Taz: Wanted
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| Taz: Wanted | |
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| Developer(s) | Blitz Games |
| Publisher(s) | Infogrames |
| Platform(s) | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox |
| Release date | NA September 26, 2002 |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single Player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone |
Taz: Wanted is a video game of the action-adventure genre released in 2002 by Blitz Games. The game is based on the Looney Tunes Tasmanian Devil.
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[edit] Plot
It begins with Taz and She-Devil enjoying romantically at Taz Island. Suddenly, the two are captured by Yosemite Sam and the two are held captive in Sam's Zoo. Then, Sam tells Taz that in order to rescue She-Devil, he has to go to Gladiator's Toon Show. After Taz destroys the cage, Sam make an escape. After escaping, Sam puts wanted posters of Taz. Now, Taz has to get out of the zoo. After acquiring a cannon, a trampoline, and an elephant, Taz manages to escape, and confronts Gossamer in a game of Elephant Pong. After winning the game,he follows Sam in to the city for Gladiator toon match. After beating out Daffy Duck, Taz is not reunited with his love but is transported to the Old West where in the final stage, Sam blows up an explosives cache that the two were just battling in. The explosions are so great that they hurl Taz into outer space, before he lands back on his island, only to discover that Sam is trying to build a theme park there.Later, Taz catches up to Sam in a volcano.After trying to get rid of our hero by dipping him into the lava, he attempts to destroy the entire island,again with explosives.Following Sam's defeat,the plot takes a final anticlimatic twist,with Yosemite escaping with a jetpack.Having had enough for the moment,Taz and She-Devil are raised into Sam's blimp.However,Sam had been placed out of the picture,so who was controlling the craft?To our Devil's astonishment,it was Tweety's idea to construct 'Taz-Land-Amusement Park' all along;Sam being a mere puppet.The two begin to duel.The game ends with Taz activating the blimp's rear cargo door,pushing Tweety and his robot out.While She-Devil had been trying to figure out how to pilot the blimp,Taz accidentally destroys the control panel,causing the craft to crash on the island.Both emerging groggily from the wreckage,She-Devil rants and hands Taz a broom.Then he gets ticked off at what he perceives as ingratitude and appears to chomp on the TV screen in frustration as the screen turns dark before cutting to the credits.
[edit] Characters
- Taz
- A wild, hungry and extremely stupid predator, Taz is wanted by Yosemite Sam, who wants to use Taz as a tourist attraction. Taz is trying to rescue his beloved She-Devil.
- Yosemite Sam
- A bad-tempered and dishonest billionare, Sam aims to capture Taz for his recently opened Taz Land theme park. He manages to capture Taz and the She-Devil, but after Taz escapes, he puts bounty on him to recapture him. Sam is finally defeated by Taz in the Disco Volcano, but it turns out he was actually working for Tweety.
- Gossamer
- A red and hairy monster, Gossamer is one of Sam's minions and the first boss of the game. He is defeated by Taz in a game of Elephant Pong, much to his humiliation. Near the end of the game, Sam accidentally dumps Gossamer into the lava in the Disco Volcano.
- Tweety
- A cute, small canary, Tweety assists Taz in finding and destroying Sam's wanted posters, despite thinking Taz is an amateur. In truth, Tweety is the mastermind behind Taz Land and used Sam as a puppet to get his way. He reveals his true intents to Taz "sooner than he expected" and fights Taz using a large robot, but is defeated.
- Daffy Duck
- A greedy and arrogant black duck and the second boss of the game, Daffy is the Grand Champion of Sam's Gladiatoons. While preparing to compete against Wile E. Coyote, Taz replaces Wile and manages to beat Daffy. Daffy doublecrosses Taz and takes the reward for himself, but is quickly pushed away by Sam (sometimes, "despicable" just doesn't quite describe it).
- Wile E. Coyote
- A super intelligent, but very unlucky coyote, Wile is set to compete against Daffy Duck in Gladiatoons before being replaced by Taz (who smashes into the arena and crushes Wile). Wile then returns to the Wile E. West to capture the Road Runner, but is crushed by Taz's train.
- Elmer Fudd
- The judge of Gladiatoons, he is constantly crushed by the contestants' pods.
[edit] Boss Info
Gossamer and Elephant-Gossamer stays in one spot, trying to punch Taz when he gets to close. The elephant, Pong, will run back and forth about the field and is invincible.
Daffy Duck- Daffy is inside a giant bubble-gum bubble. His attacks are rolling towards Taz and boucing around the walls.
Yosemite Sam- Sam tosses dynamite and empty crates at Taz. He is fought twice.
Tweety and Robot- Tweety uses a laser pistol and miniature bazooka on Taz and his robot throws crates and can shield itself. A good strategy is too destroy the robot and then go after Tweety.
