Review of Sabrina: The Animated Series – Zapped!

I remember the 90s like it was yesterday. Those chunky electronics and… oh, the games. Somehow Wayforward just captures that nostalgia, right? They’re like the wizard of 2D games or something. Everyone cries about River City Girls or Shantae, but did you know they actually did a ton of licensed stuff, too? Sabrina: The Animated Series – Zapped! is one of those curious gems that brings back that frenzied Game Boy Color vibe. It’s kind of the underpainting of Shantae, if you ask me.

So, this one’s all about Sabrina — yep, that teenage witch. She ends up turning her buddies into animals. Why? Who knows, magic’s weird. So there’s this chaotic spell mishap, and now, she’s gotta fix it. Jumping around, hopping on heads to reverse the spell or whatever. It’s wild. You even get to mess around with new spells — like a jumping double-take, Salem the cat’s crawl-through-nooks trick, and some bubble thing that lets you float. Reminds me of that dream I had where I was levitating over a river of spaghetti. No idea why.

The levels? Kinda cool. They switch up the themes and have this neat play with the spells. Picture a high-rise level where you practically live in that bubble, and then some bit where you’re cat-crawling as Salem. It’s a bunch of fun little puzzles — maybe nothing earth-shattering but, you know, charming in a quirky way. Game Boy Color was all about those big sprites and bite-sized stages. Pick it up, play, and that password thing makes things easy-peasy. No fuss.

Honestly, the controls get a bit clunky. The B-button does double duty—makes spells and running kinda fit like an old shoe that doesn’t match. Hard to say, really, but sometimes I’d just find myself getting whacked by enemies ’cause of it. For a spin-off game based on an animated show, this has no reason working this well. It’s no Shantae party, but the roots are peeking through. Maybe just a peculiar little ride down memory lane? Sabrina’s fling with spell-trouble tickles the curiosity, but yeah, don’t expect to be enchanted for life.