The Addams Family (video game)

Addams Family
Screenshot of Addams Family
Developer(s)	Ocean
Publisher(s)	Ocean
Release	1992
Genre(s)	Platform game

Addams Family is a platform game released by Ocean in 1992. The game was released for Sega Genesis, Sega Master System, Super NES, Amiga and other consoles. It is based on the first same name movie. The characters bear resemblance to their movie counterparts.

Basic Premise

The game followed the Addams Family father and husband, Gomez Addams, as he attempts to save the members of his family who have been kidnapped. They have been stowed away in various locations in the mansion and are protected by a boss of some sort. The manservant Lurch and the severed hand Thing are the only characters not to be kidnapped. Thing will provide hints on gameplay whenever Gomez finds one of his red boxes marked with an 'A' for 'Addams'. Gomez starts outside the front door of the mansion. Inside the house, Gomez can move from level to level in basically any order. The Player will soon discover that the mansion is full of secrets, hidden passageways and side levels and bosses (for the purpose of increasing Gomez's health). Gomez dispatches enemies by simply jumping on their heads (similar to the Super Mario games). He can also find objects to throw at them, such as golf balls. The game did not have a save system but, instead, bore a password system. Through progression of the game, the player would receive passwords, enabling him or her to start where they left off.

The Bosses

Although Tully Alford is mentioned in the games manual, he is nowhere to be found in the game. Abigail Craven, the co-villain in the movie, is merley mentioned and never seen. Very few elements from the film is featured in the game. The bosses are diffrent non canonical monsters.

• Ghastly Goblin: This boss kidnapped Wednesday and hides deep in the family crypt. He shoots flying skulls.
• Wacky Scientist: This boss kidnapped Pugsley and hides in the playroom. He is a big flying head who throws razor blades.
• Fire Dragon: This boss kidnapped Granny and hides in the furnace. He breaths fire and dives into the lava.
• The Witch: This boss kidnapped Uncle Fester and hides deep in the gallery. Gomez must jump on the hypnotised Uncle Fester to defeat this boss.
• The Nasty Judge: This is the final and hardest boss in the game. You can only get to him after you have saved all the other family members. When he is defeated Gomez will save Morticia and the game will be over.

Other Versions

• The game had a very similar version for the Sega Game Gear and Master System, but wasn't developed by Oceansoft. It too featured Gomez Addams looking for his family in the mansion. It also featured many of the same themed-locations. It was ported in 1994 with different graphics, different layout and less linear gameplay. For example, if the player had freed Granny, she would be able to free Pugsley with a "fog machine" if you collected the correct items.
• Some versions had parallax backdrops throughout the game. This had the side-effect of invisible doors suddenly showing up, most notably including the hidden bonus stage's secret door.

External links

• Addams Family at MobyGames