This really should be “Tigger’s Hunny Hunt” to match the spelling used within the Winnie the Pooh franchise. This was made in as a cash-in to The Tigger Movie, without actually creating a tie-in game to the film. Here, Pooh wants a party, and Tigger decides to jump around to collect hundreds of pots of honey for it in a simple 2D platformer.

If the game got the atmosphere right, this could have been a charming little game, but this is just devoid of charm. None of the characters feel like the ones from the films, and without even small amounts of voice acting, it just doesn’t feel right. The backgrounds are quite nice, but the style doesn’t carry through to the 3D models, and even the music itself is lacking.

Tigger’s moves also feel really strange. I mentioned jumping through the levels earlier instead of bouncing, and this was on purpose, as to start with, Tigger can only do a short jump. Throughout the game, he’ll learn a couple of new moves, the first is to extend his jump by flapping his arms like a bird. Near the very end of the game, Pooh will teach Tigger how to use his tail to bounce, although this is just a charge up tall bounce with very little control. For a character that should translate to a 2D platformer extremely well (like the pogo stick bouncing in Duck Tales), it’s a disappointment.

The levels themselves are easy and simplistic, which I can sort of understand for a kids game, but without the charm and fun, there’s just not much to this game.

Poor

You could certainly argue that Tigger’s Honey Hunt is aimed at a younger audience – and we suppose smaller kids may derive some enjoyment from the game – but that just makes the poor quality seem all the more criminal. Just because they’re young, doesn’t mean they need to be patronised.

Geraint Evans, N64 Magazine #51. Review Score: 36%

Remake or remaster?

A collection of Disney platformers would be nice, they can include the bad with the good.

Official Ways to get the game

There is no official way to get Tigger’s Honey Hunt.