South Park: Tenorman's Revenge was a platform game that was the second game that was directly overseen by South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker, following Let's Go Tower Defense Play! This had the benefit of making the game the first truly good video game in the series.
The game is a direct sequel to one of the most controversial episodes ever, Scott Tenorman Must Die, where Eric Cartman manipulated events to get rid of Scott's parents. To get his revenge, Scott built up an army of ginger robots throughout time, stole Cartman's Xbox 360 hard drive, and lured them through a portal to the year 2546.
The four main boys, Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick, each have unique abilities that they have to use to destroy Scott's robots and to traverse the landscape in the future, past, and present. Then they have to finally confront and defeat Scott himself.
The episode not only calls back to the infamous episode mentioned above, but also to the various superhero-themed episodes of the show, such as Coon vs. Coon and Friends. The boys have their regular abilities and can use their superhero alter egos to access more.
Stan has the ability to throw a football to hit distant targets and can drill in certain areas to reach hidden locations as his superhero alter ego Toolshed. Kyle can take off his hat to distract robots and gain access to certain areas. He can also glide through the air to reach hidden areas as his superhero alter ego the Human Kite. Cartman can use his weight to crash through weak walls to open new paths and can scale walls as his superhero alter ego The Coon. Kenny can jump further than the other characters and can make himself invisible and intangible as his superhero alter ego Mysterion.
The sound effects are a perfect fit to what you'd expect from South Park and the music fits the game well. The soundtrack is a fast-paced electronic soundtrack that is themed perfectly for the prehistoric, futuristic, and modern versions of South Park
South Park: Tenorman's Revenge is a puzzle platform game can be a bit tedious, especially in the future, as each area tends to blend in with the others. The weird storyline and fantastic voice work performed by Matt and Trey themselves helps to keep you invested though. It's not a perfect game by any means, but it was a harbinger of the good things that were to come.
Final Verdict:
3½ out of 5
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