The characters have no health bar, lives (the game ends when all the characters are defeated/captured, one by one), or special abilities. Characters can be swapped freely in almost all places. Characters are defeated from touching harmful enemies or objects, or being captured by the security guard, Ralph. Defeated/captured characters can be recovered by completing a "Rescue" stage that appears when one or two characters are defeated or captured. Characters can pick up and throw things as well as execute a dash move. If all three are together, they can also stack themselves up to reach higher platforms. The stack move can be performed with two characters, however, the power of the stack is weakened. A slot machine at the bottom of the screen is activated after obtaining a certain number of coins and can be used for a range of power-ups, such as temporary invincibility, bringing back characters who were defeated or captured earlier, and giving or taking away extra coins. Throughout the game, there are small robots with white blockheads, red bodies, and yellow appendages who work for Pinky and the Brain. Reception Reviewing the Genesis version, GamePro assessed that the game successfully appeals to the TV show's preadolescent target audience. They criticized the limited music and absence of voices, but praised the cartoony and detailed graphics and the way the level design requires the player to make regular use of all three characters. They gave the Super NES version a negative review, citing overly simplistic and frustrating gameplay, though they did praise the graphics for their large and colorful sprites and background references to the TV show. Reviewing the Game Boy version, they criticized the slow-moving characters and trial-and-error gameplay, but approved of the graphics and audio and concluded, "The humor and spirit of the Animaniacs lives on in this handheld game." Super Play was more negative on the SNES version, giving it only 28% Digital Press gave the Genesis version 8 out of 10. Next Generation reviewed the Genesis version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "Cutting edge innovation isn't here, but what is here is plenty of fun." In 1995, Total! ranked Animaniacs 94th on their Top 100 SNES Games calling the game ingenious and funny. References External links 1994 video games Video games based on Animaniacs Konami games Super Nintendo Entertainment System games Super Nintendo Entertainment System-only