The three stooges. One might pass it by without a thought. But in fact, this game has, without a doubt. the best opening sequence. Too bad the game bites.

     The reason the game isn't so fantastic is probably because it sucks. It is just fun to look at the expressions on Curly's face, see the intro, and watch your friend lose at boxing (ha ha ha, Cal). The lady who sold it to me said "Oh man, it is so fun! I remember when I used to play, you got to ride around on the doctors bed." The only thing is, it is hard to choose the level that you want. I still haven't gotten doctor, but I have gotten everything else 4 times.

     Let me explain the intro, which made me crack up insanely the first time I saw it. You see the screen, "Ghost Busters 2", and you panic, thinking you bought the wrong game. After you finally decide to stop checking the game and watch the intro, the stooges will walk in, look up at the logo, and Curly will say, "Hey fella's Were in the wrong game" in a poorly imported voice. Then, with no pause, Moe goes, "Hey, this looks like a kids game. Why I oughtta..." and then Curly chimes in for one last "Hey!" Then they discover the right game, and all is well again.
     Meet I. Fleecum Banker. He is the definitive source of evil in The Three Stooges because he's trying to take away Ma's Orphanage. After Banker gives Ma's orphanige the news that he will take away their house if they don't pay a certain amount of money (I'm still not sure how much), Larry, Curly, and Moe show up asking what's wrong. "BOO HOO *SNIFF* OUR HOUSE NEEDS REPAIRS AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY" says one of the girls in the orphanige. "DON'T WORRY, WE'LL GET THE DOUGH", say Moe, in a reassuring tone. The main thing on my mind is usually a question of how much you have to get. I have earned a lot of money, only to be rejected by Banker, once again.
      The way you choose your games is a clever bar with levels and other goodies written on them. There is a hand moving around and you push A to stop it. What you stop the hand on, is what you get. Unless there are more levels after you pay Banker (presuming there is more game), then I have played all but two of the levels. I haven't landed on the doctor one, or the one that has SAFE written on it. Of the ones I have played, I know that I would be embarresed to have programed this game. There is one involving eating soup, and one based soley around throwing pies on old people. There is a trivia one, where only raving stooges fans would know the answer to the questions (which stooge didn't play the ukulele). The ones that get me are the ones that are impossible to understand. The one where the stooges fight raises two questions: One, how do you control the fighting? And two, hwo could this task generate any money? The boxing is the most annoying level. You are Larry, and are going through what seems like an attic. As soon as you reach the end, you turn back around. This is not only completely pointless, but is also annoying as hell. You see, Larry isn't the most stable person in the game, and when he is running, or even walking, for that matter, through the halls, and his arm grazes a box, or his hip thouches a ladder, then he must stumble over and take forvever to get up. I have only gotten it once, but Cal got it three times in a row! Ha ha ha!

Ah the soup eating contest. Here are the directions they give you:

C O N T E S T


THE PORCUPINE LODGE 10TH ANNUAL OYSTER AND CRACKER EATING CONTEST

NO ENTRY FEE

WINNER RECIEVES

$50 PER BOWL
   $10 PER CRACKER

     Frankly, I think that the porcupine lodge is the dumbest organization in the world. To give huge prises to anyone who strolls on in just for eating soup!!! That's crazy. I don't know how to eat crackers and bowls and oysters, but you get money no matter what you do. The real prize lies in seeing curly's many contorted faces. You'll have hours of fun!

     As a conclusion, this game is not only bad, but gives a negative image to our kids. They will think that it is okay to spend money by the hundreds because if you ever run out, you can just eat some soup and it will magically come back. I will probably play this game for hours trying to get enough money to pay that damn banker, before I give up and chuck my controller and this game out the window.