Scooby Doo! Night of 100 Frights (PlayStation 2)

GameSpot editors' review

• CNET editors' rating: 3.5 stars Very good
  Detailed editors' rating
  Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)

• Reviewed by:
  Frank Provo
• Reviewed on: 06/20/2002
• Updated on: 05/17/2006
• Released on: 05/20/2002
• Originally published on GameSpot: Scooby Doo! Night of 100 Frights (PlayStation 2) Review

It's unusual when a cartoon-licensed adventure game can be compared to the likes of first-rate 3D platformers like Rayman 2 or Klonoa 2. But Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights is one of those rarities that lives up to the spirit of its subject matter while also dishing out a reasonably decent gameplay experience.

The story follows Scooby, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne, and Fred as they try to solve the mystery of the Mastermind--a fiendish villain who has brought back 20 of the gang's most dastardly foes. The setting itself is a large mansion, which, as Shaggy laments early on, is haunted. In all, there are 84 total levels to keep you occupied throughout 14 different areas, including a few outside locations such as a graveyard and fishing village.

You control Scooby-Doo, who ends up having to solve the mystery himself after everyone else disappears. His basic actions are fairly standard in that he can run, jump, and bash monsters with his head--but there are also inventions, scattered around the mansion, that can give him extra abilities. Some of the better items include a shovel for digging up treasure, galoshes for trudging through tar, and an umbrella that enables Scooby to float through the air.

To solve the case, you need to track down these inventions, as well as gather the required number of Scooby Snacks, to gain access to all areas of the mansion. Execution of these goals requires that you tackle a variety of traditional video game mainstays, namely switch puzzles, platform jumping, slippery surfaces, rope swings, and the occasional boss character. The game keeps things interesting by varying the presentation of these obstacles--sometimes you'll navigate an area that is fully three-dimensional and allows unlimited exploration, like in UbiSoft's Rayman 2, and sometimes you just have to make it from left to right without falling into a bottomless pit, much like in Namco's Klonoa 2.

Gameplay feels generic at times, but never to the extent that the Scooby-Doo license seems pasted on. The only real problem is that the game's camera is rather unpredictable, often moving around at inopportune moments or choosing a vantage point that is totally unhelpful for the task at hand.

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