History VideoGame / RugratsRoyalRansom

* JackassGenie: Meanie Genie.

* DifficultySpike: Baby Easy is very simple, while Rugrat Medium is more challenging, but still easy to beat in one sitting. ''Reptar Tough'', [[NintendoHard on the other hand]]... let's just say you'll probably swear at your TV screen and RageQuit. A ''lot''.

'''''Rugrats: Royal Ransom''''' is a 2002 video game based on [[WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}} the animated series of the same name]]. The game was released for both the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube and the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2. The game was published Creator/{{THQ}} and developed by Avalanche Software, the latter who would be known for ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3: The Video Game'' and ''VideoGame/DisneyInfinity'' years later.

* BigBad: Angelica (really, were you expecting anyone else?)

* MiniGameGame: [[JustifiedTrope Justifed,]] as the game takes place entirely inside a huge playground-like machine made to cater to children's imaginations.

* NonStandardGameOver: In the event that you've somehow blown all of your coins by, for instance, getting all 5 babies on the playset, getting them all killed in a level, and have them booted out of the playset with less than a hundred, you'll be presented with a cutscene in which Tommy complains about having to start over again. If you didn't think to save as this game doesn't have an autosave feature, you'll be starting over.

* DifficultySpike: Baby Easy is very simple, almost to the point of [[ItsEasySoItSucks being boring]]. Rugrat Medium is more challenging, but still easy to beat in one sitting. ''Reptar Tough'', [[NintendoHard on the other hand]]... let's just say you'll probably swear at your TV screen and RageQuit. A ''lot''.

* MeaninglessLives: Played with, depending on the difficulty mode you're on. If you're on Baby Easy, it's played straight, as you'll probably never manage to lose any of the coins you need to get back onto the [=PlayPalace=] (the game's equivalent of losing a life). Averted for the most part on Rugrat Meduim, due to the harder gameplay on that mode overall. Averted on Reptar Tough.

* NintendoHard: The Reptar Tough difficulty level is ''much'' more hard than one would expect from a children's game in general, much less a Rugrats one. In fact, one of the only two written [[Website/GameFAQS FAQs]] for this game on the Internet has its author admitting that she had to have help from a more experienced gamer to even ''finish'' the FAQ!
* NonIndicativeName: Despite the fact that Reptar lends his name to one of the difficulty modes, he himself never appears once throughout the entire game.

* ViolationOfCommonSense: Very often, due to the gameplay mechanics. For example, in ''Punting Papayas'', there are certain parts in the level where you have to jump on platforms that lean forwards if you stay on them too long, plunging you into the river below. For some unfathomable reason, you have to wait until they've started ''leaning forward'' in order to successfully jump onto the next one.

* MeaninglessLives: Played with, depending on the difficulty mode you're on. If you're on Baby Easy, it's played straight, as you'll probably never manage to lose any of the coins you need to get back onto the [=PlayPalace=] (the game's equivalent of losing a life). Averted for the most part on Rugrat Meduim, due to the harder gameplay on that mode overall. ''Brutally'' averted on Reptar Tough.

'''''Rugrats: Royal Ransom''''' is a 2002 video game based on [[WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}} the animated series of the same name]]. The game was released for both the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube and the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2. The publisher was Creator/{{THQ}}, and the developer was Avalanche Software (who would be known for ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3: The Video Game'' and ''VideoGame/DisneyInfinity'' years later.

'''Rugrats: Royal Ransom''' is a 2002 video game based on [[WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}} the animated series of the same name]]. The game was released for both the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube GameCube]] & the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2. The publisher was Creator/{{THQ}}, and the developer was Avalanche Software.

* AbsenteeActor: Spike, Reptar, and all the adult characters besides Grandpa & Stu are nowhere to be found in the game, despite being prominent cast members in the series.

* ConvectionSchmonvection: In the Arabian World levels ''Meanie Genie'' & ''Rugrat Rug Race'', as well as the two Dino World levels.

* FakeLongevity: Reptar Tough difficulty suffers from this ''big time''. See immediately below for just one example. ''Monkey Business'' on Tough mode is an even worse example, as it's the same thing as the Easy & Medium versions, just made ''thrice'' as long.

* LethalLavaLand: In the levels ''Meanie Genie'' & ''Rugrat Rug Race'', as well as the two Dino World levels.

* MyLittlePanzer: The playset itself, given just how dangerous and child-unfriendly it's levels tend to be. ''Meanie Genie'' on Rugrat Medium & Reptar Tough is the most egregious, as it requires [[PlatformHell precision jumps]] over lava having to made by ''babies''.

* NonIronicClown: Played with. While clowns ''are'' the enemy mooks in ''Cone Caper'' & ''Cream Pie Flyer'' in Circus World, they don't look or act like {{Monster Clown}}s. They simply throw pies at you to hurt you.

* NotTheFallThatKillsYou: Both averted & played straight, depending on the length of the fall. If you fall from a high distance onto something below, the game will remove some of your LifeMeter. If you fall from a great enough distance into the abyss, though, the game will just put you back where you left off without taking any damage.

* RacingMinigame: Some of the mini games, like ''River Fun Run'' & ''Ready, Set, Snow''.

* NintendoHard: The Reptar Tough difficulty level is ''much'' more hard than one would expect from a children's game in general, much less a Rugrats one. In fact, one of the only two written [[GameFAQS FAQs]] for this game on the Internet has its author admitting that she had to have help from a more experienced gamer to even ''finish'' the FAQ!

'''Rugrats: Royal Ransom''' is a 2002 video game based on [[WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}} the animated series of the same name]]. The game was released for both the UsefulNotes/GameCube & the PlaystationTwo. The publisher was Creator/{{THQ}}, and the developer was Avalanche Software.

* SaveScumming: One useful strategy for the game on the harder difficulty modes is to save immediately after winning any level when you're sent back to the [=PlayPalace=]. This way, if, say, you beat ''Punting Papayas'' on Tough mode after [[ThatOneLevel much trail and error]], only to pick ''River Fun Run'' and learn you suck at it, so [[RageQuit you get mad and shut off your console]], you won't have to go back and play it all over again.

* SaveScumming: One useful strategy for the game on the harder difficulty modes is to save immediately after winning any level when you're sent back to the [=PlayPalace=]. This way, if, say, you beat ''Punting Papayas'' on Tough mode after [[ThatOneLevel much trail and error]], only to pick ''River Fun Run'' and learn you suck at it, so [[RageQuit you get mad and shut off your console]], you won't have to go back and play ''PP'' all over again.

* SaveScumming: One useful strategy for the game on the harder difficulty modes is to save immediately after winning any level when you're sent back to the [=PlayPalace=]. This way, if, say, you beat ''Punting Papayas'' on Tough mode after [[ThatOneLevel much trail and error]], only to pick ''River Fun Run'' and learn you suck at it, you won't have to go back and play ''PP'' all over again.

* SaveScumming: One useful strategy for the game on the harder difficulty modes is to save immediately after winning any level when you're sent back to the [=PlayPalace=]. This way, if you say, beat ''Punting Papayas'' on Tough mode after [[ThatOneLevel ''much'' trail and error]], only to pick ''River Fun Run'' and learn you suck at it, you won't have to go back and play ''PP'' all over again.

* SaveScumming: One useful strategy for the game on the harder difficulty modes is to save immediately after winning any mini game when you're sent back to the [=PlayPalace=]. This way, if you say, beat ''Punting Papayas'' on Tough mode after [[ThatOneLevel much trail and error]], only to pick ''River Fun Run'' and learn you suck at it, you won't to go back and play ''PP'' all over again.

* FetchQuest: Most of the mini games are this. The harder difficulty modes make it worse, though. ''Temple of the Lamp'', for example, sees you collecting rubies. Tough requires ''70''...as you can imagine, it gets quite tedious.

* TimedMission: The level ''Acrobatty Dash'' in Circus World, which gives you seven minutes to finish on Easy, 3:30 (!!) to finish on Medium, and 2 minutes (''!?!?'') to finish on Tough. [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Best of luck.]]

* TakeYourTime: Averted with the level ''Acrobatty Dash'' in Circus World, which gives you seven minutes to finish on Easy, 3:30 (!!) to finish on Medium, and 2 minutes (''!?!?'') to finish on Tough. [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Best of luck.]]

* TakeYourTime: Averted with the level ''Acrobatty Dash'' in Circus World, which gives you seven minutes to finish on Easy, 3:30 (!!!) to finish on Medium, and 2 minutes (''!?!'') to finish on Tough. [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Best of luck.]]