Rat Attack!

Rat Attack! is a very simple game. It’s a traditional arcade-style game where you control a cat and draw boxes to capture rats before dropping them off in a trap. After collecting so many, it’s off to the next level to do the same. It’s a decent concept and is enjoyable enough. The graphics are ugly in a way that’s hard to describe, and the 2D rats make it difficult to determine their position at times, meaning you’ll accidentally walk into them and lose health.

As the game progresses, you’ll reach new areas, which introduce new obstacles like fans, dogs and the dreaded hoover. On top of catching rats, you also have to make sure they don’t eat all the objects in the room, if they do, then it’s game over. The game gets quite frantic and is very difficult at times.

A decent enough game, even if there isn’t a lot to it.

Fine

Whislt we never thought that Rat Attack was going to be a blinding slice of videogame action, when the review copy rolled into the office this month, we found a surpisingly little slice of frantic puzzling mayhem. Which is nice.

Jes Bickham, N64 Magazine #36

Remake or remaster?

With clearer graphics and a bit more variety, this could be a fun little downloadable game. Perhaps even a “demake” with a classic arcade style to it.

Official ways to get the game.

There’s no official way to get Rat Attack.

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