The game begins with the theft of all of this year's golden Edgar statues (a cartoon take on the real-life Oscar awards) by the nefarious CC Deville. Yakko, Wakko, and Dot go hunting around the Warner Bros. Despite that conundrum, The Great Edgar Hunt is a good, if not very original, platformer in its own right, offering up some funny writing and interesting environments to explore. Those of us who grew up enjoying the antics of the Animaniacs are all in college or older, while the adolescent age group this game seems to cater to probably wouldn't recognize the characters at all. Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt is very kid-friendly, with only mild cartoon violence, so it makes you wonder who exactly the game is aimed at. But that hasn't stopped Warthog and Ignition Entertainment from bringing out a new platform game based on the smart-alecky Warner brothers (and sister). It's been about seven years since the Animaniacs animated series was canceled, and at least a few years since it disappeared even from syndication.

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