Johnny Bravo: Big Babe Adventure

Poor old Johnny Bravo. Okay, so he’s chauvinistic, narcissistic, and incredibly inept but you can’t help but sympathise with the guy after having spent so many times on the receiving end of a fierce slap to the cheek.

Likewise, no matter if you found the cartoon’s humour uninteresting or the drawing style wasn’t to your taste, it’s hard to dislike what GlobalFun has done with Johnny Bravo: Big Babe Adventure.

Chick hit

Big Babe Adventure starts, rather typically, with Johnny seeking out women at a chick-flick so he can find one in tears that will fall into his arms.

This plan backfires when they’re all kidnapped and taken to a secret laboratory where an Evil Scientist™ hopes to extract their youth and vitality and use it for himself.

The game takes place entirely in said laboratory, with Johnny navigating each trap-laden room looking for objects to help him progress, and holiday coupons just because.

There’s very little explanation as to why most of the regular cast from the cartoons just so happen to be inside the secret underground laboratory (or ‘lavatory’ as Johnny puts it), but fans will certainly enjoy their inclusion in the game.

Rubber chicken with a pulley in the middle

Also drawing inspiration from the source material are the graphics, which do a good job of capturing the look and feel of the cartoon.

The semi-overhead viewpoint keeps everything manageable, with rooms at the side and bottom of the screen highlighted by arrows.

There are, however, occasions where enemies can lurk behind a piece of scenery, leaping out at the most inappropriate moments, although this facet is twisted into an amusing joke at one point during the game.

Johnny, despite his beefy appearance, isn’t one to start mindlessly beating these interlopers up, so dodging enemies like spiders, zombies and robots to get to the next room or item is the order of play.

These items are also in keeping with the style of the cartoon, with stuffed chickens needing to be combined with broom handles to make a feather duster being an early standout example of bizarre logic.

Lost

Yet the only really frustrating part about Johnny Bravo is getting to the next puzzle or object.

Despite having a large number of rooms to navigate through, the lack of any kind of map can make returning to the game after a break unnecessarily frustrating, as you endure walking back and forth, dodging the same obstacles without really knowing where you’re supposed to be heading.

Its omission makes an accessible and well-made game that bit more frustrating if you don't play it in one sitting. But it shouldn’t be enough to dissuade those looking for an enjoyable adventure on their mobiles.

Johnny Bravo: Big Babe Adventure

Some good puzzles, characters, and tricky obstacles go a long way to making Johnny Bravo a fun adventure game. The lack of a map is the only real complaint
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Will Wilson
Will Wilson
Will's obsession with gaming started off with sketching Laser Squad levels on pads of paper, but recently grew into violently shouting "Tango Down!" at random strangers on the street. He now directs that positive energy into his writing (due in no small part to a binding court order).