The great Waldo search

Game: The great Waldo search
Console: Sega Genesis (aka Sega Megadrive), it was also released on SNES
Release date: 1992
World's worst video games score: 1.7
Known scores: IGN reader average 3.9
Review: When at the main menu you notice three modes. Normal which is in fact super easy, expert and a picture of waldo. I have no idea what that picture means or what that mode is. So you click normal mode have a quick glance through the levels and guess what. There are only 4 levels which I completed in the gameplay video below in about 5 minutes. The gameplay is absymal its a simple point and click adventure which follows the same pattern of the original book, in fact this is an interactive version of the book. The only game you get to play is Waldo's dogs mini game. It gets even worse. You play as the dog moving up and down to collect as many bones as possibles. Thats it. Theres no bad guy chasing you, no finding waldo, just a dog on a flyng carpet! On each level the mini game is exactly the same and I mean exactly same! Replayability is dead and reptitivness is now on a high score. Back to the main game you fnd clocks which I presume is for time, slver blocks with numbers in them which again I presume is extra points and you also search for waldo and his dog. In addition to this you search for clues but clues for what I have no idea? So you complete the 4 levels and it brings you back to the main menu and if you select normal again there are NO extra levels to unlock or anything. So it's time to try the mysterious picture of Waldo mode (which turns out is the 5th and final level). There are no clocks, no silver blocks or clues. This is simply a picture in which everyone is dressed as Waldo. There are NO instructions on what to do nor do I recall been told what to look for, so I paniced and clicked everything and still managed to get points. This game is pure crap. Its a complete worst of time. You'd have to be a die hard fan to have fun and I doubt there are many of those! Where's Waldo? Where's the nearest trash can more like! Also for some reason the game has a delated reaction. For example in the gameplay video at the end the game randomly says "man with three legs". I mean wtf? Since when do men have 3 legs? If games alter our behaviour will little kids walk down the street, grab a magnify glass and stare at everyone with three legs? This game is even patronising for kids!
Seriously if your intent on more Waldo then stick to the books.
Pros:
I never have to find Waldo again!
Cons:
He's still hiding!
More info:
Waldo's original name was Wally, but the name Waldo sold a lot more in America which literally killed poor Wally.
Waldo's dog is called Woof- How original!
Screenshots:
In level screenshot

Original Sega Genesis Cover

Gameplay Video:

Extra Video(s)
Where's Waldo Tv Intro Theme