss.html |title=Floßfahrt |work=Hugo-troll.de|language=de}}
• "Skateboard": Hugo skates down a wooden half-pipe while avoiding boulders, bridge holes and beaver dams, and collecting bags of gold. It was featured in Hugo 3, Hugo Gold, Hugo XL, Hugo Die Geburtstagsparty and Hugo (PlayStation).{{cite web|author=Nico Schimmelpfennig |url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/skateboard.html |title=Skateboard |publisher=Hugo-troll.de |access-date=2012-07-15}} It was also completely remade for Hugo Troll Race 2.
• "Balloon": Hugo steers a hot-air balloon down by a river canyon to Scylla's hideout while avoiding obstacles. When his balloon punctures, Hugo has to make an emergency landing at the bottom of a ravine without touching the cliffs. It was featured in Hugo 4, Hugo Platin and Hugo Classic 2 (PC).{{cite web|author=Nico Schimmelpfennig |url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/ballonfahrt.html |title=Ballonfahrt |publisher=Hugo-troll.de |access-date=2012-07-15}}
• "Dolmen Cave": A revised "Labyrinth" scenario where Hugo navigates a haunted underground maze to reach the mountaintop and enter Scylla's lair there from below. The player must find the right path quickly, avoiding dangers, to reach the lift before Scylla floods the maze and drowns him. It was featured in Hugo 4, Hugo Platin, Hugo Die Geburtstagsparty and Hugo Classic 2 (PC).{{cite web|author=Nico Schimmelpfennig |url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/dolmenhoehle.html |title=Dolmenhöhle |publisher=Hugo-troll.de |access-date=2012-07-15}}
• "Moor" (or "Swamp"): Scylla's cave is surrounded by a spooky swamp that Hugo must while avoiding mud holes and birds while being chased by a flock of bats, before solving a puzzle to open the gate to the witch's hideout. It was featured in Hugo 6, Hugo Classic 4, and Hugo 2 (PlayStation).{{cite web|author=Nico Schimmelpfennig |url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/moor.html |title=Moor |publisher=Hugo-troll.de |access-date=2012-07-15}}
• "Snowboard": Hugo snowboards down a hill, following track towards Scylla's lair, but the witch knows Hugo's plans and has caused an avalanche, adding a ticking clock to the game. The path often splits, leaving some dead ends and passing through fast and slow slopes as Hugo swings on his snowboard to avoid rolling giant snowballs while collecting gold. It was introduced in Hugo 4, then was remade twice, first for both Hugo Platin and Hugo Classic 2, and then for Hugo 2 (PlayStation).{{cite web | url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/snowboard.html | title=Snowboard | work=Hugo-troll.de | language=de | access-date=2010-09-11 | archive-date=2011-07-28 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728014058/http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/snowboard.html | url-status=dead}}
• "Nimbus" (or "Motoracer"): Riding a Nimbus motorcycle, Hugo navigates an old mountain road leading to yet another of Scylla's lairs, dodging goats, potholes, rocks and other obstacles. The player must collect gasoline while keeping an eye on the map and directing Hugo. It was featured in Hugo 4, Hugo Platin, Hugo Die Geburtstagsparty and Hugo Classic 2.{{cite web|author=Nico Schimmelpfennig |url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/motorrad.html |title=Motorrad |publisher=Hugo-troll.de |access-date=2012-07-15}} It was also one of the cut levels from Hugo 2 for the PlayStation.
• "Parachute": Hugo is launched from a catapult to parachute onto the witch's lair on a small isle, avoiding birds, bomb-carrying balloons and storm clouds while collecting bags of gold. It was featured in Hugo 5, Hugo Platin and Hugo Classic 3 for PC.{{cite web|author=Nico Schimmelpfennig |url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/fallschirm.html |title=Fallschirm |publisher=Hugo-troll.de |access-date=2012-07-15}} It was also one of the cut levels from Hugo 2 for the PlayStation.
• "Sledge": Hugo sleds down a hill, avoiding dynamites, birds, snowmen and snowballs while collecting bags of gold. It was featured in Hugo 5, Hugo Platin, Hugo Classic 3, and Hugo 2 (PlayStation).{{cite web | url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/schlittenfahrt.html | title=Schlittenfahrt | work=Hugo-troll.de | language=de}}
• "Cliffhanger": Hugo climbs a volcano wall while avoiding fiery gargoyles, fireball lava eruptions and planted explosives, and collecting bags of gold. He also must reach the top before Scylla flies there. It was featured in Hugo 5, Hugo Platin, Hugo Die Geburtstagsparty, Hugo Classic 3, and Hugo 2 (PlayStation).{{cite web|author=Nico Schimmelpfennig |url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/kletterwand.html |title=Kletterwand |publisher=Hugo-troll.de |access-date=2012-07-15}}
• "Log Bridge": Hugo crosses a gorge by hopping across flat-topped tree trunks and an oddly-placed bridge while avoiding dynamites, beavers and steel traps. On the edge of the track are owls and frogs in a specific order that the player has to memorize. It was featured in Hugo 5, Hugo Platin and Hugo Classic 3.{{cite web|author=Nico Schimmelpfennig |url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/pfahlspringen.html |title=Pfahlspringen |publisher=Hugo-troll.de |access-date=2012-07-15}}
• "Rolling Stones": Hugo (running towards the screen) flees from enormous boulders, avoiding obstacles such as dead ends, tree roots and lava pits. If Hugo runs out of time, a fuse lit by Scylla will reach a powder barrel to blow up the rope bridge, but along the way he also has to find a clue on how to open the gate to her lair after safely crossing the bridge. It was featured in Hugo 6 and Hugo Classic 4.{{cite web |author=Nico Schimmelpfennig |url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/steinpfad.html |title=Steinpfad |publisher=Hugo-troll.de |access-date=2012-07-15 |archive-date=2014-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129014626/http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/steinpfad.html |url-status=dead}} It was also one of the cut levels from Hugo 2 for the PlayStation. The scenario was almost completely remade for the end-level boss fights against Scylla in Hugo Troll Race 2.
• "Wild River": Hugo rides a barrel downstream a river, leading right into another of Scylla's lairs, while avoiding whirlpools and boulders. There are waterfall sections during which Hugo must shut the lid of his barrel and direct himself left or right, using a map to find his way. It was featured in Hugo 6, Hugo Die Geburtstagsparty and Hugo Classic 4.{{cite web | url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/flofahrt.html | title=Wilder Fluss | publisher=Hugo-troll.de | access-date=2012-07-15}} It was also one of the cut levels from Hugo 2 for the PlayStation.

Hugo for the PlayStation also features the "Volcano" scenario from the Jungle Island show as a hidden bonus minigame.{{cite web | url=https://www.hugo-troll.de/games/adventure/hugo1ps/spielhilfe.html | title=Spielhilfe}}

File:Hugo gameplay.png graphics of the 1991 Hugo game and its vector graphics-based 2011 remake, in the "Ropes" end minigame]]

If the players manage to complete the journey and reach their destination, Hugo proceeds to one of the final minigames serving as a bonus stage:

• "Rope" (or "Skull Cave"): The original and most recurring end scene of the Scylla games. Hugo finally arrives in front of the witch holding his family captive in a cage, and now must guess-select the correct one of three ropes in a chance defeat her in a purely luck-based scene. Two of the ropes will always free Hugo's family but vary on the fate of Scylla. She will either flee by transforming herself into an eagle to fly away, which doubles the overall score points, or she will end up magically tied up with a rope and promptly ejected head-first out of window from a spring launcher, tripling the score in the best outcome (some versions give a set amount of up to 2026 additional points instead of multiplying the score when winning). If Hugo chooses incorrectly, however, it is him who will end up bound and launched out from the lair the same manner, the critical failure leaving the game's score unchanged.{{cite web|url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/seilszene.html|title=Seilszene|author=Nico Schimmelpfennig|publisher=Hugo-troll.de|access-date=2012-07-15}}ASM 1/1995, page 78. It appeared in Hugo - På Nye Eventyr, Hugo I/II(PC), Hugo 3, Hugo 4, Hugo 5, Hugo 6, Hugo Gold, Hugo Platin, Hugo XL, Hugo Die Geburtstagsparty, Hugo Safari, Hugo Rainforest, Hugo (PlayStation), and Hugo Classic 1-4, and in revised form in Hugo Retro Mania, also making appearances in the Hugo online slot games.
• "Key": Hugo must select the correct key to open Scylla's treasure chest. If he guesses incorrectly or takes too long to choose, one of two traps will activate and capture him. It appeared in Hugo 3, Hugo 4, Hugo 5, Hugo 6, Hugo Gold, Hugo Platin, Hugo Die Geburtstagsparty, Hugo Safari and Hugo Classic 1-4.{{cite web|author=Nico Schimmelpfennig |url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/schluesselszene.html |title=Schlüsselszene |publisher=Hugo-troll.de |access-date=2012-07-15}}
• "Lightning Bolt" (or "Witch"): Hugo must hop through a large chessboard to collect a key and open a door to Scylla's treasure chamber in her castle (Hugolina's dungeon cell in the second PlayStation game), avoiding lightning bolt spells being cast by the witch from a balcony above with all the remaining lives left from the main game at his disposal. Some versions include time limit in form of a fuse bomb, others have gold bags to be optionally collected. It appeared in Hugo 3, Hugo 4, Hugo 5, Hugo 6, Hugo Gold, Hugo Platin, Hugo Die Geburtstagsparty, Hugo Safari, Hugo 2 (PlayStation), and Hugo Classic 1-4.{{cite web|author=Nico Schimmelpfennig |url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/blitz.html |title=Blitz |publisher=Hugo-troll.de |access-date=2012-07-15}}

Some games feature alternative final minigames that do not take place in Scylla's lair:

• "Apple Harvest": After an encounter with a hologram Scylla, two of Hugo's children throw apples from a tree while Hugo tries to catch enough in a basket to make juice. It appeared in Hugo Platin.{{cite web|author=Nico Schimmelpfennig |url=http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/gamefinder/spiele/apfelernte.html |title=Apfelernte |publisher=Hugo-troll.de |access-date=2012-07-15}}
• "Magic Hands": A shell game in which the player watches one of Hugo's children, Rut, place a bead under a shell and shuffle several shells and must select the shell with the bead under it. It appeared in Hugo Platin and Hugo XL and was hidden in Hugo for the PlayStation (the player needs to complete the game in arcade mode, collecting all bonus, then successfully complete the Ropes end scene without letting Scylla escape).PlayStation (1999) Collection (ACP), page 68.
• "Fireflies": This endgame was only released for TV show. In this game, Hugo wants to read a book about a firefly when his light went out. After that, he goes to the forest to collect some fireflies. The player needed control Hugo to the left side of the firefly and collect it with his net, then give it to beaver in his magic cup. When the time ends, player sees how many fireflies he collected.

{{Video game reviews

| state = collapsed

| OPMUK = 2/10 (Hugo PS)Hugo game review in the Official UK PlayStation Magazine (Future Publishing) issue 42.

| rev1 = Amiga Games

| rev1Score = 62% (Hugo Amiga '94){{cite web|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=1006|title=Amiga Games 12/96|website=www.kultboy.com}}

| rev2 = Amiga Joker
PC Joker

| rev2Score = 62% (Hugo Amiga '94){{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/Amiga_Joker_1996-10_Joker_Verlag_DE/page/n31|title=Amiga Joker (1996-10) (Joker Verlag) (DE)|date=October 1996|via=Internet Archive}}
33% (Hugo PC '95){{cite web|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=11994|title=PC Joker 4/95|website=www.kultboy.com}}

| rev3 = COMPuter

| rev3Score = 56% (Hugo Amiga '92){{Cite journal|title=Hugo - Pa Nye Eventyr|journal=COMputer Det Nye|volume=2/1992|pages=16–17}}
30% (Hugo 2 Amiga){{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/COMputerDet_Nye1992Nr0628Maj24Juni/page/n42|title=COMputer Det Nye 1992 Nr 06 28 Maj 24 Juni|via=Internet Archive}}

| rev4 = Consoles +

| rev4Score = 1/10 (Hugo PS){{Cite journal|date=January 1999|title=Hugo|journal=Joypad|volume=82|pages=110}}
3/10 (Hugo 2 PS){{Cite journal|date=November 1999|title=Hugo 2|journal=Joypad|volume=91|pages=164}}

| rev5 = Datormagazin

| rev5Score = 1/5 (Hugo Amiga '94){{Cite journal|title=Trist Troll|url=https://archive.org/stream/Datormagazin1994/Datormagazin_1994_nr09#page/n42/mode/1up/|journal=Datormagazin|year=1994|volume=9/94|pages=43|via=Internet Archive}}

| rev6 = Man!ac

| rev6Score = 25% (Hugo 2 PS)Man!ac 7/99, page 77.

| rev7 = Mega Fun

| rev7Score = 34% (Hugo 2 PS)Mega Fun 6/99, page 68.

| rev8 = Micromanía

| rev8Score = 38/60 (Hugo PC '92){{cite journal|url=https://archive.org/stream/micromania-segunda-epoca-56/Micromania_SE_56#page/n23/mode/1up/|title=Hugo: Un duende muy divertido|issue=56|page=24|journal=Micromanía Segunda Epoca|date=January 1993|via=Internet Archive}}
75% (Hugo 2 PC '93){{cite journal|title=Hugo 2: El nuevo el rescate|url=https://archive.org/stream/micromania-segunda-epoca-66/Micromania_SE_66#page/n47/mode/1up/|journal=Micromanía Segunda Epoca|issue=66|pages=48–49|date=November 1993|via=Internet Archive}}

| rev9 = NEO Plus

| rev9Score = 5/10 (Hugo 2 PS)NEO Plus 11/99, page 38.

| rev10 = PC Games

| rev10Score = 107/400 (Hugo PC '95){{cite journal|url=https://archive.org/details/pcgamesmagazine-1995-05/page/n46|title=Kasperltheater|journal=PC Games|issue=5/95|page=50|date=May 1995|via=Archive.org}}

| rev11 = PC Player

| rev11Score = 14% (Hugo 6){{Cite journal|title=Hugo - Wild River|url=https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1998-06/page/n70|journal=PC Player|date=June 1998|volume=6/98|pages=113|via=Internet Archive}}
14% (Hugo XL){{Cite journal|date=September 1999|title=Hugo XL|url=https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1999-09/page/n74|journal=PC Player|volume=9/99|pages=107|via=Internet Archive}}

| rev12 = PCManía

| rev12Score = 280/400 (Hugo PC '92){{Cite journal|date=January 1993|title=Igualito que el de la Tele|url=https://archive.org/details/Pcmania03/page/n51|journal=PCManía|volume=3|pages=52|via=Internet Archive}}
345/400 (Hugo PC '93){{Cite journal|date=December 1993|title=La Estrella de la Tele|url=https://archive.org/details/Pcmania14/page/n85|journal=PCManía|volume=14|pages=86–87|via=Internet Archive}}

| rev13 = Play PlayStation

| rev13Score = 3/10 (Hugo PS){{Cite journal|date=December 1998|title=Test: Hugo|journal=Play PlayStation|volume=12/98}}

| rev14 = Play Time

| rev14Score = 70% (Hugo PC '95)Play Time 5/95, page 88.

| rev15 = Play Zone

| rev15Score = 50% (Hugo PS){{cite web|url=http://www.ninretro.de/game-10-2720.html |title=Hugo (PlayStation) - N.i.n.Retro (New is not Retro) v3 |publisher=Ninretro.de |access-date=2014-01-18}}
51% (Hugo 2 PS){{Cite journal|title=Hugo 2|journal=PlayStation Zone|volume=7/99|pages=92}}

| rev16 = PlayStation das Fun-Magazin

| rev16Score = 5.7/10 (Hugo 2 PS)PlayStation - Das Fun-Magazin 7/99, pages 112-113.

| rev17 = PlayStation Games

| rev17Score = 28% (Hugo PS){{Cite journal|title=Hugo 2|journal=PlayStation Games|volume=6/99|pages=50}}

| rev18 = PlayStation Magazin

| rev18Score = 4.7/10 (Hugo PS)Das offizielle PlayStation Magazin 1/99, pages 116-117.

| rev19 = Power Play

| rev19Score = 28% (Hugo PC '95){{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/powerplaymagazine-1995-04/PowerPlay_04_1995#page/n94/mode/1up |title=Power Play Magazine (April 1995) |date=April 1995}}

| rev20 = SuperJuegos

| rev20Score = 59% (Hugo PS){{Cite journal|date=July 1999|title=Hugo: El troll de la trla|journal=SuperJuegos|volume=87}}

| rev24 = Świat Gier Komputerowych

| rev24Score = 75% (Hugo Amiga '94){{Cite journal|date=May 1994|title=Hugo|url=https://archive.org/details/SwiatGierKomputerowych051994/page/n25|journal=Świat Gier Komputerowych|volume=5/94|pages=25|via=Internet Archive}}

| rev22 = Video Games (Germany)

| rev22Score = 25% (Hugo PS)
19% (Hugo 2 PS){{cite web|url=https://www.ninretro.de/game-10-3330.html|title=Hugo 2 (PlayStation) - N.i.n.Retro (New is not Retro) v3+|website=www.ninretro.de}}

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The games received mixed and often negative reviews. According to Francisco Delgada from Spanish magazine pcmanía, while Hugo is "not a bad game", it is "a bit bland and repetitive, especially since the video game version only differs from television [game] in its difficulty".Francisco Delgada, "Igualito que el tele", Pcmanía 3, p.52. Arkadiusz Matczyński from Polish magazine Świat Gier Komputerowych recommended it as a "fantastic" game for younger Amiga users, but noted the more mature audience might get bored quickly.

PlayStation reviews were often much harsher. Mike Goldsmith from Arcade wrote about the PlayStation releases: "Advertised as being 'designed for children aged 6+', Hugo will come off as simplistic at best, patronising at worst - a real shame given the quality of edutainment titles that could be ported from PC and Mac".{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/Arcade_Issue_03_1999-02_Future_Publishing_GB#page/n114/mode/1up |title=Arcade - Issue 03 (1999-02) (Future Publishing) (GB) |date=February 1999 |access-date=2013-12-05}} German magazine Maniac called them some of the worst PlayStation games.{{Cite web|url=https://www.maniac.de/tests/hugo-2-im-klassik-test-ps/amp/|title = Amped 2 - im Test (Xbox)|date = 30 November 2003}} In 2003, PlanetStation, having previously given both Hugo and Hugo 2 the lowest possible score of 1 star,{{Cite journal|title=Hugo Chungo|url=https://archive.org/details/PlanetStation_09/page/n45|journal=PlanetStation|volume=9|pages=45}}{{Cite journal|title=HUGO 2: Hugo Dark Bluff|journal=PlanetStation|volume=17|pages=71|via=Internet Archive}} included Hugo among the five worst games from the 50 issues of the magazines.{{Cite journal|date=February 2003|title=Lo mejor y lo peor|journal=PlanetStation|volume=50|pages=67}} Retrospectively, PlayStation Official Magazine listed Hugo, described as "bloody rubbish", atop its list of worst PlayStation characters.Top Ten Most Wanted feature, Official UK PlayStation Magazine, Future Publishing issue 108. In 2012, Game Informer made a Replay-section retro video poking fun at the PlayStation Hugo and Bubsy 3D.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zvgY7nI7MA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/7zvgY7nI7MA |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Replay - Bubsy 3D |publisher=Youtube.com |date=2012-02-05 |access-date=2013-08-14}}{{cbignore}}

Nevertheless, the series was a massive commercial success. The first PC game has remained Germany's #1 best-selling PC floppy disk game for a long time in 1995, including in March,{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/powerplaymagazine-1995-06/PowerPlay_06_1995#page/n105/mode/1up|title=Power Play Magazine (June 1995)|date=June 1995|access-date=2015-09-05}} June,Power Play 9/1995, page 162. July,Power Play 10/1995, page 112. October,Power Play 12/1995, page 168.PC Games 39 (12/1995), page 124. and November,PC Games 40 (1/1996), page 132. as well as the #1 best-selling Amiga 500 game of September 1996,{{Cite journal|title=Chart Attack|journal=Amiga Games|volume=11/96}} while Hugo 3 landed #2 upon its premiere in 1996.{{Cite journal|title=Top Job|journal=PC Joker|volume=9/96|pages=30}} Previously, Hugo has been one of the best-selling computer games in Spain in 1992.{{Cite journal|title=HIT ORDENADORES|journal=SuperJuegos|volume=9|pages=133}} In August 1998, Hugo 2 for the Game Boy received a "Gold" sales award from the Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (VUD), indicating sales of at least 100,000 units across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.{{cite press release | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000713050154/http://www.vud.de/infopres/cebit98.htm | url=http://www.vud.de:80/infopres/cebit98.htm | title=Uhr TCM Hannover – ein glänzender Event auf der CebitHome | date=August 26, 1998 | publisher=Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland | archive-date=July 13, 2000 | language=de | url-status=dead | access-date=January 18, 2020}} It was the #2 best-selling GB game in Germany in September 1999.{{Cite journal|date=November 1999|title=GameBoy-Charts|journal=Video Games|volume=11/99|pages=12}} As such, Hugo Gold has been featured as a Classic of the Month at the Computerspielemuseum Berlin.{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BvKJMiyIRnV/ | title=Computerspielemuseum on Instagram: "We proudly present our newly-built station CLASSIC OF THE MONTH 📺, where our employees present their personal favourite games.🎉🎏🎈 This month, our curator Mascha presents her very first video game Hugo Gold.📀 Back in the 90s, it was played in the so-called Hugo Show and you had to call the show to then play via the phone buttons. ☎️ Yes, it was weird. And awesome. And because it was so awesome we built a phone controller 😭 #computerspielemuseum #videogamemuseum #classicofthemonth #klassikerdesmonats #hugogold #hugogame #hugo #retrogaming #retrogames #games #videogames #classicvideogames #dosgames #classicphone #commodoreamiga #playstation #skærmtroldenhugo #skærmtrold #classicgaming #90stelevision #televisionshow #classictvshow"}}

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A Hugo online slot game based on the game was developed by Play'n GO in 2016 (in Denmark it was released exclusively for RoyalCasino.dk). Its story involves finding treasures in a mine and rescuing Hugolina from Afskylia/Scylla.{{cite web|url=http://www.gamingintelligence.com/games/38124-play-n-go-to-launch-new-slot-based-on-danish-animated-troll-hugo |title=Play'n GO to launch slot based on Danish animated troll Hugo |date=3 June 2016 |publisher=Gaming Intelligence |access-date=2016-08-28}}{{cite web|url=http://promotionalbonuscode.com/hugo-slot-game/ |title=Hugo Slot Game inspired by interactive Children's show |publisher=Promotionalbonuscode.com |access-date=2016-08-28}} It was followed by Hugo 2 partially based on "Ice Cavern" in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.5thplanetgames.com/game/hugo-2/|title=Hugo 2|website=5th Planet Games|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-12-08}} The 2019's Hugo's Adventure features elements from the airplane and ropes minigames.{{cite web | url=https://svenskacasino.se/nyheter/hugo-s-adventure-nya-aventyr-i-play-n-gos-fjarde-hugo-spel | title=Hugo's Adventure: Nya äventyr i Play'n GOs fjärde Hugo-spel | date=8 August 2025}} Hugo Carts, inspired by the mine track scenario but having Hugo and Hugolina work together against Scylla, was released 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www.5thplanetgames.com/game/hugo-carts/ | title=Hugo Carts}} Another slot game, Hugo Legacy featuring mine track inspired theme along with a symbolic version of the rope endgame, was released in 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.playngo.com/games/hugo-legacy | title=Hugo Legacy - Free Demo Play}}

{{Reflist}}

• {{Official website|http://www.hugo-net.com/}}
• [https://www.mobygames.com/game/hugo_ Hugo (1995)], [http://www.mobygames.com/game/hugo_ Hugo (1996)], [https://www.mobygames.com/game/hugo__ Hugo (1998)], [https://www.mobygames.com/game/hugo-2_ Hugo 2 (1999)], and [https://www.mobygames.com/game/hugo-2 Hugo 2½] at MobyGames
• [http://www.giantbomb.com/hugo/61-32589/ Hugo] at Giant Bomb
• [http://hol.abime.net/hol_search.php?find=hugo Amiga Hugo games] at HOL database
• [http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/klassik/index.html Classic Hugo games] {{in lang|de}} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071121030354/http://www.hugo-troll.de/games/klassik/index.html |date=2007-11-21}} at Hugo-Troll.de

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