Family Guy (PSP)

...just coz, you know, it's FAMILY GUY! it's all Freakin' Sweet! Family Guy! Come on!

What can go wrong?

Gameplay
--------------
In the game, you play as either Stewie, Brian or Peter Griffin through different levels of adventure. In order to advance you MUST complete each levels as specified.
In general, the game itself is pretty playable; the environment and sound kinda keeps your attention :)
...originally voiced by the original Family Guy characters from the TV show. There are different music that correspond to each character playing in the level, which is quite relevant; perhaps Brian's soundtrack is slightly Pink Panther style? But other than that, this is the sort of graphics and soundtrack that you would probably expect is Seth MacFarlane wanted to create an original Family Guy game.


Technicality
----------------
more

I remember getting so excited about this game just coz, you know, it's FAMILY GUY! it's all Freakin' Sweet! Family Guy! Come on!

What can go wrong?

Gameplay
--------------
In the game, you play as either Stewie, Brian or Peter Griffin through different levels of adventure. In order to advance you MUST complete each levels as specified.
In general, the game itself is pretty playable; the environment and sound kinda keeps your attention :)
Stewie's missions are mainly the classic jump-shoot style through the 3D environment, his weapons can be upgraded throughout his gameplay, but whether or not your weapons upgrade, you still just have to shoot at all your enemies until they disappear in a smoke (poof!) Brian mainly has the hide and seek jobs through Police Stations to get evidence of who impregnated Seabreeze LOL. For those missions you basically hide in the corners or fallen books that they provide you with, shield yourself from view with a lampshade, and avoid anybody that walks past in a common pattern. Peter's levels involves you to do a lot, and i mean A LOT, of button-bashing. Personally, I found Peter Griffin's levels one of the hardest to get used to due to its special combo moves not doing much even when your fingers are aching from the multiple buttons I bash on yet Peter is only throwing a punch at Old Man Herbert.
This is really where it did it for me to sell it in the end; the frustrating controls and relatively long learning curve in order to learn Peter's moves could have you at your wit's end.

Graphics / Sound
------------------------
Graphics. Graphics. Graphics. It's actually very pleasant to look at, besides some of the slightly blocky look on the occasional character, but otherwise, the characters are looking pretty much like their usual selves from the TV show. Freakin' Sweet !
The audio itself is just as good as the sound is originally voiced by the original Family Guy characters from the TV show. There are different music that correspond to each character playing in the level, which is quite relevant; perhaps Brian's soundtrack is slightly Pink Panther style? But other than that, this is the sort of graphics and soundtrack that you would probably expect is Seth MacFarlane wanted to create an original Family Guy game.

Technicality
----------------
Only autosave is available in the game, which is annoying because when you button-bash with Peter, at times it's quite difficult to get past a certain point before your next checkpoint. So it takes you a couple of times (or more...) to complete certain areas, otherwise you will get swooped back to the last checkpoint to start again. Frustrated? I was.
If you're not comfortable with the default controls that the game has set, there are other options for you to choose from, but that doesn't change anything about the sensitivity of the buttons that corresponds with Peter's moves!
Other minor problems include the trouble with controlling Stewie's jumps properly and usually causes you to fall to the bottom after you spent so much effort to get to the top because the controls are so...slippery. (I blame the analog stick I tell you...T_T)
Oh, I almost forgot to mention, there's no difficulty setting either. Bummer.

To sum it up, this game is a true disappointment for any hardcore Family Guy fans that love gaming, but it is still a good game to go back after a couple of weeks just for the jokes.

Product Specifications
------------------------------
Platform: PSP
ESRB rating: Mature - Mature Humor,Violence,Partial Nudity
Genre: Adventure
Number of players: 1 Player
Difficulty: Medium
Learning curve: From 15 to 30 Minutes
Game Developer: High Voltage Software
ESRB : Mature
Release date: 10/16/2006

Amazon.co.uk: £14.96 (used from £6.50)
Ebay: from £7.19

HAPPY PLAYING! =) 

...less