▁and ▁published ▁by ▁S ega ▁for ▁the ▁S ega ▁Gen esis . ▁Vers ions ▁for ▁the ▁S ega ▁Game ▁G ear ▁and ▁PC ▁were ▁also ▁released . ▁It ▁is ▁based ▁upon ▁Jim ▁Davis ' ▁com ic ▁strip ▁cat , ▁Gar field , ▁and ▁draw s ▁insp iration ▁from ▁Davis ' ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁book ▁Gar field : ▁His ▁ 9 ▁L ives . ▁After ▁Od ie ▁sc ared ▁Gar field ▁while ▁watching ▁television ▁and ▁ending ▁up ▁falling ▁on ▁the ▁TV , ▁both ▁characters ▁attempt ▁to ▁repair ▁it ▁before ▁Jon ▁Ar bu ck le ▁catch es ▁them , ▁however ▁the ▁thrown ▁spare ▁parts ▁become ▁an ▁electronic ▁mon ster ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Gl itch , ▁transport ing ▁Gar field ▁into ▁the ▁TV ▁and ▁he ▁must ▁defeat ▁him ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁get ▁out . ▁ ▁Gar field : ▁C aught ▁in ▁the ▁Act ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁mixed ▁reception ▁from ▁critics . ▁ ▁Game play ▁▁ ▁Gar field : ▁C aught ▁in ▁the ▁Act ▁is ▁a ▁side - scroll ing ▁platform ▁game ▁where ▁players ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁tit ular ▁cat ▁across ▁multiple ▁levels ▁of ▁varying ▁them atic ▁set ▁on ▁the ▁television ▁ ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁defeat ▁an ▁evil ▁electronic ▁being ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Gl itch ▁and ▁escape ▁the ▁TV ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁objective . ▁ ▁The ▁levels ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁game , ▁though ▁linear ▁in ▁nature , ▁are ▁large ▁and ▁populated ▁with ▁multiple ▁obst acles , ▁enemies ▁and ▁environmental ▁ha z ards , ▁involving ▁the ▁player ▁to ▁traverse ▁the ▁stage ▁by ▁running , ▁jump