Additionally, the movie gave rise to an inevitable slew of video and educational games bearing the 102 Dalmatians branding. Although suprisingly enough, the Game Boy Color version is quite a fetching, fun little game and a platform game through and through.

Puppies to the Rescue comes complete with standard tricks like moving lifts, keys to locked doors and trampolines for springboarding onto hard–to–reach places. It is also equipped with some of the finest–looking graphics I’ve ever seen on the Game Boy. And if you think you’re too cool to play this game, think again! Puppies to the Rescue will have kids and grown–ups alike sneaking a level or two in at lunchtime.

Cruella De Vil is out dog–napping all of the Dalmatians in England. She’s already captured a number of puppies to use for slave labor in her toy factory (à la Kathie Lee Gifford–style). Domino and Oddball are so svelte that they manage to slip between the bars and strike out on a crusade to release all of the other puppies. As either of the two pups, you will fight evil toys, evil cronies and Cruella herself along the way.

The different levels are equipped with just the right amount of variety to prevent boredom from setting in, and they take you all over Cruella’s toy factory — from the factory floor to the generator room to the roof. Some levels are easy, while others will have you using the kind of language that little pups shouldn’t hear! Whether it’s the slippery floors in the freezer or the lack of standing room on the roof, each room presents its own challenges. You will also find that each level has different goals, which range from finding the key and releasing all the puppies to knocking out Horace and Jasper with your bark (yep, you read it right) and grabbing the key to the next level from them.

While the game is nothing extraordinary or groundbreaking, and it does suffer from some expected doses of snuggly cuteness, it is just plain fun. And the super–slick graphics are some of the nicest I’ve seen. Not only does 102 Dalmatians look great, but there are some awesome details. The use of glass in the Research Room, where it appears that your puppy is running and jumping behind green glass at certain points, is just one example. It’s a very cool effect, and one of the small details that makes Puppies to the Rescue is a very cool game, which anyone who likes a good, solid platformer should enjoy. Although there is nothing in the game that I haven’t already seen before, the fine graphics and varying levels makes Puppies to the Rescue a great boredom killer.