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Director John Skeel said in an interview that they wanted to create a game "as fast as Sonic and as deep as Mario" that would be easy to play but hard to master.
Bubsy himself even won Electronic Gaming Monthlys "Most Hype for a Character of 1993".
GameFan awarded Bubsy "Best New Character" for 1993.
In a retrospective outlook, IGN highlighted the classic cartoon-inspired character designs, but called Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind a "mediocre" game and a "pale Sonic imitator", criticizing its floaty, imprecise physics and odd level design.
The Sega Genesis version, the Mega Drive outside Japan, whose development proceeded first, was scheduled for release in 1992-9, but the release was delayed by the court battle between the developer Accolade and Sega (Sega v. Accolade).
In Japan it was scheduled for release by Coconuts Japan Entertainment but was cancelled, and a Sega Saturn version was also announced but was likewise cancelled.
This was replaced with banana peels because of Nintendo's censorship policies.
Titles in italics had no Japanese release.
The PlayStation 4 version was not released in Japan.
The PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch versions were not released in Japan.
In the Super Famicom version, one of the hazards in the game was at first catnip that drove Bubsy mad, but under Nintendo's censorship policy it was replaced with a banana peel.
This was replaced with banana peels because of Nintendo's censorship policies.
GamePros Feline Groovy praised its graphics and opined that Bubsy had more personality than Sonic thanks to his animations and voice clips.
In a retrospective outlook, IGN highlighted the classic cartoon-inspired character designs, but called Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind a "mediocre" game and a "pale Sonic imitator", criticizing its floaty, imprecise physics and odd level design.
A total of 22 out of 40 in the "Cross Review" of the game magazine Weekly Famitsu
The Genesis version, which was the first one being worked on, was to be released in September 1992, but Accolade's legal troubles with Sega caused the game to be delayed.
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