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s based on ''

The Addams Family The Addams Family is a fictional family created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. They originally appeared in a series of 150 standalone single-panel comics, about half of which were originally published in ''The New Yorker'' between 193 ...

'' television series and films, released between 1989 and 2022 on various home video game consoles.

''Fester's Quest''

''The Addams Family''

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released by

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in 1992. The game was released for Mega Drive / Genesis,

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and

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. It is based on the 1991 movie of the same name. Other titles based on the film were released for other platforms. The characters bear resemblances to their movie counterparts. Not to be confused with the other game named The Addams Family that was also based on the movie and released for

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in 1991.

''The Addams Family: Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt''

''Addams Family Values''

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based on the film of the same name produced by

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and released in

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and

''The New Addams Family''

''The New Addams Family Series'' is an adventure video game released for Nintendo's

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in 2001. It was developed by 7th Sense and published by Microids exclusively in Europe.

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was going to release the game in America with the title ''The New Addams Family'', but the American version was cancelled. It is based on '' The New Addams Family'' television series that ran from 1998 to 1999.

Story

The family mansion is going to be demolished and replaced by an amusement park, and therefore the family will be evicted. While the adults are trying to find a solution, the children roam the house helping out in their own peculiar way. Only if they find the estate ownership documents will the contractors be stopped.

Gameplay

The player controls both Pugsley and Wednesday Addams, and must navigate the house, collecting items, solving puzzles and conversing with other members of the family.

''The Addams Family Mystery Mansion''

There is also a 2019 mobile game called ''The Addams Family Mystery Mansion'' for Android and iOS. It was produced by pixowl/

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Story

Morticia and Gomez return home to their mansion to find the rest of their family missing.

''The Addams Family: Mansion Mayhem''

''The Addams Family: Mansion Mayhem'' is a 3D platforming adventure game released on September 24, 2021 for the

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, PC, and

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/ Series X and S. It was developed by PHL Collective and published by Outright Games. The game's art and assets are based on 2019's ''

'' and 2021's ''

The Addams Family 2 ''The Addams Family 2'' is a 2021 animated supernatural black comedy film based on the characters created by Charles Addams and the sequel to ''The Addams Family'' (2019). It was directed by Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon and co-directed by ...

'' films.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Addams Family (video game series)