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The Blues Brothers (SNES, 1993) is a side-scrolling platformer developed and published by Titus Software. Despite carrying the name of the famous 1980 movie, the game has surprisingly little to do with the film itself. Instead, Jake and Elwood are dropped into a colorful, bizarre platforming adventure filled with jukeboxes, giant mushrooms, snails, lawnmowers, traps, and other random hazards.
Rating: 5.5/10
You can play as either Jake or Elwood, while a simultaneous two-player mode allows both brothers to appear on screen together. The objective of most stages is simply to locate the jukebox at the end and escape. Along the way you collect records, which can be thrown at enemies, as well as various power-ups and bonus items.
The game contains nearly three dozen stages, but many of them are very short and can be completed in less than a minute once you know the route. Environments include sewers, warehouses, forests, and increasingly strange fantasy-style areas. There are occasional simple puzzles involving breakable blocks or finding a path forward, but most of the gameplay consists of jumping between platforms, avoiding traps, and dealing with enemies that patrol predictable patterns.
The biggest problem is the movement. Jake and Elwood accelerate with exaggerated momentum and continue sliding after you release the directional button. Basic jumping initially feels decent and collision detection is generally reliable, but later stages demand much more precision. Landing on small platforms or stopping near a ledge can become surprisingly difficult, with many deaths caused by sliding directly into hazards or off the edge of the screen.
Combat is straightforward. Records act as your main projectile and can be thrown at most enemies. Certain power-ups can temporarily change the brothers, including one that transforms them into muscular versions of themselves. These moments add some personality, especially with the game's frequent voice samples, although hearing the same clips repeatedly quickly becomes irritating.
The two-player mode is one of the strongest features. Both players can progress through the stages simultaneously, throw objects, and even interact with each other in ways that make the experience more chaotic and entertaining. The camera attempts to keep both characters visible, which can occasionally cause problems, but playing with a friend makes the otherwise repetitive platforming considerably more enjoyable.
Visually, The Blues Brothers has a distinctive European computer-game feel. The sprites are relatively small but animate smoothly, while backgrounds use bright colors and often look more attractive than expected. Some of the outdoor stages are particularly pleasant, even if the overall visual style has almost nothing to do with the gritty Chicago atmosphere of the movie.
Music is another highlight. The soundtrack uses energetic blues and rock-inspired arrangements, with several recognizable tunes associated with The Blues Brothers. The SNES sound hardware gives the organ-heavy tracks plenty of personality, even if the repeated voice samples can become tiresome.
The greatest disappointment is how little the game uses its source material. There are no memorable recreations of the movie's police chases, musical performances, or absurd comedy. Jake and Elwood could almost be replaced by generic characters without changing much of the actual game.
The Blues Brothers is therefore a competent but unremarkable SNES platformer. It has colorful graphics, catchy music, short stages, and an enjoyable simultaneous co-op mode, but slippery momentum and generic level design prevent it from standing out.
It is more playable than many licensed games from the era, but fans expecting a true interactive version of The Blues Brothers will likely be disappointed. As a quirky European-style platformer, though, it provides some decent entertainment if you can tolerate the controls.
The Blues Brothers (SNES, 1993) is a side-scrolling platformer developed and published by Titus Software. Despite carrying the name of the famous 1980 movie, the game has surprisingly little to do with the film itself. Instead, Jake and Elwood are dropped into a colorful, bizarre platforming adventure filled with jukeboxes, giant mushrooms, snails, lawnmowers, traps, and other random hazards.
Rating: 5.5/10
You can play as either Jake or Elwood, while a simultaneous two-player mode allows both brothers to appear on screen together. The objective of most stages is simply to locate the jukebox at the end and escape. Along the way you collect records, which can be thrown at enemies, as well as various power-ups and bonus items.
The game contains nearly three dozen stages, but many of them are very short and can be completed in less than a minute once you know the route. Environments include sewers, warehouses, forests, and increasingly strange fantasy-style areas. There are occasional simple puzzles involving breakable blocks or finding a path forward, but most of the gameplay consists of jumping between platforms, avoiding traps, and dealing with enemies that patrol predictable patterns.
The biggest problem is the movement. Jake and Elwood accelerate with exaggerated momentum and continue sliding after you release the directional button. Basic jumping initially feels decent and collision detection is generally reliable, but later stages demand much more precision. Landing on small platforms or stopping near a ledge can become surprisingly difficult, with many deaths caused by sliding directly into hazards or off the edge of the screen.
Combat is straightforward. Records act as your main projectile and can be thrown at most enemies. Certain power-ups can temporarily change the brothers, including one that transforms them into muscular versions of themselves. These moments add some personality, especially with the game's frequent voice samples, although hearing the same clips repeatedly quickly becomes irritating.
The two-player mode is one of the strongest features. Both players can progress through the stages simultaneously, throw objects, and even interact with each other in ways that make the experience more chaotic and entertaining. The camera attempts to keep both characters visible, which can occasionally cause problems, but playing with a friend makes the otherwise repetitive platforming considerably more enjoyable.
Visually, The Blues Brothers has a distinctive European computer-game feel. The sprites are relatively small but animate smoothly, while backgrounds use bright colors and often look more attractive than expected. Some of the outdoor stages are particularly pleasant, even if the overall visual style has almost nothing to do with the gritty Chicago atmosphere of the movie.
Music is another highlight. The soundtrack uses energetic blues and rock-inspired arrangements, with several recognizable tunes associated with The Blues Brothers. The SNES sound hardware gives the organ-heavy tracks plenty of personality, even if the repeated voice samples can become tiresome.
The greatest disappointment is how little the game uses its source material. There are no memorable recreations of the movie's police chases, musical performances, or absurd comedy. Jake and Elwood could almost be replaced by generic characters without changing much of the actual game.
The Blues Brothers is therefore a competent but unremarkable SNES platformer. It has colorful graphics, catchy music, short stages, and an enjoyable simultaneous co-op mode, but slippery momentum and generic level design prevent it from standing out.
It is more playable than many licensed games from the era, but fans expecting a true interactive version of The Blues Brothers will likely be disappointed. As a quirky European-style platformer, though, it provides some decent entertainment if you can tolerate the controls.
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