Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Capcom
  • Release Date: Jan 8, 2008
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  • Summary: Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law is a fully animated interactive adventure game that merges the fun and mayhem of the popular Adult Swim TV show with Capcom's unique style of gameplay. Players step into the shiny wingtips of Harvey Birdman, a third-rate superhero turned third-rate defenseHarvey Birdman: Attorney at Law is a fully animated interactive adventure game that merges the fun and mayhem of the popular Adult Swim TV show with Capcom's unique style of gameplay. Players step into the shiny wingtips of Harvey Birdman, a third-rate superhero turned third-rate defense attorney charged with exonerating parodied classic cartoon characters. Over the course of the game, players must guide Harvey through a series of odd and comical cases. Each of the game's five interactive stories takes the winged crusader of justice to familiar locations from the TV show. In order to prove his client's innocence, Harvey must peruse the scene of the crime, gather evidence, talk with other cartoon characters, occasionally have drinks with opposing council, and of course, tear holes – no matter how ridiculous – in the testimony provided by the witness for the prosecution. Harvey must bring the whole story together to defend his client in a court where anything can happen... including a confrontation with the prosecution who brandishes a Shrink Ray Gun. [Capcom]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 21
  3. Negative: 3 out of 21
  1. Cheat Code Central
    88
    Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law will teach you as much about law as a cartoon will teach you about the laws of physics. Don't take it too seriously, and you'll have a blast.
  2. TotalPlayStation
    80
    A very, very solid and semi-interactive version of the cartoon, Harvey Birdman may be as inept in court as the game's namesake, but all of the humor and interesting takes on classic characters come through just fine.
  3. IGN
    74
    If you're a Harvey Birdman fanatic -- or just a casual fan like myself -- you should probably pick up this game. Sure, it isn't terribly long and it isn't too challenging, but it is a really funny and an engaging play.
  4. GameSpy
    60
    A fun way to spend a few hours if you enjoy the television show. It's faithfully done, easy to play, and a showcase of pop-culture references and parody. You won't get many hours of game for your thirty dollars, but you will get some laughs.
  5. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    58
    No way would I recommend this game to legal eagles with the superior "Phoenix Wright" titles already out there. [Feb 2008, p.78]
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  6. Gamer 2.0
    56
    Either way, at a measly four hours or less, Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law is barely an okay rental.
  7. Game Revolution
    16
    This just feels like one of those movies where you push a button to decide what scene should come next (and we all know how great those movies are). That’s just not enough to justify what is essentially five slow moving episodes of Harvey Birdman.

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  1. aspentitan
    Jan 13, 2020
    5
    Personally I walked into this game knowing it was beatable in about 3 hours but it seemed to be worth a visit after checking in on a fewPersonally I walked into this game knowing it was beatable in about 3 hours but it seemed to be worth a visit after checking in on a few reviews. I was going for some cheap humour and was kinda hoping to maybe get out of this an introduction to the cast of characters and then maybe possibly even watching the cartoon series. After about an hour I did have a few chuckles but the game just didn't have the appeal I was looking for. Let's face it no one is looking for a game such as this unless it's going to rely on humour to pull you through and it just wasn't strong enuf. I still may watch the cartoon seasons after playing a bit of this it may be worth my time. As for the gameplay it's pretty rudimentary you examine scenes, gain evidence then after that head to court and use the evidence to advance the story options which advance the game. The game is solid but very rudimentary. I'd say this is only for hardcore fans of the cartoon and game collectors. I didn't find the humour and gameplay combination overall strong enuf to keep my interest obviously. Game is not broken whatsoever, but it does say something that I didn't want to invest only 3 hrs in the game to see it through to its short end.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#37 Best PS2 Game of 2008
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#47 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2008
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#31 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2008