Review
Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage is about as close as you can get to an interactive cartoon on the Super NES. The graphics are simply amazing. Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Taz and the others are frighteningly similar in personality and appearance to their Saturday morning cartoon counterparts. The squirrels and hound dogs, for example, are cute and painstakingly detailed. The character animation is pure and smooth, from the manner in which Bugs struts his way through the game all the way down to the drunken, cross-eyed look on the defeated Bull's face.
This game is also remarkably versatile for a cartoon-based contest. Each level takes place in an entirely different setting and requires a different kind of strategy. Bugs can pick up many different ACME devices and their uses are clever and sometimes funny. Bugs can cork the Big Bad Wolf's mouth, causing the wolf to fill up with hot air and float away. Another nifty gadget is the mirror. You can use it against the Martian's ray guns, deflecting the shrinking rays back at the Martian.
While the seldom-used voice effects in Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage are barely passable (they lack the richness and tonal quality of the late, great Mel Blanc), the music is superb. This game is one of the few 16-bit cartridges to feature music that even comes close to sounding like a real orchestra. The sound effects are good, too, although a little sparse. The birds singing and the guns firing sound good enough, but the dogs don't even bark and many of the characters never utter a sound.
It's obvious that Sunsoft took very few shortcuts when creating Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage, but the game has a significant problem that overshadows its playability. The controls are very poor. They don't completely ruin the game, but they are sluggish and unresponsive. It's a shame an otherwise excellent game is marred by such a fixable problem. With all its positive traits, this game is worth picking up, even though playing it can be frustrating.
Graphics 
You'll think your Super NES has been turned off and your television set is playing Saturday morning cartoons.
Sound 
The music is truly excellent, but the sound effects could use some punch.
Enjoyment 
Inferior controls will probably keep this game off of your list of favorites.
Replay Value
As varied and complete as this game is, the cumbersome gameplay knocks it down several notches in the long-term enjoyment category. You should, however, stick with the game long enough to beat it. The ending is hilarious.
Documentation 
The instruction booklet presents a neat (albeit short) storyline, and it lists and explains all the weapons and items. However, character profiles are nowhere to be found.
