South Park

I loved South Park and Turok as a kid, and since this was made by Iguana, this was definitely my cup of tea. Any old school South Park fan from the 90's, like me, enjoyed this game.

A strange, evil comet enters Earth's orbit and flies over South Park, causing all sorts of crazy events to happen. After being informed of this by Chef, the four protagonists, Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny set out to save their town from destruction.

The gameplay is very similar to Turok, but much simpler. You control one of the four boys, kill enemies, stop the tanks from reaching and destroying South Park, and reach the end of the level. You use an assortment of wacky weapons, like dodgeballs, a plunger gun, cow launcher, and Warpo Ray. You'll encounter familiar enemies, like mutant turkeys, dim-witted clones, and grey skinned aliens. Each chapter had a boss at the end, none of which were difficult to beat except for the final one. Besides that, there wasn't much else to do. There's no easter eggs, no unlockables, no collectibles, nothing. But that doesn't mean it wasn't fun or worth playing.

The graphics and sounds were pretty good, but the level designs were very simple, barren and straightforward. Still, it was interesting to see the South Park in 3D instead of 2D, and the developers pulled off a good presentation that fully captured the aesthetic of the show.

The humor and dialogue were by far the best part of the game. It was even funnier during multiplayer and hearing your favorite South Park characters yell and swear at each other as they duke it out, with bleeps censoring the nastiest profanity for extra humor. The zany music, composed by Darren Mitchell, was enjoyable and successfully captures the spirit of the show.

While not the best South Park entry, it was a good start for the franchise in the gaming world.