Reviewer: Dos-Games-Online
Believe it or not this was the first I ever heard of the duo. If you're not familiar with the MTV cartoon, this game is a great initiation into the foul world of 15-year old hornbags. All blokes have been there before, and those of us who haven't, certainly will.
The sole purpose of a 15 year old is to SCORE and be COOL!
This is the basis of this game. Beavis and Butthead must break out of Highland High School to hang out with local gang member and all-round cool dude Todd to reach their lifelong goal of getting laid. The point-and-click interface puts you in control of Beavis and Butthead, controlling their every move. Ever wanted to Hock-A-Loogie on your principle's head from the roof of the school? Go for it!
Candy stealing ants? FRY-EM, FRY-EM!!
The mini-games are bountiful, and are strangely addictive, especially the ability to record and save your very own Beavis and Butthead Air Guitar riff! As the plot unfolds, Beavis and Butthead find themselves in the thick of it, unwittingly caught between a gang rivalry. They managed to break out of High School, but breaking out of prison is a whole new story!
The rich universe in Virtual Stupidity really sucks you into their world, and if you're not careful, you can be easily distracted from your goal. Nearly everything is clickable, and the vast library of sound bytes means that there is a smutty response to just about everything. On the other hand, if you just skim over the details and try to go straight from point A to point B, you may miss that vital clue that will solve the next puzzle and allow you to advance to the next stage.
The open plan world means you can wander around the town to your heart's content. No two people will play the same. There is quite a bit of strategy involved, as some of the hints can be easy to miss. Something you see earlier in the game may not look like much now, but may prove to be the vital link later.
Compared to today's standards of graphics and gameplay, Virtual Stupidity shows its age.
Even for 1995, the graphics appear pixellated, and the animation can be jerky, but the animated movies used for the cutscenes makes up for the lack of graphical complexity. Beavis and Butthead in Virtual Stupidity is a surprisingly in-depth game, considering it is based of the premise of teenagers trying to score.
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