Taz Wanted

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  • Summary: Taz has reached his boiling point in Taz: Wanted--and for good reason. Yosemite Sam locked Taz in a zoo and wants to turn his homeland into a tacky theme park. Now, as an escapee, Taz is on the run gobbling power-ups, using disguises, and leaving a wake of destruction across fourTaz has reached his boiling point in Taz: Wanted--and for good reason. Yosemite Sam locked Taz in a zoo and wants to turn his homeland into a tacky theme park. Now, as an escapee, Taz is on the run gobbling power-ups, using disguises, and leaving a wake of destruction across four hazard-filled worlds in an attempt to stop Sam. Guide Taz as he spins and bounces his way through more than 15 levels of puzzles, enemies, and destructible environments.… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Play Magazine
    80
    This is easily the best WB-based game to come down the pike yet. [Sept 2002, p.69]
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  2. Xbox Nation Magazine
    70
    Gorgeously cel shaded, sharp, and smart, but ultimately too difficult for the game's intended audience and certainly a little too generous in its repetition of sound samples. [Fall 2002, p.121]
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  3. GameZone
    69
    There are definitely flaws, but nothing that brings the game to a screeching halt.
  4. GamerWeb Xbox
    65
    Cel-shading is average, voice acting is nothing more then decent, but the lack of save points and frustrating, repeated gameplay spoils it all.
  5. Official Xbox Magazine
    56
    Exploration is usually a big part of the enjoyment of games like this, and unfortunately, you never get the sense that you can do this here. [Oct 2002, p.112]
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  6. TotalGames.net
    50
    It’s supposed to be a cartoon and it definitely looks like one but however you look at it there aren’t many polygons in any given level – so why on earth is the frame rate so choppy?
  7. GameSpot
    50
    Taz has no butt stomp or double jump maneuvers, the latter of which would've come in very handy for the game's prevalent platform jumping.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. RealMonkey
    Nov 9, 2021
    10
    Taz wanted is amazing the cel shading is perfect for loony tunes the levels are huge and the soundtrack is amazing and the boss fights areTaz wanted is amazing the cel shading is perfect for loony tunes the levels are huge and the soundtrack is amazing and the boss fights are cool but the voice acting is compressed… Expand
  2. ThePawnHater
    Feb 5, 2015
    6
    When I first got my original Xbox this was one of the first games I ever got. And as a ten year old boy who loved the character I was veryWhen I first got my original Xbox this was one of the first games I ever got. And as a ten year old boy who loved the character I was very happy when I played it, I think its a fine platformer for kids only. Playing it again when I was older made me realize that the game is far to easy once you have grown up a bit, the story is pretty much worthless (stereotypical save the princess) and there are only a handful of enemy types.

    Not a terrible game, but the older audience will get bored pretty quickly.    … Expand
  4. SaberOfXebec
    Jul 25, 2023
    5
    Childhood classic for me that I look back with happy memories its fun but i can not nostalgia reason it enough to be above this score.
  5. TimS.
    Dec 31, 2002
    1
    It's fun and enjoyable when there is nothing to do, and it also makes you think.

Awards & Rankings

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#86 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2002