It has such a harsh rub-your-stomach-pat-your-head feeling that when you first give it a try you're likely to wonder what sort of substance the design team was on when they thought of the game. But as you get further and further in, you'll want some of it. The story is as absurd as the gameplay - it's up to two rabbits to find the stolen moon, with help from a pair of roosters. One rabbit has a flower pot on his head and the other has an umbrella on hers. I don't want to know, and you don't either. At its core, it's a puzzle game, much in the same vein as Goof Troop (for the SNES) when played two player, although Cookie & Cream is a better game. The screen is divided into two vertical halves, and each is essentially a path from start to finish for each rabbit. Along the way you'll have to manipulate something on one side in order for the other rabbit to continue, and the other way around. That's the core of the gameplay in Reader's Digest form, and a lot of the puzzles are well implemented and some are also quite amusing to perform and watch. Sounds normal enough, right? It is...sort of. But how do you control each rabbit? Why, your Dual Shock 2 has two analog sticks, so why not give one of those to each rabbit? Then have the L and R buttons to control each rabbit's jump and action, and you've got an idea of what you're supposed to do - control two characters in real-time. This can get tricky sometimes, especially when you consider that if you let one rabbit stand still too long, they'll be attacked by a flying enemy and if you don't manage to kill it, your timer decreases faster. When it hits zero, you have to restart the level. The Adventures of Cookie & Cream is splashing around in a big pool of cute. The graphics and the sound are all disgustingly cute, although it does fit with the game and it's not a huge turnoff (though keep in mind the noises the rabbits make are a little grating). The game's best feature is probably the inclusion of two-player mode, letting each person control their own rabbit. The game requires cooperation between players to get through the levels, but it's made slightly easier (and a little more engaging) because you don't have to keep track of two things at once. Just keep cooperation in mind during the rowboat stage, as getting two people to coordinate paddling is nigh impossible. This all isn't to say that the single-player is bad - it offers a unique, often manic charm that you won't find anywhere else. The Adventures of Cookie & Cream is a bit rough around the edges, and is on the short side of things, but it's definitely one of those game experiences that everyone should at least try once.
The Adventures of Cookie and Cream is one of those games where the plot leave almost no residue on me. Somehow the world is under control of a mad man, and only two bunnies, (that would be Cookie and Cream) can save it. ... Read Full Review
Cookie & Cream is one of those games you'll probably buy your little five year old only to discover you've twisted him into a jaded freak for life thanks to the near impossible difficulty of Cookie & Cream. Th... Read Full Review
