The show may have been cancelled on Fox but Futurama gets a temporary reprieve through this video game. Despite it being unoriginal (run, jump, shoot and gather), it is dedicated to the program’s humor and perspective which appeals to the fans but not gamers.
The publisher pulled out all the stops by having the plot written by one of the show’s writers (J. Stewart Burns), ads for Slurm and human rinds between stages and voices provided by the major actors/characters (sorry, no Amy, Hermes or Cubert).
As a game though, Universal just banged this out; it’s pretty weak, especially when compared to the greats: Ratchet & Clank, Sly Cooper, Mario anything. I really hate having to collect every Nibbler possible just to unlock the key selling point…all the cut scenes running together to form one new episode of the show. If that’s all you want, just find the cheat code when you rent it.