Strong Bads Cool Game for Attractive People - Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 13 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

4
Average:

4
Bad:

1

Pros:

Authentic voices and writing; puzzles that make sense!; its funny.
Very Funny, has mini-games and hidden goodies
Familiar characters and locations, A few hearty chuckles.

Cons:

Dialogue can get repetitive; might appeal to fans only.
’s computer, like maybe Peasant’s Quest 2. I was hoping that once I beat the game I’d be able to go back and find all the missing items and keep playing the mini games, but you pretty much find everything during game play. Also there is.

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Last revision on January 31, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Authentic voices and writing; puzzles that make sense!; its funny
Very Funny, has mini-games and hidden goodies
Familiar characters and locations, A few hearty chuckles

Reviewers Didn't Like

Dialogue can get repetitive; might appeal to fans only
’s computer, like maybe Peasant’s Quest 2. I was hoping that once I beat the game I’d be able to go back and find all the missing items and keep playing the mini games, but you pretty much find everything during game play. Also there is
Humor does not translate well to new format, Pointing and clicking becomes tiresome quickly, Less fun than watching video shorts on Homestar Runner Web site

Expert reviews and ratings

100

Fans of Homestar Runner will not be disappointed by Strong Bads Cool Game for Attractive People, Episode 1. The game is true to Homestar Runner history and fun to play. Dont plan on playing for more than a few hours, though. The episodes are pretty...

By BrightHub on November 17, 2008

Answer Strong Bads email! Help draw a Teen Girl Squad Cartoon! Participate in a Montage! Throw a light switch rave! If none of these selling points sound at all familiar to you, then youre probably not one of the several million Internet fans who...

By GameSpy on September 30, 2008

From Homestar Runner’s conception by two University of Georgia students working summer jobs in 1996, to his reception with video game publishers Telltale Games in 2008, Homestar Runner certainly hasn’t come very far in the past twelve...

By Gaming Nexus on August 29, 2008

Meet Strong Bad. He’s cooler than you, is way awesome, gets all the hot babes, and really hates Homestar Runner. If that makes about as much sense to you as an episode of Hannah Montana, then steer your browser to Homestarrunner.com and catch up...

By Games Radar on August 27, 2008

Name: Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner Genre: Point-and-Click AdventurePlatform: WiiWare, PC (Reviewed for PC)Ever since Telltale announced their PC (and WiiWare) adaptation of the popular Homestar Runner video...

By Gamervision on August 19, 2008

Many people know and love Strong Bad from the Flash cartoons found on the Homestar Runner website. Now you can be him. Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People lets you control Strong Bad as he spends his day, doing what he does best, ruining...

By GamerTell on August 17, 2008

For Homestar fans, this is a no-brainer, but if they’re the only ones who play it, it’ll be a shame — the only thing you need to enjoy it is a sense of humor. It’s a great beginning to a longer adventure, and absolutely worth a...

By GameZone on August 13, 2008

A good game, which is dampened only slightly by its Wii-ness. 7.4/10Print this pageUser reviews (0)Share this pageNoticed something wrong? Report error/mistake.Add to my profile pageGame...

By NowGamer on August 11, 2008

Homestar Runner is a web cartoon thats been amusing Adult Swim-type crowds for almost a decade now. Its not exactly a household name, but it does have a devoted cult following. So a videogame based on the property, regardless of quality, was always...

By IGN Gear on August 11, 2008

Strong Bad and Co. venture into new territory and find themselves out of their element....

By GameSpot on August 11, 2008

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