Animaniacs — stories left

They criticized the limited music and absence of voices, but praised the cartoony and detailed graphics and the way the level design requires the player to make regular use of all three characters.

Reviewing the Game Boy version, they criticized the slow-moving characters and trial-and-error gameplay, but approved of the graphics and audio and concluded, "The humor and spirit of the Animaniacs lives on in this handheld game.

Next Generation reviewed the Genesis version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "Cutting edge innovation isn't here, but what is here is plenty of fun.