Ratatouille

Description

Nintendo may have given up on Game Boy, but third party developers haven't been so quick to let him go – there's still some life left in the little guy, and plenty of companies are still supporting the platform with new releases. New licensed releases anyway. It seems like every fresh title hitting the shelves in Game Boy's final days is a cartoon brand or film tie-in – and that's the case here, with Ratatouille. Developed by Helixe and published by THQ, Ratatouille makes playable the tale of Disney and PIXAR's latest animated feature, the story of a Parisian rodent named Remy who dreams of becoming a chef. And while this adventure may not be exciting enough to draw back players who've already moved on to other hardware, it is a solid and entertaining experience for younger gamers, or those still proudly playing a GBA as their primary portable.

Remy's tale unfolds in France, and takes the form of a side-scrolling, platforming fetch quest – this rat's after ingredients. Fresh carrots and tomatoes. Juicy lemons. Exotic spices. Remy needs them all, if his latest kitchen creations are to be excellent enough to please the palettes of pretentious Parisians. He'll run, jump, climb and crawl his way through a variety of environments to find the fragrant foodstuffs, following his nose to locate the most well hidden items.