Addams Family Values (video game)

Addams Family Values is an action-adventure game based on the film of the same name produced by Ocean Software and released in 1995 for the Super NES (in North America and Europe) and Sega Mega Drive (in Europe only).

Addams Family Values
Developer(s)	Ocean Software
Publisher(s)	Ocean Software
Producer(s)	Ian Turnbull
Designer(s)	Don McDermott
Programmer(s)	John May Phillip Trelford Robert Walker
Artist(s)	John Hackleton Don McDermott
Writer(s)	Nigel Kershaw Don McDermott
Composer(s)	Keith Tinman
Platform(s)	Super NES, Mega Drive
Release	SNES NA: February 1995 EU: May 1995[1] Mega Drive EU: May 1995[2]
Genre(s)	Action-adventure
Mode(s)	Single player

Plot

The player takes the role of Uncle Fester as he searches for his recently kidnapped baby nephew Pubert E. Addams. On the way, he receives help from The Addams Family and other characters.^{[citation needed]}

Gameplay

Addams Family Values is an action-adventure game with slight role-playing elements. The players control Fester by moving him around, fighting regular enemies and bosses, talking to members of Addams household, and solving puzzles. There are eight dungeons players can explore with a handful of side quests.^{[citation needed]}

Reception

Review scores

Publication	Score
GameFan	SNES: 258/300[3]
GamesMaster	SNES: 82/100[4]
M! Games	SMD: 77%[5]
Mean Machines Sega	SMD: 74/100[6]
Mega Fun	SMD & SNES: 75%[7][8]
Nintendo Life	SNES: [9]
Nintendo Power	SNES: 13.4/20[10]
Official Nintendo Magazine	SNES: 90/100[11]
Total!	SNES: 80/100[12]
Video Games (DE)	SMD & SNES: 62%[13][14]
Games World	SMD & SNES: 69%[15][16]
Sega Magazine	SMD: 87/100[17]
Sega Power	SMD: 52%[18]

Reception

In 1995, Total! ranked the game 71st on their Top 100 SNES Games.^[19]