An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (video game)
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West[lower-alpha 1] is a Super NES video game released in 1994.[2] It is the second game released based on the film of the same name, the other title being an adventure game for DOS, published by Capstone Software.
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | |
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Developer(s) | Shimada Kikaku |
Publisher(s) | Hudson Soft |
Producer(s) | Eiji Aoyama |
Designer(s) | Junzo Shimada |
Programmer(s) | Junya Shimoda Tetsuo Oyama Tomonari Ikeda |
Artist(s) | Yosuke Ikeda Yūko Chikuda |
Composer(s) | Munetaka Sakamoto Takashi Tsumaki Takeshi Sato |
Series | An American Tail |
Platform(s) | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
Release | |
Genre(s) | Action, platform |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
The player must either fight or avoid cats and other obstacles as they stroll westward. The game is side-scrolling with a side-view of the action at nearly all times. The character is armed with a pop gun that can eliminate enemies using a non-violent approach to the Wild West genre.
Synopsis
The storyline of the game is deep and takes place in 1890 AD. The game is about a 3-inch tall cartoon mouse named Fievel who must make his way to the 1870's-1900's Wild West based on the movie of the same name released back in 1991.
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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GameRankings | 64.75%[3] |
Publication | Score |
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AllGame | [4] |
EGM | 6/10[5] |
GamePro | 15.5/25[6] |
Nintendo Power | 3.475/5[7] |
Computer+Videogiochi | 72/100[8] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[9] |
Game Players | 55%[10] |
MAN!AC | 63%[11] |
Mega Fun | 41%[12] |
Nintendo Magazine System | 83/100[13] |
Play Time | 69%[14] |
Player One | 78%[15] |
Superjuegos | 93/100[16] |
Total! | 5+ (E+)[17] |
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West was never reviewed by the Entertainment Software Rating Board ratings board. However, it was reviewed by Nintendo Power on its August 1994 issue.[7] Spanish magazine Superjuegos gave the game a 93 out of 100 score.[16]
References
- "Super NES Games" (PDF). Nintendo. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- "Preview: Super Nintendo Entertainment System - An American Tail: Fievel Goes West". Nintendo Magazine System. No. 22. EMAP. July 1994. pp. 30–31.
- "An American Tail: Fievel Goes West for Super Nintendo". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- Weiss, Brett Alan (1998). "An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (Super Nintendo Entertainment System) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- Semrad, Ed; Carpenter, Danyon; Manuel, Al; Williams, Ken (July 1994). "Review Crew - Super NES/Hudson Soft. - Fievel Goes West". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 60. Sendai Publishing. p. 33.
- Andromeda (March 1994). "Super NES ProReview: An American Tail: Fievel Goes West". GamePro. No. 56. IDG. p. 76.
- "Now Playing - An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (Super NES)". Nintendo Power. No. 63. Nintendo of America. August 1994. p. 69.
- Secco, Gabrio (November 1994). "Review: Fievel Goes West (Super NES)". Computer+Videogiochi (in Italian). No. 42. Gruppo Editoriale Jackson. p. 118.
- Carter, Chip (June 17, 1994). "Kids' Videogames - AGES 5 and up: An American Tail: Fievel Goes West". Entertainment Weekly. No. 227. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- Brumley, Doug (May 1994). "SNES - Review - An American Tail: Fievel Goes West". Game Players. No. 40. Signal Research. p. 45.
- Gaksch, Martin (October 1994). "Spiele-Tests – SN: Fievel Goes West". MAN!AC (in German). No. 12. Cybermedia. p. 76.
- Binzenhöfer, Andreas (January 1995). "Test Kunterbunt - Super Nintend: Fievel Goes West". Mega Fun (in German). No. 28. CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. p. 88.
- "Review: Super Nintendo Entertainment System - An American Tail: Fievel Goes West". Nintendo Magazine System. EMAP. 1994.
- Schneider, Ulf (February 1995). "Super NES Reviews: Fievel goes West" (PDF). Play Time (in German). No. 44. CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. pp. 114–115.
- Souibgui, Sam (February 1995). "Vite Vu - Super Nintendo: Fievel Goes West". Player One (in French). No. 50. Média Système Édition. p. 110.
- Sanz, Juan Carlos (October 1994). "Super Nintendo - Review: Fievel Goes West - ¡Desenfunda, Forastero!". Superjuegos (in Spanish). No. 30. Grupo Zeta. pp. 78–81.
- Hellwig, Thomas (December 1994). "Test - SNES: Fievel Goes West". Total! (in German). No. 19. X-Plain-Verlag. p. 43.