Similar to Activision's Pitfall, Caught in The Fact requires more dexterity and timing in getting from point A to B, than on rapid-fire attacks against hordes of monsters. Garfield, for example, can grab a hold of overhead wires and swing himself across chasms. Levels are a bit repetitive (zany graphics of circuitry inside your TV isn't that interesting, after all), but there are many interactive objects to keep gameplay fresh. The game plays in a typical avoid-obstacles-and-find-the-exit goal common to most platformers, with colorful background graphics and smooth animation of Garfield and his antics. Your task is to help him find missing remote-control pieces to assemble a remote control, and use it get out of that infernal box. Each time the player defeats a boss, Garfield takes a commercial break where he rockets through the Television Wasteland, trying for an extra life or a continue.Garfield: Caught in the Act is a fun platform game starring everyone's favorite hungry cat.Īs the game begins, Garfield has somehow been sucked into, and is now trapped inside, a TV. There are two bonus stages, one of which resembles a Whac-A-Mole game. Enemies consist of ghosts, piranhas, crabs, bulldogs, and mummified mice. The game is a platformer, with Garfield being able to attack enemies up close or throw objects at them (the close-range weapons and objects thrown change between each level). The Glitch transports Garfield into the television and now he must defeat the Glitch to make his way out.

As Garfield throws away the spare pieces, they become an electronic monster known as the Glitch. Without so much as a screwdriver, Garfield quickly reassembles the television, minus a part or two. In a rushed effort to repair the television before Jon catches them, Garfield and Odie attempt to put the banged up and broken pieces together. Odie scares Garfield while he is watching television, and he ends up falling on the television.

The game was also released for PCs in the Sonic & Garfield Pack, along with Sonic & Knuckles Collection and Baku Baku Animal.Īll the sprites were created by Garfield creator Jim Davis and hand-drawn by Davis and the Garfield artists at Paws.Ī port for the Sega 32X was planned, called Garfield in TV Land, but was ultimately cancelled. The game, developed by Sega, was released in 1995 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Sega Game Gear, and in 1996 was released for Windows PCs. Garfield: Caught in the Act is a platform game starring the comic strip cat, Garfield.

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