Bucky O'Hare: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Bucky O'Hare (1992) is a shooter, platform, hack and slash/beat 'em up, adventure video game developed by Konami, available on Arcade. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 87/100 on IGDB.

What is Bucky O'Hare about?

This video game is based on the cartoon television series Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars under license from Hasbro, Inc. While it is generally classified as a scrolling fighting game, utilizing a Final Fight-esque landscape, the player's character is also armed with a laser gun, adding in elements of a scrolling shooter. However, if the character is extremely close to an enemy, he will throw out his fists to attack - a precursor to the characters featured in Metal Slug, who use knives in close combat.

Much like the cartoon, Bucky O'Hare features colorful animation, and voice actors from the series were hired to participate in the game's cut scenes.

The player chooses from five protagonists: Bucky O'Hare, the heroic rabbit captain of the space ship Righteous Indignation; Jenny, an "Aldebaran cat" and telepath; Dead-Eye Duck, a four-armed mallard; Willy, a kid from earth that replaced th

Key details

Bucky O'Hare was released in 1992 and supports single player, multiplayer, co-operative. Platforms: Arcade. Developer: Konami.

Should you play Bucky O'Hare?

With a 87/100 aggregate score, Bucky O'Hare ranks among the best-reviewed games in its genre and is widely considered a must-play.