Sega included cute Jerry taunts and Tom holding message placards, plus the medium-size sprites run, jump, and walk smoothly. Even on the tiny Game Gear screen, Tom and Jerry look their cartoon best. If you're a true Tom and Jerry fan, you may want to pick up Tom and Jerry - The Movie, simply to enjoy its authentic graphics and sound.

Even beginning gamers will be able to whip through this game in one sitting, even on the Hard setting. Despite all of Jerry's advantages, this game's challenge won't wear down your Game Gear's batteries.

You also get seven continues, though you probably won't need them. Luckily, bonus rounds between each stage enable you to add points to your score and increase your life. If you haven't caught Jerry before the end of a stage, you have the extra burden of trying to get past Jerry's bodyguards before you can move on to the next stage. Jerry is also impervious to obstacles, such as spikes, sweeping brooms, and jumping fish, that stand in Tom's way. As Tom, you're at a disadvantage, since you only have a Pounce attack, which sucks life away when you use it unsuccessfully.

As you chase him, the little guy throws Cherry Bombs and plants Land Mine booby traps. To compensate for his tiny size, he's armed himself heavily. Jerry's not Mighty Mouse, but he can take care of himself. Now Tom must recover his road to riches by chasing Jerry through five stages of action and adventure that start in Tom's house and end in a castle on a deserted island. Before he could start on his treasure hunt, though, Jerry snatched it away and set off to dig for gold. While prowling through the attic, Tom (the cat of this twosome) found a Treasure Map. Great graphic renditions of the characters and playful Tom and Jerry theme music are the most exciting elements in Sega's cartoon creation. You'd better be a Tom and Jerry fanatic, though, if you're going to pick up this game. Those famous cat and mouse antagonists, Tom and Jerry, are chasing each other again in a sidescrolling, one-player Game Gear cart based on their new flick, Tom and Jerry-The Movie.

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