Looney Tunes: Back in Action (video game)
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| Looney Tunes: Back in Action | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Warner Bros. Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Release date(s) |  November 24, 2003 |
| Genre(s) | Platformer |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, GameCube |
Looney Tunes: Back in Action is a video game of the platformer genre released in 2003 by Warner Bros. Interactive. The game is based on the movie of the same name.
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[edit] Cast
Joe Alaskey - Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, ACME Chairman, Marvin the Martian, Sylvester, Various voices
Jeff Bennett - Foghorn Leghorn, Various voices
Bob Bergen - Porky Pig, Tweety, Various Voices
Maurice LaMarche - Yosemite Sam, Pepe LePew, Various Voices
June Foray - Granny
Jim Cummings - Taz, Security Guards, Vaious Voices
Billy West - Elmer Fudd, Various Voices
[edit] Gameplay
Gameplay involves playing as Bugs Bunny or Daffy Duck. Each character has their own unique special abilities and the game requires using both characters. Along the way, money is found all over the place, usually as coins and bills. Gold bullions are also found but rarely. Some items are buried in the ground. The money is used to access any of 4 other regions in the game such as Vegas or Paris. Each character can take 3 hits. Upon the third hit, they return to the last checkpoint. There is an unlimited number of lives.
[edit] Special abilities
Bugs Bunny has the special abilities of digging and double-jumping. By digging into the ground, buried items can be bumped up and be collected. It can also be used to get under low pathways. Double-jumping is used to get to high areas that Daffy cannot reach.
Daffy Duck has the special abilities of fluttering and swimming. Fluttering allows Daffy to cross large gaps (Bugs Bunny could if his double-jump is well-used). Bugs Bunny would drown upon falling in the water, but Daffy can swim in the water and collect items in it.
[edit] Challenges and regions
Bugs and Daffy must accomplish 4 to 6 challenges within each of 5 regions. Each region has about 5 different rooms that, at first, are not all accessible, but as challenges are fulfilled within the area, they become accessible. There are many types of challenges:
- Find X of something - find and destroy a certain number of things such as wanted signs or loudspeakers. By finding all of the items, the challenge is fulfilled.
- Battle - defeat an enemy such as Elmer Fudd.
- Capture the monkey - chasing a monkey throughout an area and whacking it 3 times.
- Minigame - popping balloons on a roller coaster (while avoiding bombs) or a game of tennis using kaboomers - succeeding yields the monkey in the main area.
- Bonus - reaching a certain speed (from 220 to 300 mph) on the chase with Wile E. Coyote is one example.
To move between regions, a varied amount of money is needed, from $2000 to $5000, depending on the area. It's a one-time fee and switching between areas is done in the map screen.
[edit] Monkeys and other special items
Monkeys (Munkeys, as the game calls them) are the most important items in the game. There are also Michigan J. Frog statues and bird seed boxes. Monkeys are obtained in a variety of ways.
- Challenges - accomplishing a challenge is the most common method.
- Foghorn Leghorn - buying monkeys from Foghorn Leghorn, usually for $1500.
- Granny (Looney Tunes) - finding Sylvester and preventing him from eating Tweety.
Each region has 20 Michigan J. Frog statues and 7 bird seed boxes. The Michigan J. Frog statues collected do not reset upon leaving the region but the bird seed boxes collected does reset (meaning that they must be recollected when revisiting the area, if all were not collected in the previous visit).
[edit] Costumes
Each area has a unique costume for each character. For some challenges, such as the bull ride, the Duck Danger costume is required in order to access and fulfill the challenge. A small fee is used to rent the costume, usually $50 or $75 and can be rerented from the same door indefinitely until certain conditions are met.
Available costumes:
- Bugs Bunny - Hula Costume, Spy Costume, Cowboy Costume, Space Costume
- Daffy Duck - Duck Danger
[edit] Cheat Codes
PS2 Cheat Codes
AMUNKEY=$500
PASSPORT=Access all areas
WEENY=Shrink Ray
CANNON=Cannon Ball Costume
OUTTAKE=Duck Danger Battle
SUITSYOU=Free Costume Doors
GOBBLE=Gossamer Doors Revealed
TOUGHAGE=Invulnerability
FURRYOUS=Wile E. Coyote Game
DANGERD=Duck Danger costume
HENSAWAY=Hen Grenade attack
SLAPPY=Gives characters a Slappy Fish to whack baddies.
Game Cube Cheat Codes
PASSPORT=Access All Areas
TOUGHAGE=Invulnerability
AMUNKEY=Gain an extra $500
WEENY=Unlock ACME Shrink Ray
CANNON=Unlock Cannon Ball Costume
OUTTAKE=Unlock Duck Danger Battle
SLAPPY=Slappy Fish
FURRYOUS=Unlock Wile. E. Coyote Game
SUITSYOU=Free Costume Doors
DANGERD=Danger Duck costume
HENSAWAY=Hen Grenade attack
GOBBLE=Reveals Gossamer Doors in Warner Bros. Studios.
Game Boy Cheat Codes
Extra Ending scenes= Collect all fifty notes in each level
[edit] Trivia
- The ACME Chairman has a different look in this game.
