Garfield: A Week of Garfield
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is a 1989 Family Computer title based on the comic character Garfield
. The game was developed by Mars Corp. The goal is to rescue Odie by the end of the week. The game is a sidescrolling action game
in which enemies can be mice
, spider
s, bird
s and other assorted animals. Garfield's default attack is a low kick when he is standing on his hind feet. There are also several powerups that are limited to how many Garfield has the ability to pick up. This game was only released in Japan
due to issues with using the Garfield license in North America and Europe.
Garfield
Garfield is a comic strip created by Jim Davis. Published since June 19, 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character, the cat Garfield ; his owner, Jon Arbuckle; and Arbuckle's dog, Odie...
. The game was developed by Mars Corp. The goal is to rescue Odie by the end of the week. The game is a sidescrolling action game
Action game
Action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time. The genre includes diverse subgenres such as fighting games, shooter games, and platform games, which are widely considered the most important action games, though some...
in which enemies can be mice
MICE
-Fiction:*Mice , alien species in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy*The Mice -Acronyms:* "Meetings, Incentives, Conferencing, Exhibitions", facilities terminology for events...
, spider
Spider
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
s, bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s and other assorted animals. Garfield's default attack is a low kick when he is standing on his hind feet. There are also several powerups that are limited to how many Garfield has the ability to pick up. This game was only released in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
due to issues with using the Garfield license in North America and Europe.