Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt

With their first film in the cinemas even as you read this, unless you're reading it as part of a nostalgia trip in the year 2037 or something, the Rugrats are a big success and a videogame based on their pre-school exploits was inevitable. Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt is a Mario Party-style boardgame that should appeal to the numerous fans of the animated ankle-biters. Fans of network Quake 2 or Mortal Kombat 4 probably need not apply.

What can we tell you about the game? Not a lot, unfortunately. Here, in its entirety, is the game-related part of THQ's ultra-expository press release... "This revolutionary title brings traditional boardgame elements to Nintendo 64. Kids of all ages will be able to compete against each other or the computer as they take on the persona of their favorite Rugrats character. Real Rugrats voices, music and sets will be immediately recognizable to any Rugrats fan. The game will have virtually unlimited replay value as the board configuration is randomly generated each time a new game is started.

"Features: five selectable characters including Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and Dil; 11 non-playable characters including Angelica, Grandpa, and Spike; first board game for the N64 in the US; multiple games to play; 3-D characters in a 3-D world; real voices and music from the TV show; randomly generated board layouts – a different game each time you play."

So now you know as much as we do. Not sure about that 'first boardgame' part either – what about Mario Party? Anyway, Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt is due out this summer, and it's probably going to have loads of different sub-games in it, like the PlayStation game, only not quite. Or something.