title: Animaniacs: A Gigantic Adventure
text: # Animaniacs: A Gigantic Adventure
  
  Animaniacs: a Gigantic Adventure is an action game based on the Jazz Jackrabbit 2 engine developed by EAI Interactive and published by SouthPeak Interactive. It was released in North America on June 15, 1999.
  
  ## Plot
  
  Thaddeus Plotz, after many years of dealing with Yakko, Wakko, and Dot, orders Ralph to round up all the Animaniacs merchandise and hide them around the studio. While doing that, Plotz orders all of the Warner Siblings be locked up in a psychiatric hospital. However, the three escape and the player must retrieve all of the hidden objects.
  
  ## Gameplay
  
  The game is a 2D platforming side-scroller. The player controls the Warner siblings across eleven environments, including: the Warner Bros. movie studio, an ocean liner ship, and an Iceberg. The three playable characters have their own weapons: Wakko has a baseball bat, Yakko uses a rubber mallet, and Dot can throw anvils.
  
  ## Reception
  
  IGN gave the game 3.5 out of 10 and called it "awful", while aggregator GameRankings gave it an above-average rating of 60%.
  
  