Proto:Rat Attack (PlayStation)

This page details one or more prototype versions of Rat Attack (PlayStation).

To do: The game's manual has screenshots of the game that show an earlier version of the game with some minor touches. Should they be documented here?

Official PlayStation Magazine Demo disc 49 (and a couple of other European demo discs) contained a demo of Rat Attack. The demo included the levels Leisure Lounge, Kitchen Kapers, Rifle Range, The Pit, and Beefy Bennett, while playable characters consisted of Hai Jinx, Sparky and Manx.

Menu Differences

Demo	Final

The title screen more closely resembles that of the Nintendo 64 version of the game, and lacks Newton floating around.

Demo	Final

Minor changes. DuPont, Smokey and Bob Cat have had their icons removed (though strangely, Banubis and Pearl's icons are still present). Everything is more spaced out in the demo. As a minor difference, if selecting a character is not available (ie. by hacking), exiting and re-entering does not correct the icon selector.

Demo	Final

The model shown is a lot smaller, and the arrows have been removed, likely because they were redundant. In the retail version, the arrows are present even if you can't actually move left or right. The text for them is still in the corner, though.

Level Differences

Demo	Final

In Kitchen Kapers, there's a faucet/tap which is removed in the retail version for some reason. Several of the objects were also moved around.

Demo	Final

In Rifle Range, there's a toxic platform in the demo. In the final, this was removed and replaced with another target, making the level a little easier. The breakable objects have also been moved a little bit.

Other Differences

The main HUD is solid in the demo, but in the retail version, most of it has transparency. The cat's health icon (the little green cat) is smaller in the demo.

Demo	Final

The HUD has also been moved up a little in the final, and the score is moved a little over to the bottom right.

Unused Characters

Despite not being selectable, all of the Scratch Cats found in the retail version are in the game. They function perfectly, although Banubis and Pearl have switched order number (even though the icons haven't).

Unused Text

There are a few bits of text that aren't present in the final game.

A warning message:

ROOM NEARLY TRASHED

Placeholder text:

Custom Help Text Briefings

Text Differences

A couple of edits were made for minor typos.

Demo	Final
Clear out the rat menace ane report back to me.	Clear out the rat menace and report back to me.
Find a way to blast Washington and Jefferson's hovver buggies into space.	Find a way to blast Washington and Jefferson's hover buggies into space.

This text was shortened.

Demo	Final
If problems persist, please consult the troubleshooting guide in the user manual	If problems persist, please consult the user manual

Some copyright information was changed as well.

Demo	Final
Landscape Entertainment UK	LandscapeUK
Mindscape Entertainment US	Mindscape Entertainment

Level Differences

Level Order

House

Demo	Final
Leisure Lounge Bedroom Bonanza Bathtime Play Away Kitchen Kapers	Leisure Lounge Bathtime Bedroom Bonanza Play Away Kitchen Kapers

Haunted House

Demo	Final
Ghostly Gatehouse Ghoulish Graveyard Creepy Chapel Haunted Hall The Pit Ghosthouse Ghoulies	Ghostly Gatehouse Creepy Chapel Haunted Hall The Pit Ghostly Graveyard Ghostly Ghoulies

Museum

Demo	Final
Museum Dino Drama Dead Old Stuff Fossil Frolics Catlantis I Want My Mummy	Museum Dead Old Stuff Fossil Frolics Catlantis I Want My Mummy Dino Drama

Factory

Demo	Final
Control Room Conveyor Crisis Frying Tonite Carry on Conveyor Best Little Warehouse	Control Room Frying Tonite Carry on Conveyor Best Little Warehouse Conveyor Crisis

Space

Demo	Final
Transporter Room Laser Locomotion Computer Chaos Mutator Creator Livid Lasers Space Shadowdown	Transporter Room Laser Locomotion Mutator Creator Livid Lasers Space Showdown

Other Level Changes

• In the final, there are two level entries for Scarab's Palace, but only one in the demo.
• Two name changes are also present - Ghostly Graveyard was known as Ghoulish Graveyard, and Ghosthouse Ghoulies went on to become Ghostly Ghoulies.
• A level intended for the Space world was removed in the final completely - Computer Chaos.

Credits Differences

Demo

Final

PROGRAMMING STEVE GARDINER SIMON PARKINSON -GAMEPLAY- RICHARD WEEKS -ENGINE- ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING RICHARD CROWDER RICHARD GROVE SHARRY HOLMWOOD ROBIN JUBBER -INTEGRATION- MALCOLM MCLEAN YIN CHIEN YEAP DESIGN PHIL CORBETT HARRY HOLMWOOD DAMIAN HOSEN ADDITIONAL DESIGN DAVID BISHOP STEPHEN HALES SIMON PARKINSON DOUG TELFORD ARTWORK PHIL CORBETT STEPHEN HALES DOUG TELFORD ANIMATION STEPHEN HALES SOUND & MUSICAL LISTER BRIMBLE HARRY HOLMWOOD ANDREW MELVIN GRAPHIC DESIGN ANDREW TALBOT CHEESE DESIGN

PROGRAMMING SIMON PARKINSON GAMEPLAY RICHARD WEEKS ENGINE STEVE GARDINER SYSTEMS GARY SYMONS BOSSES ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING RICHARD CROWDER RICHARD GROVES HARRY HOLMWOOD ROBIN JUBBER -INTEGRATION- MALCOLM MCLEANYIN CHIEN YEAP DESIGN PHIL CORBETT HARRY HOLMWOOD DAMIAN HOSEN ADDITIONAL DESIGN DAVID BISHOP STEPHEN HALES PETER HICKMAN SIMON PARKINSON RICHARD PLUMB DOUG TELFORD PRODUCERS DAMIAN HOSEN -PURE- PETER HICKMAN -MINDSCAPE- DAVID BISHOP -EXEC MINDSCAPE- ARTWORK PHIL CORBETT STEPHEN HALES DOUG TELFORD ANIMATION STEPHEN HALES SOUND & MUSIC ALLISTER BRIMBLE HARRY HOLMWOOD ANDREW MELVIN GRAPHIC DESIGN ANDREW TALBOT CHEESE DESIGN MINDSCAPE GAME TESTER HOLTASHLEY POWELL -LEAD- ROGER DAWES TONY DOREY MARCUS STARNES MARTIN NEWING IAIN WHITE ADRIAN WOOD JONES SPECIAL THANKS TO MINDSCAPE US DAN IRISH -US COORDINATOR- BRET BERRY -EXECUTIVE PRODUCER- MARY LYNN SLATTERY -MARKETING MANAGER- MICHAEL SHELLING- PUBLIC RELATIONS- CHUCK KROEGEL -EXECUTIVE VP- US QA WALKER RICHARDSON TYLER LUDLOW JONAH ROSESTONE ERIK JOHANNESSEN

Other

In the text order, Banubis and Pearl's names are switched around, suggesting that, once upon a time, Banubis was the last Scratch Cat you could unlock.