Rugrats: Search for Reptar

Rugrats: Search for Reptar
North American box art
Developer(s)	n-Space
Publisher(s)	THQ
Director(s)	Seth Jacobson Donn Nauert
Producer(s)	Syma Sambar Leland Mah Jym Killy
Composer(s)	Gene M. Rozenberg Mark Mothersbaugh
Series	Rugrats
Platform(s)	PlayStation
Release	NA: October 31, 1998 PAL: November 23, 1998
Genre(s)	Action-adventure, platform
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Rugrats: Search for Reptar is a 1998 platform video game developed by n-Space and published by THQ. It was released in North America on November 23, 1998, and in Europe in November 1998 exclusively for PlayStation. Based on the popular Nickelodeon cartoon Rugrats, which aired from 1991 until 2004, the game follows the cartoon's main character, Tommy Pickles, who has lost his Reptar puzzle. It features stages that are typically based on episodes from the television show. It was followed up by Rugrats: Studio Tour, released in 1999 on the same platform.

Rugrats: Search for Reptar was developed with the intent of appealing to ages seven through twelve. A marketing campaign, which was the second-biggest of 1998, was formed in conjunction between Sony Computer Entertainment America and THQ for its North American release, in order to bolster the children's market on the PlayStation.

The game has been met with mixed reviews from critics, though it has regularly been noted that children will enjoy it. It was criticized for its camera and gameplay by publications such as IGN and GameSpot but was given a positive reception for its presentation and was well-received commercially, being the third-best-selling game in the first two weeks of its release. It was incorporated into the Greatest Hits brand and sold nearly 1.5 million copies in the US, becoming one of the best-selling games on the PlayStation.^[1]