| The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2 | |
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| Developer | Kemco |
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| Series | Crazy Castle |
| Platform | Game Boy |
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| Genre | Action |
| Mode | Single-player |
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The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2 is aplatform video game developed and published byKemco for theGame Boy in 1991. It is the sequel to the 1989Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy gameThe Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle.
This game was originally aMickey Mouse game; it was released in Japan asMickey Mouse II[a] and in Europe as simplyMickey Mouse. A second reskin, themed around theHugo franchise and simply titledHugo, was released in Europe in 1996. This game'sBugs Bunny version was released in Japan in 1997 throughBugs Bunny Collection[b], a Game Boy compilation containing this game and its predecessor.
It was followed by a sequel,Bugs Bunny: Crazy Castle 3, in 1999.
Bugs Bunny must save his girlfriendHoney Bunny fromWitch Hazel's enemy-filled castle. There are 28 levels with keys to collect. In each level is a locked door leading to the next level; to open it, the player must collect eight keys placed throughout the level. VariousLooney Tunes characters are encountered, includingYosemite Sam,Daffy Duck,Wile E. Coyote,Little Ghost,Moth and the Flame,Sylvester,Foghorn Leghorn,Tasmanian Devil,Beaky Buzzard,Marc Antony,Merlin the Magic Mouse, andTweety.
InHugo, Hugo the troll's wife Hugolina gets kidnapped by the Horned King, ruler of the castle Arbarus, after agreeing to his invitation. Hugo goes to the castle to defeat the Horned King and rescue Hugolina.
GamePro writer 'Riff Raff' gaveBugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2 a fairly positive review, opining that "with smooth animation, good fun, and lively action,Bugs Bunny on the Game Boy is actually better than the NES version."[3] In August 1998, theHugo version received a "Platinum" sales award from the Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (VUD), indicating sales of at least 200,000 units across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.[4]
