Garfield: Caught in the Act (0)

First release date

1995-10-31

Platform

Game Gear Genesis PC

Developer

SEGA Interactive Development Division Point of View, Inc. Novotrade International

Publisher

Sega Expert Software, Inc.

Theme

Garfield

Franchise

Garfield

Aliases

Garfield in TV Land

Overview

Garfield: Caught in the Act is a 2D side-scrolling platformer developed by and published by for the on October 1995. A handheld version was created by for the on November 1995.

Based on (and loosely based on ), Caught in the Act features hand-drawn sprites by the artists at Paws (namely the strip's creator ). Players control the as he becomes trapped inside his poorly-reassembled by a sentient set of spare pieces (known as the Glitch). He must navigate numerous TV shows (representing ) and find a way to escape.

An enhanced version was later developed for (running Windows) by in March 1996. This version was released exclusively in North America by as part of the Sega PC Collection and was known in the box art as "Garfield: Garfield in TV Land!". This version features , enhanced graphics, and a new level arrangement based on the GG version (with a new exclusive level). It was later bundled with and as the Sonic & Garfield Pack.

In addition, the Genesis version received an exclusive three-level standalone expansion that was digitally distributed through the accessory. Dubbed "Garfield: The Lost Levels", some of these levels appeared in the GG version. As the accessory was discontinued, there is currently no way to play this expansion.

It is the last game developed by the Sega InterActive division.