Rabbids, originally introduced in the Rayman series of videogames, are, essentially demented little anthropomorphic rabbits.  They're less than intelligent, less than cunning, terribly violent, and sometimes mean creatures.  They're also ridiculously funny things.

The Rabbids  latest adventure, Rabbids Go Home, features the bunny-esque bullies attempting to build a massive pile of junk so that they can go home, to the moon.  Is the moon their home?  Does it matter?  Is it possible to build a massive pile of junk big enough to climb there?  Does it matter?  Were one to attempt to build a pile of junk big enough to go to said home on the moon would they pile all that junk up in a shopping cart in order to give it to a sousaphone-playing Rabbid to hold onto, except for the really big stuff which they would instead shove directly into a toilet, then putting the sousaphone-held garbage into the same toilet in order to get all the stuff back to the junkyard where the pile is being built?  Does it matter?

For the Rabbids, such a series of actions is wholly logical, or, at the very least, as logical as the Rabbids get.  And that, is where the player comes into this game.  Users get to help two Rabbids steer their shopping cart through various parts of Center City and its outskirts, throwing all the stuff with a white circle around it into the shopping cart.  Anything without a white circle – people, dogs, vending machines, etc., – get yelled at or run into or both in an attempt to separate collectible items (like the dogs themselves, once they're docile) from non-collectible ones.  It is a pretty simple concept, with pretty simple gameplay mechanics.

Every level contains 1,000 feet of junk, comprised of small items and larger ones.  Levels can be completed only by getting the big stuff,  however, it's still recommended that one grab little stuff as well in order to actually build a large enough pile to help the Rabbids achieve their moderately-insane task.  The more feet of junk one collects, the more levels get opened, and the closer the Rabbids can come to… goodness knows what sort of reality.

Okay, so it's all insane, the real question is – is it fun; is it enjoyable to take these wacky little creatures through shopping malls, grocery stores, airports, office buildings, hospitals, etc., in order to get junk (like sick people in their hospital beds) to build the moon-bound pile?  Sometimes.

Article Author: Josh Lasser

Josh Lasser, formerly known as "TV and Film Guy," and complete with a Masters Degree in Critical Studies in said areas, gives his opinions on TV, Film, and Entertainment in general. All of which he does in a shameless attempt to try to get paid to do the exact same thing. …

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