''Tom and Jerry in House Trap'' is an action video game based on the

Tom and Jerry ''Tom and Jerry'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the series c ...

franchise, and was released in 2000 for the PlayStation. The game was developed by

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and was published by

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in North America. In Europe, the game was published by

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and NewKidCo. Success published a Japanese version of the game in 2002.

Summary

As Jerry, the player must set up traps and collect weapons around the house to attack Tom. Each of the weapons and fifteen areas are based on shorts from the original Hanna-Barbara era of the franchise. The game also offers split-screen multiplayer, with Player 1 controlling Jerry, and Player 2 controlling Tom.

Reception

The game received negative reviews from critics, with IGN giving the title a 4/10 score, stating it's "not much fun to anything, really."

References

External links

Tom and Jerry in House Trap at GameSpot
2000 video games Video games based on Tom and Jerry PlayStation (console) games PlayStation (console)-only games Success (company) games Mattel games Ubisoft games Video games developed in the United Kingdom Cartoon Network video games NewKidCo games Multiplayer and single-player video games {{action-videogame-stub