''Garfield Gets Real'' is an

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version was planned but never released.

Gameplay

In ''Garfield Gets Real'', players play as Garfield as they play through seven levels of the game that all connect from the cartoon universe to the real world. Each level is a mini-game. In Level 1, 2, 4, and 5 Garfield must collect a certain amount of food (in Level 1 - falling books). In Level 6 Garfield must dance to prove that he is still Garfield. In Level 3 and 7 Garfield must pass through the full-trap areas. In Level 3 he must complete his comic strip way, in Level 7 - rescue Odie.

Reception

On Metacritic this game was given an aggregated score of 39/100, based on 4 critics, indicating generally unfavorable reviews.

References

External links

Zoo Digital Publishing DS's page about ''Garfield Gets Real''
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