Mice Fun

Mice Fun is a long, richly animated platformer with 21 stages and a boss fight at the finale. Each stage asks you to find a golden key and carry it to the locked door, so you explore the level rather than simply running from left to right. Along the way you jump between platforms, use special moves such as combo jumps, cross icy surfaces and deal with enemies that you can stomp on, throw things at or simply avoid. Items appear throughout the levels and are sorted into good and bad: good items add to your score, energy or shield, while bad ones drain you, so it pays to check what you are grabbing. An energy meter, a total score and the stage number are displayed on screen, and a timer adds pressure. When you complete a stage a clear animation plays and you progress to the next, and after the last battle an ending sequence rewards your effort. The game opens with an animated intro and an Explain screen that walks you through the controls and the items, and a ranking screen shows the highest scores saved on the computer. Sound effects for lasers, saws, bonuses and special moves add punch to the action. With so many stages, Mice Fun offers many sessions of play and suits players who enjoy classic platform games with a bit of variety. It is controlled with the keyboard, and the scrolling Explain screen is operated with the mouse, in a 650 by 500 window.