Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers

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Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers
Genre(s): Fighting
Platform(s): PlayStation 2
Nintendo GameCube
Xbox
Release Date: PlayStation 2
NA: October 22, 2002
EU: March 14, 2003
JP: January 29, 2004
GameCube
NA: January 4, 2003
Xbox
NA: November 25, 2003
Developer(s): VIS Entertainment
Publisher(s): NA: NewKidCo
EU: Ubi Soft
JP: Success
Country: United Kingdom
Series: Tom and Jerry
Predecessor: Tom and Jerry in Fists of Furry

Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers is a 2002 fighting game released for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube and Xbox, although the GameCube and Xbox versions were released only in North America, while the PS2 version was also released in Europe and Japan. It was developed by VIS Entertainment and published by NewKidCo in North America, Ubi Soft in Europe, and Success in Japan.

Why It's a Good Warfare

  1. Polished and great graphics for 2002-2004 standards, sometimes even looking like the actual show. The animations are also really good and are well-detailed, with the stages having great details.
  2. Awesome soundtrack that truly sounds like something made for the shorts, but completely enchanced with much better quality. Some can sound especially good to the point it would feel you were walking around the store or relaxing on a couch while listening to the game's music.
  3. Solid and responsive controls. They are pretty simple and it is easy to learn and remember the inputs when fighting.
  4. The game in general feels like a Tom and Jerry version of Super Smash Bros. (especially Melee), except that instead of taking Smash's rules and making War of the Whiskers a clone, the game in general feels like a regular fighter but in an arena.
  5. Each stage has a very good design that they look very accurate, especially to the shorts, including the fridge in the kitchen and the western setting in one of the stages. Some stages even have hazards that can change the match for a bit.
  6. Over 11 characters to choose from, with most being the obvious fan favourites, such as Spike, Butch or Nibbles. Tom and Jerry are unsurprisingly the ones you get from the get go and the others have to be unlocked.
  7. The costumes are a pretty nice touch, where you can give a character an outfit to make them look slightly different. This can create a rather interesting match, such as Tom in in a pirate costume fighting against Butch in a mechanic costume, or Spike in a cowboy costume fighting against Jerry in a beach costume. These are exclusive only to the GameCube version, though.
  8. Neat voice acting. Despite having only two voice actors, with them being Marc Silk and Alan Marriott, both do a great job voicing the characters, with Alan doing an awesome job as the announcer.
  9. There's a comic book included in the PS2 and Xbox versions made by DC Comics, which is a nice touch. It's especially cool how DC Comics, out of all companies, made a comic based on a Tom and Jerry fighting game.

Bad Qualities

  1. As mentioned before, the costumes are only exclusive to the GameCube version, meaning that PS2 and Xbox players will have less content as a result.
  2. The camera can be quite problematic; sometimes it can get so high to the point you can barely see your character.
  3. The amount of starter characters is a bit too small, having only two, being the aforementioned duo, Tom and Jerry.
  4. The icons in the lifebars feel a bit streched and look like they were badly cropped.

Reception

Reception for Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers has been mixed by critics, though it was received more positively by players. On Metacritic, the PlayStation 2 versions sits at a 63/100 score based on 4 reviews, while the user score sits at 7.7/10, based on 23 reviews.[1]

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Trivia

  • This is the first, and, so far, only Tom and Jerry game to received a T for Teen rating. Additionally, this is the only NewKidCo game to be rated T. The game was rated as such due to mild violence and comic mischief.
    • This can be justified as the E10+ rating did not exist until 2005, three years after War of the Whiskers was released.
  • This is the only NewKidCo game to be released on the sixth generation consoles, being the PS2, GameCube and Xbox. However, some more were planned, such as E.T.: Return to the Green Planet (PS2), E.T.: Search for Dragora (GCN, Xbox), and Little League Baseball 2002 (GCN), but these were cancelled.

References

  1. ↑ Tom & Jerry in War of the Whiskers - Metacritic

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