Review of “Sabrina: The Animated Series – Zapped!”

Gonna take you on a little ride back to, like, the late 90s. I know! A real throwback. So, Wayforward, right? Some folks immediately think about those cool 2D-games we all loved on our handy-dandy handhelds and consoles. Like, River City Girls? And can’t forget Shantae. But, surprise, they’ve done tons of these licensed games. Crazy, huh? One of them is Sabrina: The Animated Series – Zapped. Yeah, you heard right—a platformer on Game Boy Color. This is like pulling back the curtain to see where Shantae got its groove. Kinda neat.

So, in Sabrina: The Animated Series – Zapped!, you dive into the shoes of this witchy teen—Sabrina. She sorta accidentally turns her classmates into animals. Yeah, no kidding—running around wild. To save the day, she’s gotta, um, hop on their heads and zap them with spells. It’s nuts. You keep going, and suddenly—bam! New spells pop up. Ever thought you’d control a cat? Salem crawls through tiny spaces, and Sabrina? She’s floating with bubbles on those tricky, tall levels.

The levels are, what’s the word? Tight? They have this particular vibe. Different themes—each one testing spells in all-new ways. There’s this tall stage where that bubble trick’s super important, or the sorta half-and-half stages where Salem’s crawl game unlocks everything. It’s not like mind-blowing, honestly, but still kinda cool to see how platformers carved their niche back then. Colorful, big sprites, easy to jump into. Oh, and simple passwords! Gotta love that. Makes it a breeze, right?

So yeah, the controls are a bit, well, cramped? The Game Boy Color wasn’t exactly overflowing with buttons, huh? Spell-casting and running are both on the B-button. The number of times I got whacked because of that! For something from a cartoon spin-off, it really has no business being this decent. Don’t go expecting, I dunno, rockets or revolutions, or the sleekness of Shantae, but hey—the seeds were planted here. You could call it a curiosity, maybe? Sabrina: The Animated Series – Zapped isn’t a thrill ride, but give it one playthrough, and you’ll see the charm before the spell’s worn off.