Rugrats Search For Reptar Game Analysis

One game that ties these elements together is Rugrats: Search for Reptar is a PlayStation game that was released in 1998.The game is based on the popular Nickelodeon cartoon Rugrats, which aired from 1991 until 2004. The game follows the main character of the cartoon, Tommy Pickles, who has lost his Reptar puzzle (IMDb). The last time I recall playing the game was twelve years ago at the age of nine. In order to get a good understanding of the game again I watched a walkthrough of someone else playing the game. The semantics of the title of the game did not mean much, but as soon as I heard the diegetic sound of the theme song, it called my attention because immediately all my childhood memories of the game came back. This game does a nice …show more content…
The game is filled with obstacles and at times the characters disagree about what to do next, but in order to pass each level they must work and compromise together. Throughout the game there is anger, sadness, frustration, happiness, basically every emotion a player can possibly be in a game. The game also comes with a story line where the player connects and learns more about the game. The values in the game such as basic equality for all characters and character development is shown throughout the game, so in this aspect, it is representational to real life. Angelica is the oldest of the Rugrats so she constantly feels inferior to the others, and the game is constantly showing the player that this mindset is not correct by isolating her every time she becomes bossy. Overall the game is quite short in terms of length, but still a great game to play, especially if you loved Rugrats. It incorporates most of the material discussed in class including the elements and values that were provided in the reading, which represent our values in society. Learning how to understand the patterns and trends make completing the game easier and these are real world skills that can be applied to a player’s life in the future. It seems cheesy, but something as simple as a health bar makes a player care about a character and makes the player become so invested in that character’s journey. It even included elements that