This is the video game that made me get an account on Giant Bomb because I wanted to write a review about it. 11 years of lurking for X marks the Giant Bomb spot. I never write reviews but needed to share this with the world online. This is my first review here on Giant Bomb, but I just couldn't let this one pass me by.
I do not have a best of all or all time favorite video game and I didn't use to have a least favorite one, but after playing this horrendous, disgusting, horrible, nightmarish, frightfully bad game, I finally know which is the mother of all worst games: the Stupid Invaders. It is honestly the queen mother of worst things I have played.
Honestly, if I could, I won't rate even 1 star. It only deserves negatives. This game is godawful. The lowest game I have ever played in my life. It causes me nightmares. I believe this game was invented by the Space Goofs after being brainwashed. I sincerely apologize to my friend for recommending this game. It causes him the symptoms of insomnia, vomiting, and migraine. These disastrous scenes have always played in his head. Let's be realistic. What? What's the real meaning of making this game? I think about it for a long time, then I realized, if this game is directed by brainwashed alien cartoons, everything is possible.
I am flabbergasted by the reviews that (I'm sure) were written by early teens. "Outrageously funny, vulgar, and crass"? Well, two out of three isn't bad I suppose.
On to the game itself. I wish there was a subzero rating. I really do. This is complete and utter trash. A steaming pile of alien vomit and BS. The profanity used in abundance for no reason start to finish, and yeah it's rated T for teen but this is incredibly ludicrous. You can't have a single line of dialogue without the profanity in it. It would actually be better if you mute it and have the screams of coyotes and hyenas playing in loop throughout the game. Your brain WILL go numb. I just don't understand how Ubisoft got together with Xilam and Gaumont and hired the original actors like Billy West and Carlos Alazraqui and Dee Bradley Baker and Jeff Bennett and Charlie Adler and Maurice LaMarche and Danny Mann and even that obnoxious idiot Rob Paulsen to play in this garbage heap. It's not funny. Nope. Nada. Ah ah. No humor there. Gone. Zilch.
I came into this game hoping that it would make me laugh at least once and relate to the original cartoon. I mean, it's Space Goofs, from Xilam and Gaumont, it's from the same creators of Oggy and the Cockroaches. I regret to inform you that I didn't laugh once during the 4 hour time. What started out as an odd but interesting premise turned into an honest bore of a game. Each joke was more predictable than the last. The characters were originally some of the most awesome and craziest space aliens, but here they lacked personality and wit. I couldn't for the life of me describe Dee Bradley Baker's character Stereo Monovici. He was only there to be the obnoxious jerky dweebie in a forced Hitchhiker's Guide to the Goddam Galaxy. And all the others, especially the stereotypes were just weak. The evil scientist, I don't know his name, smokes tobacco and performs dangerous, illegal experiments and, with the voice of Danny Mann, sounds like he came from the 1950's War of the Worlds film. The bounty hunter, I don't even know his name either, played by Billy West sounds more like a hired gangster from the 1940s trying to train an escaped convict. The whole ordeal was just embarrassing. You might be dismissing me as an "Offended SJW" by now, but let me tell you, I was not only offended by this game. I was bored to death by it. Ubisoft can and should do better.
I cannot believe how it is possible to write and approve such a thing. It's full of 99.5% slightly more crude, adult content, but my comment is being disapproved, because of prohibited words. The game is an abysmal one and when you think it just cannot get any worse, it does...I cannot understand why it is allowed to exist at all. It is an offense for everybody who is playing it, especially if you love Space Goofs and remember it so very well. In my opinion it cannot be called a game at all. It's the most cynical nonsense created ever.
I truly regret we wasted our time and money on this vulgar, pointless 4 and a half hours of idiocy. If this had been cast with real characters, it would have been rated AO. Even though it was based on an animated series, the blatant crude indecent language and graphic violence should have required a different rating than T. It is so disappointing that things like this don't come with a warning label that those with any degree of intellect should refrain from viewing. It was obviously strained to push an agenda. This review will never be able to describe what could have been a "funny interactive cartoon"; it was nothing but a series of expletives and filthy innuendos in a comic science fiction cartoon. Are there Jackass Joystick Awards? There should be and this would truly be the clear winner.
Wish I had read the reviews or something before I tried to play this abomination. Ubisoft is usually a good company but when it all comes to licensed properties, this thing was an unnecessarily offensive and abusive insult, not only to the original show but also its creator since he died suddenly before this was even thought of. I don't understand how crude humor is funny or how people can reenact it for entertainment. I understand that it is just cartoons but that doesn't change the meaning of the action. I was excited, at first, to play this new thing because I love the original cartoon Space Goofs so much, they have had their moments, but this thing was very cruel and seemed to glorify some less than reputable actions. Had to turn off the game and uninstall completely and delete saved data and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one. Please no rude comments, it took a lot for me to post this.
I've played some goddam awful video games and "interactive cartoons" in my time. This pile of embarrassment puke takes the biscuit. All of Ubisoft and and the others involved should hang their heads in shame. How the bloody hell does bottom of the barrel scum like this get released? Ubisoft obviously finds profanity word hilarious. It was the profanity practically all the way through. I never felt so icky shutting down a PC or Dreamcast than I did after playing this crap. I want to start a campaign to have ''refund'' desks online and at video game retailers so that we can get some relief from playing games like Stupid Invaders. I want my money back and Ubisoft to make a public apology to Xilam and Gaumont. Oh, and especially Space Goofs and its creator.
But wait, do you seriously need to know more?! Okay, here goes:
The primary villain is a douche...like, a literal, anthropomorphic vaginal irrigation tool.
The "plot" (and I am using that term very loosely) is supposed to be a satire of science and science fiction. Unfortunately, that science angle is hammered in as hard as Portal 2's science message. Translation: You're going to be yelling at the screen to STFU five minutes in.
The "climax" of this plot is when the aliens fight back and destroy the world after attempting to return to the galaxy...so now our game that thinks it is being so deep and clever about the dangers of science is pro-apocalyptic warfare. Bravo, video game! Bravo!
Think it can't get any worse? WRONG! After celebrating their victory with an orgy (yes, really), they are informed that they are merely cartoon characters being manipulated by animators and voiced by all-stars.
Attention video game: Unless you're the Sega or Atari, breaking the fourth wall never leads anywhere good.
And there's more about the plot, it's an utter embarrassment, but this is clearly a check-your-brain-at-the-door madcap comedy, I hear you saying. Well, this game's "humor" comes in three varieties:
#1: Stupid ham-fisted pokes at science.
#2: Things that have no purpose except to be vulgar and disgusting (because they think "vulgar" and "disgusting" are synonyms for "funny", not things that often go hand in hand with comedy).
#3: Alien invasion and torture satire.
The first two, you can easily make yourself, by yourself. And the third can be found by watching The Brothers Flub.
BUT I AM NOT YET DONE WITH THIS REVIEW! Now three more highlights:
Firstly, the game is so boring that you realize after 40 minutes you are wasting your time.
Secondly, Is this an "interactive cartoon" that is suitable for everyone in the family?! I guess not. The annoying of the excessive profanity and toilet humor are so disgusting that they hadn't closed a sentence without using it.
Finally, DO NOT waste your time and get another video game that you can really enjoy!
And for the Ubisoft executors: Stop hating audiences! Enough of the torturing and wasting our time, If you have really good pieces so be it, else do not poison our world with your stupid work.
But you know what? If this game had a decent scenario writer, it could turn out pretty good. It had a good concept being based on an amazing cartoon. Graphics were OK but ugly and terrible. All it needed was a good story. Instead we got this pile of vomit.
This is not a video game. This is Space Goofs, their owners, Ubisoft, and their many A-hole friends thumbing their noses at everyone else out there who has ever had an idea for a video game. This is the Plumbers Don't Wear Ties of modern games rated by the ESRB. YES, IT IS ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY 100% THAT BAD.
Do not let them get away with this. Do not play this game. Adventure deserves to be recognized as a medium instead of a genre, but games like this do not do the medium any favors. Do not give these bastards your money -- give them the finger right back at them.
I gave this game 4 hours to entertain me. That's about as long as I could tolerate before I had to walk out. It's just an abysmal pile of crap. It's the kind of thing a bunch of 12-year-olds would write during recess. This is the epitome of stoner humor: Just cuss a lot and you'll get doped up morons to laugh.
It's not clever. It's not funny. It's just stupid, no pun intended...well, I mean, actually yes pun intended. Every line of dialogue is awful, and pretty much every attempt at humor makes me wonder if Ubisoft should be tested for retardation.
There are no funny moments anywhere, and if there were, they make zero sense at all. It's a series of running gags that produced NO laughs from the audience I played (half) the game with. In fact, I heard no audible laughs for the duration. Hell, the trailers got more laughs, and most of them looked stupid.
This was billed by one reviewer as "Monkey Island on some weird alien crack". I don't even understand the comparison. Monkey Island was revolutionary and had its funny moments but this is complete trash. This is the most unfunny thing I've ever played. Even the idea of being based on a kids show is more lame than any Nickelodeon games or any Cartoon Network games.
I can't understand why a high percentage of users like this game, are people extremely stupid or what? How does pointless adult nature and toilet humor interjected into every sentence and situation suddenly make everything funny? How are stupid stereotypes funny? How are flanderized cartoon characters even funny?
First off anyone giving this piece of crap a high rating really needs a psychiatrist. I love PC games, but this is a complete flop. We all know these idiots on here giving it their highest positive receptions are just trying to get you to pay to play it on PC or buy the Dreamcast with it. Do not buy it. I sat through this and played it waiting for it to end. A stoned person would not find this funny. Aliens from a kids show that swear? If there was no swearing in this game there wouldn't be a script or a game. 100% horrible. Not 1 single funny part in it. I went to the bar next door to my apartment and had a drink and asked what did I miss. I was told nothing. No one laughed once. I promise there won't be a part 2. I laughed when it ended because I was so happy to leave. 3 years later I'm back to edit this. Still sucks ass and no part 2. I win. So there.
The idiot who came up with this idea should win an award for duping an entire "community." If you can sell this POS, you should run for president. There is simply nothing here to see, hear, taste, or whatever. In fact, I had my fill after the first five minutes. Every other word is profane (or some form of it). Every sentence uttered is a double-entendre. Something like this MIGHT entertain kiddies on their first date. Doubtful, but maybe. Have we not gotten past the use of dirty words just for the sake of using dirty words?
"Stupid Invaders" is not funny, and its name is accurate as it implies it is extremely stupid. It is so unoriginal, unfunny, and completely lacking in character that it should be nuked. I can't believe someone would spend all that money to produce this game. I can't believe anyone would accept the greatest animated series from Europe for this game. I can't believe no one is stopping them for making this game. I can't even believe myself for actually being interested to this game.
I stopped playing after a quarter of time in, I was flipping my head and going "what is this..?? what game is this..??!?" Then 2 days later, I thought I can still find "hope" by trying (very hard) to play it again until the end, alone (yeah, I was soooo embarrassed that I ever suggested this game). OH GIVE ME A BREAK ALREADY.
CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE STOP UBISOFT WHEN THEY TRY TO MAKE ANY OTHER GAMES?!? Just tell them loudly, "Stop trying to make that happen. It's NOT going to happen!"
But seriously, don't waste your time with this. And, if you have to play it, ask to be paid in advance for your lost time.
I want my 4 hours back! (yeah, 4 hours, dear God please cure me) Don't let the kids play this!!!! They'll need the Satan himself to cleanse their memories if they ever played this.
I urge you, don't waste your short and precious life watching this drivel, save it for a long haul flight or download it to your device and play it when you are having a turd. I only recommend for people to play it in order to understand what a bad game really looks like. Play it and see for yourselves!!! This will definitely be on the top list of your worst.
I'm done. I'm leaving right now. I should never have played this in the first place...Actually I want to stop here, cause my comment is already perfect. However if the voice of justice can't be shown to people because of not reaching 200 words limit, it's a pity, it's ashamed. So yes you are right, I'm not going to stop here. I'm going to continue, continue my voice of justice against corruption.