''Rats!'' is a 1998 2D platform video game developed by

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and published by Take-Two Interactive Software. The game was released in Europe for the

Game Boy The is a handheld game console developed by Nintendo, launched in the Japanese home market on April 21, 1989, followed by North America later that year and other territories from 1990 onwards. Following the success of the Game & Watch single-ga ...

and

Game Boy Color The (GBC or CGB) is an 8-bit handheld game console developed by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on October 21, 1998, and to international markets that November. Compared to the original Game Boy, the Game Boy Color features a color TFT scre ...

in 1998 under the title ''Reservoir Rat'', and was released in the United States for only the

in 1998 under the title ''Rats!''

Gameplay

''Rats!'' is a 2D platform video game designed for single-player where players play as the character Mr. Rez, described as "a radical yo-yo playing rat-for-hire assassin with an attitude and cool, black shades" who was an "awful assassin". ''Rats!'' uses a password-based save system which allows players to resume their gameplay where they last left off by inputting the correct password for the

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. There are eighty-five levels included within the game. These levels are spread over five environments (themes/worlds) with each environment spanning fifteen levels and two bonus levels and having a time limit. Failure to complete a level within the allotted time will result in black devil enemies appearing. Each of the environments has its own enemies and unique boss at the end of the level. Each level and boss becomes increasingly harder as the player progresses.

Release

The game was released in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom for Game Boy and

on 30 December 1998 under the title ''Reservoir Rat''.

References

{{Reflist 1998 video games Game Boy Color games Platformers Puzzle video games Shooter games Single-player video games Take-Two Interactive games Tarantula Studios games Video games about mice and rats Video games developed in the United Kingdom