Family Dog

It's a dog's life -- day after day, just gettin' by. Wishing that you could jump right up and bite the hand that teases you? In Family Dog, you play an adorable mutt who's terrorized by his young master, Billy. You're not out to save the world -- just survive. But the crackpot kid and a host of household nasties make life awfully ruff in this comical, side-scrolling, action game from T.H.Q.

Give that Dog a Bone

You have to search the house for puppy-style power-ups, including Dog Biscuits for barking power and Bones for extra life. As you go, bark away the enemies and obstacles to rack up points. Make it through every room in the house, and lucky you, the family goes on vacation, taking their awful son with them. Unfortunately, they send you to a nasty kennel, where you're in for the ultimate fight for survival.

You'll have a ball watching this high-jumping puppy. His comical moves and facial expressions will keep you in stitches. Unfortunately, there just aren't enough of the entertaining animations to keep gamers wagging their tails.

What can you do when your bark is truly worse than your bite? You bark a lot, and it's no feeble bow-wow-wow for the hero of this show. This puppy lets out a resounding, "Rowf!" Throughout, the music and sound fit well with the humorous (though sparse) animation and graphics.

The controls are simple, but they can be imprecise when jumping onto small objects. Though some levels are too difficult for a beginner to tackle, experienced gamers will have no problem.

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Family Dog's clever graphics and sound make this game a comical romp. Though a larger repertoire of animation, graphics, and sound effects would have improved the game, this dog's a bone-a-fido hero.

The trend of cartoons being developed for video game systems has become popular in recent years and this latest entry by T.H.Q. joins many hits such as T.M.N.T. and Mickey Mouse.

Family Dog is about - well - a family dog who must put up with the everyday abuse from Billy, the son in the family. Billy hides in the house trying to get the poor dog with his slingshot, popgun, and a vacuum cleaner. As the troubles are placed on the dog, the family sends him to a kennel where vicious German Shepherds are waiting to "pal around" with him.

Run away quickly from Billy in the living room as he tries to put the family dog through more trouble shooting at him with one of his toys. Be sure to jump the blocks.

Try to survive in this latest dog-eat-dog world created by THQ. Family Dog features you as the household pet, fending off the abuse of Billy and the rest of the family. Use the canine icons to help dodge Billy's slingshot and popgun. He'll also send the vacuum cleaner after you! You won't find solace in the kennel, however: vicious German Shepherds are eager to make your acquaintance! Give the doq a bone!