A funny little game definately worth it's $9.99 price tag
Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law is an Adult Swim game, so, to be honest, I'm suprised it doesn't suck too bad. Because you may remember the god-awful-abomination to video games that was Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Zombie Ninja Pro-Am. Harvey Birdman, while short in length and in gameplay, it is definately worth a rent, maybe even a buy if you like Harvey Birdman and if you can find cheap.
Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law isn't much of a game, but more of a puzzle, you will search through areas to find evidence (though you don't exactly have to search for it, all you have to do is press left and right on the d-pad to examine the area for clues). Once you've found the proper evidence, talked to the right people, and triggered all events, you will present your evidence in court. This is where the puzzley part comes in, you will examine the suspect's sentences and present evidence to disprove a claim, it's challenging because you only have 5 gravitas (guesses). Most of the time you can't just click "press" because the suspect won'tell anything, you've got to peice together the puzzle and present evidence accordingly.
I know what you're thinking "Hey! This sounds just like Pheonix Wright but shorter!" But the shortness ultimately works, because thoughout the game characters will spout really silly stuff when you talk to them before your case starts, plus Birdman has witty puns about the objects around him, such as "The Inch High Private Eye! Gagged and tied up in the corner of my office! Kinky!" But there's alot more where that came from, all throughout Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law's short 5 hours Harvey Birdman and Co. say rediculous things, like when you press somebody but they refuse to talk, the judge will say things like "Harvey, beware the mind-taker!" Things like this just make the game all the more memorable.
The graphics look just like the show, everybody's here, the awkward and overly-zealous Birdgirl, the lazy lawyer/sidekick hybrid Peanut, the Birdman-obsessed X the Eliminator, and the previously mentioned immature judge. The voice actors are all here too, except for Reducto and Harvey's boss, they are both replaced by a soundalike actor, which doesn't sense to me, but, whatever, he is a pretty bad soundalike.
Buying Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law comes down to asking yourself one question, do you like Harvey Birdman? If so, then if you can find it for $14.99 or less, then go for it. But if you don't like Harvey Birdman, then, one, you have no heart, and two, you probably won't get anything out of the experience.
