Anyone expecting to see footage or a storyline worthy of the TV version of Futurama is likely to be disappointed by the rather poor animation and script for the game. On the positive side, all of the voicings were done by the original actors, and if you close your eyes and just listen you can almost imagine it's a TV episode in a lot of the cut scenes (although the timing is very stilted in some spots, and some of the jokes are just lame).
The gameplay itself is decent, although the movement is choppy and takes a little getting used to, and the camera control is not the greatest either. There are some very trite platform-ish elements - it's hard to tell if they were just being lazy, or trying to parody the average mediocre platformer. Overall, I'd give the gameplay a B-, except for a couple of very tedious rail-style levels (constant motion, the player just steers or shoots). Definitely not good enough to make me want to turn around and play it again, but not bad enough to make me put it down and never finish it.
Not a very glowing review, I know. I WILL say, however, that the ending joke was actually worth the entire thing (can't say any more without being a spoiler!). And the game is fairly short, so you won't waste more than a weekend.
Recommendation: rent or borrow, this probably isn't a keeper.
The gameplay itself is decent, although the movement is choppy and takes a little getting used to, and the camera control is not the greatest either. There are some very trite platform-ish elements - it's hard to tell if they were just being lazy, or trying to parody the average mediocre platformer. Overall, I'd give the gameplay a B-, except for a couple of very tedious rail-style levels (constant motion, the player just steers or shoots). Definitely not good enough to make me want to turn around and play it again, but not bad enough to make me put it down and never finish it.
Not a very glowing review, I know. I WILL say, however, that the ending joke was actually worth the entire thing (can't say any more without being a spoiler!). And the game is fairly short, so you won't waste more than a weekend.
Recommendation: rent or borrow, this probably isn't a keeper.