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The Addams Family

The Addams Family

31. December 1992

67

Combined rating

User + critics

based on 2 ratings

Summary

The Addams Family is a platform game based on the characters and settings from the movie (which, in turn, is based on the famous 1960's television series, which in turn is based on Charles Addams cartoon of the same name, which was featured in the magazine, The New Yorker, in the 30's). The game takes place towards the end of the movie: the Addams Family has been evicted from their home by a court order issued by a backstabbing attorney (there's one for the books), Tully Alford. Even worse, the other Addamses: Morticia, Pugsley, Wednesday, Granny and Lurch have gone missing. As Gomez, you must tour the Addams mansion in search of your lost family, battling out mysterious monsters and evading traps, and eventually face your nemesis, Tully.

Storyline

The Addams Family's lawyer, Tully Alford, has taken control of their Gothic mansion and imprisoned Morticia Addams, Pugsley Addams, Wednesday Addams, Granny and Uncle Fester. The player controls Gomez Addams as he explores the various rooms in the mansion, locating items and battling monsters, until he has located all of the lost family members. The game has an almost completely open-world format, unusual for games of this era, which gives players the freedom to choose what order they will save the family members in. However, Gomez cannot save Morticia until the rest of the family is rescued.

Details

Release date

31. December 1992

Genres

Developers

Porting

Ratings

IGDB user rating

67.0

2 ratings

Combined rating

67.0

User + critics, 2 ratings

Alternative names

  • The Addams Family ZX Spectrum (Alternative title)
  • Adam's Family (Alternative spelling)
  • The Addams Family Amastrad CPC (Alternative title)
  • The Addams Family Commodore 64 (Alternative title)

Releases

  • Commodore C64/128/MAX 1992
    Europe
  • Amstrad CPC 1992
    Europe
  • ZX Spectrum 1992
    Europe

IGDB ID

14209