Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back

 PlayStation 4
  • Publisher: Accolade
  • Release Date: Oct 31, 2017
  • Also On: PC
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5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 139 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 61 out of 139
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 139
  3. Negative: 52 out of 139
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  1. AnigmA
    Nov 1, 2017
    4
    This game doesn't help to make bubsy "great again" if it was the goal of Accolade.

    For his price the game is incredibly short, even shorter than its predecessors (not counting Bubsy 3D). The soundtrack is okay at best but isn't memorable at all. There is not much of a challenge except on (some of) the bosses. The level desing is mediocre et the gameplay is, I think, the only good point    This game doesn't help to make bubsy "great again" if it was the goal of Accolade.

    For his price the game is incredibly short, even shorter than its predecessors (not counting Bubsy 3D).
    The soundtrack is okay at best but isn't memorable at all. There is not much of a challenge except on (some of) the bosses. The level desing is mediocre et the gameplay is, I think, the only good point in the game, although it's a bit repetitive.    … Expand
  2. TheManWhoBools
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Bubsy the Bobcat makes his **** show of a return in a game that nobody asked for. The people at Accolade used the Dragon Balls and wished for Bubsy to come back, what they got back was a dead cat corpse which they put a white t-shirt on it with a god awful Orange exclamation point and threw the cat corpse out into and LSD World. All of the one liners that Bubsy says has been ingrained inBubsy the Bobcat makes his **** show of a return in a game that nobody asked for. The people at Accolade used the Dragon Balls and wished for Bubsy to come back, what they got back was a dead cat corpse which they put a white t-shirt on it with a god awful Orange exclamation point and threw the cat corpse out into and LSD World. All of the one liners that Bubsy says has been ingrained in my head as he never shuts up. Bubsy is trash. He wasted all of his nine lives on booze and drugs. Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back is a 40 dollar pile of steaming hot pile of putrid trash. thankyou for review please DONT buy Babsy… Expand
  3. theshinysword
    Nov 1, 2017
    0
    This game is unforgivably bad. Bubsy The Woolies Strike Back represents everything cynical about video game design. Poor level design combined with bad controls, repetitive game play and inane collectibles confirm what most feared, this is hands down one of the worst games of the year. The only positive quality of the game is that it has the decency to have only an hour of content.
  4. Ivanovich
    Nov 1, 2017
    0
    Hello. I was given this game as a gift, and even then I feel ripped off. This game is clearly a heartless cash grab on a meme. There's only 3 worlds, Bubsy is still obnoxious, maybe even more obnoxious than before, and while the basic mechanics and level designs function better than the first Bubsy, everything else about the game is lack luster. You can easily beat the game in about anHello. I was given this game as a gift, and even then I feel ripped off. This game is clearly a heartless cash grab on a meme. There's only 3 worlds, Bubsy is still obnoxious, maybe even more obnoxious than before, and while the basic mechanics and level designs function better than the first Bubsy, everything else about the game is lack luster. You can easily beat the game in about an hour. The sound track sounds like stock music. There's barely any variation compared to the older Bubsy games (or any other game for that matter). Bubsy continues to represent everything wrong with gaming. It relives its history of overhyping the game only to deliver a mediocre at best product with no passion.

    Clearly this game was made from a love of money, and that alone. Please put this poor cat down.    … Expand
  5. Tirah
    Apr 15, 2018
    4
    We live in a world where brilliant and beloved franchises like Rayman are reduced to mobile phone cash grabs, but a universally hated series like Bubsy gets to make a comeback. No one likes Bubsy. No one ever liked Bubsy. Just like Cory in the House, Bubsy is a meme ironically praised by shut-ins who really need to get out more and whose "ironic" reviews make Metacritic an even bigger jokeWe live in a world where brilliant and beloved franchises like Rayman are reduced to mobile phone cash grabs, but a universally hated series like Bubsy gets to make a comeback. No one likes Bubsy. No one ever liked Bubsy. Just like Cory in the House, Bubsy is a meme ironically praised by shut-ins who really need to get out more and whose "ironic" reviews make Metacritic an even bigger joke than it already is.

    With that said, this game certainly isn't the worst one I've ever played. In fact, it's way better than any of the previous Bubsy games, though that's not much of a praise considering how atrocious they were.

    The story is pretty much nonexistent: Bubsy's golden fleece (really just a golden ball of yarn) gets stolen by the Woolies and Bubsy wants to get it back. Some of the very best 2D platformers ever made have a terrible plot, so this really isn't that much of a flaw. Too bad the gameplay doesn't make up for it.

    The controls are just as slippery as the original Bubsy's were, though this time the game is at least playable since you don't die in one hit. Bubsy can pick up black t-shirts which provide him with a shield, and any new shirts collected while the black t-shirt is equipped provide him with extra lives. The glide move is okay but the new pounce move is pretty much useless. You're supposed to use it to kill the Woolies, but it propels Bubsy in a nice arc that completely misses enemies much like the stone in the Friday 13th NES game.

    The level design is a mess and there are only 3 different areas (woods, desert, an alien planet) with heavily reused assets, so everything feels the same. The bosses are the worst - thankfully there are only 3 (and the final one can be cheesed simply by spending most of your time hanging from a climbable wall). A good boss in a 2D platforming game has a well-telegraphed attack pattern you can memorize, but in this game the pattern randomly changes and you get killed repeatedly.

    Overall, the game is extremely short, kind of boring and cheap in presentation. It shows potential and with a better level design and tighter controls, Bubsy could actually be quite good. It's definitely not there yet. Only get it if you're really curious, and don't pay more than $10 for it.    … Expand
  6. Kadeemluvmusic
    Nov 10, 2017
    1
    Seriously? This is a new Bubsy game? How on god's green Earth did this wasted Sonic The Hedgehog rip-off ever came back after 21 years of hell? Bubsy! The Woolies Strike Back. Funny title, but f***k this game. Everything s just bad just like Bubsy 3D. Awful graphics, controls schemes are stupid, that level designs just make me laugh, and don't forget about the awful voice acting. 2017 wasSeriously? This is a new Bubsy game? How on god's green Earth did this wasted Sonic The Hedgehog rip-off ever came back after 21 years of hell? Bubsy! The Woolies Strike Back. Funny title, but f***k this game. Everything s just bad just like Bubsy 3D. Awful graphics, controls schemes are stupid, that level designs just make me laugh, and don't forget about the awful voice acting. 2017 was a freakin' good time to be a fan of awesome platforming games. I love Cuphead, Sonic Mania just nearly got what the hedgehog needed, a blast-from-the-past homage to classic and/or radical Sonic levels makes this a true gaming masterpiece. Crash Bandicoot N' Sane Trilogy, and of course, Super Mario Odyssey. What can I say about the plumber, he still keeps on topping the charts, bar none. As much as I missed those forgotten mascots including Gex, Ecco The Dolphin, Earthworm Jim. and Vectorman, somewhere in the future I'd be more happy to revsit my inner kid (now in my late-20s) if they could just listen to its loyal fans. They still want more. Bubsy should've stayed dead and buried because If I spend $40.00 to play this crap, maybe Bubsy himself kinda wished he opened a diner parlor and put this game with a bowl of cat litter.

    Three words to Bubsy: Avoid, Avoid, Avoid    … Expand
  7. Meatacrack
    Nov 22, 2017
    0
    Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back is a terrible game. Accolade, your mascot stinks! Forget Bubsy! Think about Mario and Sonic! They got great games! Most of all: **** YOU ACCOLADE AND BUBSY!!!!!!!
  8. TheQuietGamer
    Dec 28, 2017
    4
    The people at Black Forest Games are no strangers to reviving long dormant platforming franchises with a less then stellar reputation. Just look at what they did with the Giana Sisters. So who better to resurrect Bubsy? While they succeeded in giving him his best game, the series is just as bad as ever.

    The first thing that becomes noticeable is how few one-liners the bobcat has. I    The people at Black Forest Games are no strangers to reviving long dormant platforming franchises with a less then stellar reputation. Just look at what they did with the Giana Sisters. So who better to resurrect Bubsy? While they succeeded in giving him his best game, the series is just as bad as ever.

    The first thing that becomes noticeable is how few one-liners the bobcat has. I heard everything he had to say by the time I reached the second level. As a result I quickly made use of the option in the menus to decrease the amount of talking he did. Given that the characters personality is supposed to be such a big part of the experience, shouldn't they have tried harder at giving him more dialog?

    It is not hard to see why they thought it might have been a possibility to get away with the verbal repetition. There is remarkably little content in the game. There are fourteen levels in total including the tutorial and boss stages. While there are collectible yarn balls and T-shirts throughout, there isn't enough here to justify the $30 price tag. Perhaps this would have been better off as a $10 downloadable game. Even then it wouldn't have been good.

    Serviceable platforming and tight controls make this much more playable than any of the previous Bubsy titles, but the shoddy hit detection and frustrating boss fights bring things down. Your pounce move is completely useless for anything other than breaking through certain walls. Even the simple act of jumping on the enemies heads is unreliable. This partly due to the hit detection issues, and partly due to the weird physical design of the enemies themselves. This can be especially annoying when jumping on enemies is necessary as a part of a platforming challenge to reach a collectible.

    When all is said and done, I think it's safe to say that Bubsy can be retired again. The time wasn't taken to make this a truly memorable comeback. If anything the lack of wit and variety in the one-liners and the poor gameplay are a reminder of why some series should just stay dead. Maybe someone will come along again in the next 20 years or so and finally do Bubsy right. Until then, I don't think he should be showing his face around these parts anymore.    … Expand
  9. renards97
    Feb 4, 2018
    4
    Ayant joué à Bubsy sur Super Nintendo durant mon enfance, je dois dire que j'ai été un peu déçus de ce nouvel opus.

    Après envions 4 heures de jeux ou je l'ai terminer et la casi totalité des trophées, il y à de nombreux points à revoir. Durée de vie assez médiocre ( finissable en 3h00 en jouant normalement). Collisions et Hitbox mal foutu (surtout les boss). Manque quelques    Ayant joué à Bubsy sur Super Nintendo durant mon enfance, je dois dire que j'ai été un peu déçus de ce nouvel opus.

    Après envions 4 heures de jeux ou je l'ai terminer et la casi totalité des trophées, il y à de nombreux points à revoir.

    Durée de vie assez médiocre ( finissable en 3h00 en jouant normalement).
    Collisions et Hitbox mal foutu (surtout les boss).
    Manque quelques élément de gameplay.
    Niveaux qui se ressemble tous.

    Le bon coter, c'est quand même la petite nostalgie, et que à part les quelques problème cité en dessus et les deux dernier boss, je me suis quand même amusé.

    à mon avis, rien que de rajouté au minimum 3 autres monde aurais mérité le 6, et sans les autre problèmes, il aurait eu sans soucis 10.    … Expand
  10. KayVen17
    Feb 17, 2020
    4
    -- Deutsche/German Review --
    Bekam es kostenlos über PS Now. Hatte es in ca. 2 Stunden durch. Die Bosse waren so ziemlich das beste am Spiel. Der Rest waren langweilige und lieblose Level, wo ich absolut keine Motivation hatte alles auf 100 % zu machen. Schlussendlich bin ich froh, dass ich kein Geld ausgeben musste. Naja es ist keine Katastrophe, aber ich habe Mitleid mit jedem, der    -- Deutsche/German Review --
    Bekam es kostenlos über PS Now. Hatte es in ca. 2 Stunden durch. Die Bosse waren so ziemlich das beste am Spiel. Der Rest waren langweilige und lieblose Level, wo ich absolut keine Motivation hatte alles auf 100 % zu machen. Schlussendlich bin ich froh, dass ich kein Geld ausgeben musste. Naja es ist keine Katastrophe, aber ich habe Mitleid mit jedem, der dafür extra Geld gezahlt hat.    … Expand
  11. MeleeHD
    Apr 8, 2018
    3
    In general, this game wasn;t as horrible as it could have been. In general, this game lacks substance, there wasn't a lot besides a giant annoying collect-a-thon for yarns of each level, and it really wasn't fun for so long. I feel like the devs didn't put a lot of effort in this game. You can really beat this game in under 2 hours if you didn't care to pointlessly collect the yarnballs.
  12. abresto
    Dec 13, 2017
    0
    An absolute masterpiece, heck, I'll hate to say this, but I think this even surpasses ocarina of time. Never thought bubsy would be this good, it's absolute cutting edge stuff.
  13. Naruto78909
    Dec 10, 2017
    0
    This is one of the worst video games i have ever played the game runs at 144p and a very horrible frame rate this game is litterly a piece of turd bubsy is as annoying as ever and his "new pose" is a direct sonic ripoff gameplay is completely awful and this game is only maybe my suffering was cut short
  14. greninjaX
    Dec 1, 2018
    0
    YOU MANIACS! WHY WOULD YOU BRING BUBSY BACK! there's a reason bubsy died, and whoever thought this game was a good idea has betrayed the human race
  15. MacroH
    Oct 24, 2019
    0
    @kwame Bubsy TWSB isn’t better than Mario Odyssey and or Crash Bandicoot. And Mario Odyssey doesn’t have flaws, it’s a perfect game
  16. LordCooler777
    Oct 17, 2020
    0
    **** this game suck my gorilla dick God damn this is one the worst game ever main
  17. Phenomcritic
    Jun 24, 2020
    2
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  18. realjaytheboom
    Mar 8, 2022
    0
    Bubsy The Woolies Strike Back: Why. So the plot for this “game” is that Bubsy gets his golden wool stolen and he has to get it back that’s it. So surprisingly the game controls well for what it is, but GOD this is so dull there is nothing to this game I beat the game in literally 50 minutes and they sold this game for 40 bucks when it first came out WHY it’s not even worth being free, butBubsy The Woolies Strike Back: Why. So the plot for this “game” is that Bubsy gets his golden wool stolen and he has to get it back that’s it. So surprisingly the game controls well for what it is, but GOD this is so dull there is nothing to this game I beat the game in literally 50 minutes and they sold this game for 40 bucks when it first came out WHY it’s not even worth being free, but the best part is that I couldn’t hear Bubsy talk the whole time because of my tv volume that’s the only good thing. Overall this is one of the worst games I’ve ever played, the graphics are bland, music is horrible, bosses are terrible, level design is even worse just never ever play this game. Ranking Toilet Paper.… Expand
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    Apr 8, 2022
    3
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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 20
  3. Negative: 12 out of 20
  1. GameCritics
    Nov 21, 2017
    30
    Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back is a mess. Bad controls, uninspired enemy and level design, and a total lack of motivation to keep playing. I want to find something nice to say about it, but even the three boss fights are tedious, confusing slogs. The game ends with a promise that Bubsy will return in another installment, but it feels more like a threat.
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  2. Digitally Downloaded
    Nov 20, 2017
    30
    Sadly, Busby: The Woolies Strike Back barely meets the quality standards and expectations of the genre in its infancy, let alone all these years later.
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  3. GameSpew
    Nov 15, 2017
    50
    Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back has a degree of retro appeal and may even stir up fond memories if you were around for Bubsy’s first outing. But it’s so unremarkable that it never really manages to get its claws into you.
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