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Garfield: Lasagna World Tour is a 2007 action-adventure video game developed by EKO Software and published both by Blast Entertainment Ltd. and Conspiracy Games. It is the sequel to Garfield: Saving Arlene, and was released for PlayStation 2 and PC.
Synopsis[]
Plot[]
Garfield joins an international treasure hunt for a huge lasagna hoard, and Odie decides to tag along. However, an unnamed gray cat and his dog Brutus attempt to stop Garfield and Odie by triggering traps and battling or chasing the duo during their journey.
After being chased by the gray cat and Brutus in their hometown, Garfield finds a clue in his local park, which leads him to the desert ruins of Egypt. There, he and Odie find another clue that points them towards Mexico, and get chased by a boulder until they are flung onto the back of a Mexico-bound bus. After getting dropped off in Mexican City[sic], they find another clue which leads them to Italy, so they head to Venice. In Venice, Garfield finds a clue that leads him back to his hometown, and is fired back there by a cannon. Finally, Garfield finds the key to his town's lasagna factory buried in his front lawn, but it is quickly stolen by the gray cat and Brutus, so Garfield and Odie chase after them for one final showdown. After trying to trample Garfield by riding Brutus, the gray cat pilots a giant mech shaped like himself and attempts to defeat Garfield once more, but is defeated. The game ends with Garfield angrily trying to figure out where Odie has put the key to the lasagna factory. The game ends with a shot of the key lying on the floor of Odie's doghouse, while Garfield chases him in circles in the front yard.
Gameplay[]
The gameplay is similar to that of Garfield: Saving Arlene, but the ingredient-collecting/recipe mechanic has been replaced with a more restrictive costume system. However, the abilities themselves remain largely unchanged. The Super Kicking Burger's kicking ability has been replaced with the Soccer Player's Uniform, the Cheesecake's gliding ability has been replaced with the Fakir's Turban, and the Chilli Con Carne has been replaced with the Chef's Outfit. Furthermore, the Vanilla Milkshake's dashing ability can now be accessed at any time by jumping on Odie's back and riding him, although the player cannot jump as pressing the jump button merely dismounts Odie. Because the player can no longer cook lasagna to refill their health, health refills are now scattered throughout the levels in the forms of food items such as pizzas and hot dogs. There is also one new ability-- the Cowboy outfit, which allows the player to shoot down balloons and hit switches from a distance.
There is also a new "radar" mechanic. At certain points in the game, the player's radar will begin beeping in a specific area. If the player calls to Odie while the radar is flashing red, Odie will dig up an item such as a key or a costume that is needed to progress.
Combat is mostly the same as Garfield: Saving Arlene, with both of the game's dog enemies returning here. However, there are also new enemies such as snakes and spiders. Unlike the dog enemies, the newly-introduced foes take multiple hits to knock down, but remain defeated permanently and do not wake back up. There are also occasional quick-time "brawl" sequences, in which the player must press buttons that appear onscreen in order to defeat a particularly tough foe in frantic combat.
The game also features two towards-the-screen chase sequences and one "traditional" bossfight which is similar to the boss from Garfield: Saving Arlene, although the target moves around within the arena.
The game has a multiplayer mode, which features four minigames that each have two variants, for a total of eight minigames. The players can select a variety of costumes, which include Garfield, the unnamed gray cat, and Garfield wearing each of the hats from the cheat code Easter egg in Garfield: Saving Arlene.
Levels[]
(Note: The italicised parentheses and the words contained within are not part of the official level names. They are only included for the sake of clarity.)
- Bring on the party! (Muncie I)
- Run, Odie! Run! (Muncie Chase)
- Bandages and sarcophagi (Egypt I)
- Temple almost of doom (Egypt II)
- Roll, you ball! (Egypt chase)
- The good, the bad and the spicy (Mexican City I)
- For a fistful of lasagna (Mexican City II)
- Meow home is your home (Venice I)
- Carnivore carnival (Venice II)
- The return of the orange King (Munice II)
- Face to face (Muncie Boss)
Characters[]
- Garfield
- Odie
- Unnamed antagonist
- Brutus
- Arlene (cameo during the intro cutscene, referee for brawl sequences)
- Jon Arbuckle (cameo on a picture)
Reception[]
Sam Bishop, of the review website IGN, gave the game a 2.5/10.