Overall, you should only bother with this game if you are the game’s target audience, i.e. a faithful fan of the TV series. This game is an extremely simple arcade-like experience, and it’s humor is it’s only saving grace. Without that, there would be no point in anyone ever playing this game. The gameplay can be fun, although at times a little tedious. Near the ending levels, I would keep wishing that I would come up to the end already and yet be disappointed with another repetitive experience as Stewie trying to destroy more laser grids. Owning the entire series, I picked up all of the little references and jokes throughout, making the game more fun. There will be a lot of lines or dialogue taken straight from the show, although out of its original context, which might make some like the game better, or others wish the writers spent more time coming up with new material. The transition between normal gameplay and the Non-Sequiturs is seamless, only helping to enthrall the player into the experience. There are a couple of other mini-games aside from the Non-Sequiturs, but they are too few and far in between and rely on your memory. One of them consists of serving hot dogs to customers in the order that they called out to you, and if you try and serve the wrong person in the wrong order, you fail and have to start over. It was an enjoyable change of pace, and I only wish sequences like these came more often.
One of those rare mini-games...The game isn’t that difficult, but some parts can be challenging. Brian’s missions are usually trial and error as you try to master people’s patterns, and you may find yourself overwhelmed with enemies as Stewie and Peter, but after a few tries you should get through it okay. You will also be given hints via spoken dialogue by Stewie and Brian if you take too long trying to figure out what to do next. This game has absolutely no replay value. In fact, I had to play through some of it again for the purpose of this review, and I did not enjoy a moment of it. There are no difficulty settings, and while you can replay the Non-Sequiturs once you have completed them, there is no reason to as they are all incredibly brief and easy. The game is short, and while I do not know my exact play time, I would say around six hours total. I really enjoyed the ending though. It was completely unexpected and let me play one of my very favorite sequences from the show.
Vito Raliffe’s Verdict - 6.2 / 10. The game is worth a play-through if you absolutely love the show and it will be an enjoyable experience if you do, but beat it under a rent, as the game is far too short with no replay value to warrant a buy. If you aren’t a fan of the show, stay far away from this game.
THE GOOD:
Just as funny as the show
Same voice actors and writers from the show help bring the game to life
Graphics are colorful and vibrant
Many inside jokes and references fans will be able to appreciate
A simple pick up and play experience
THE BAD:
Gameplay can become tedious and repetitive
Game can be beaten in 6 hours or less
No replay value whatsoever
Not enough variety throughout. Once you played one mission for a character, you have pretty much played them all
Controls could have been tightened a little bit for Peter
Simple, arcade-like gameplay may put those off looking for a deeper experience
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