An Absurdist Wet Dream
If you're unfamiliar with the Aqua Teen's, they're characters on one of Adult Swim's (the late-night Cartoon Network block) hit shows. The show has almost no plot, besides the plot from most episodes that do have plots. It stars an anthropomorphic Milkshake named Master Shake, a jerky, spoiled a-hole who constantly bosses Meatwad around, whom of which is a talking wad of meat, who is an adult but has tendencies of a child (and can morph his shape, but that's not interesting); Frylock, which is a very highly competent flying.... box of fries, who can shoot lasers out of his eyes (though he usually doesn't because most episodes' conflict could be fixed that way), is very intellegent, and has built at least 2 time machines over the years, takes care of Meatwad, and puts up with Shake.
They all live together, in a house in New Jersey, next to their friend Carl, a fat, white pervert human, who is usually the butt-monkey of Shake's jokes, and has ended up dead AT LEAST 20 times. Other recurring characters include a mad scientist and his lackey, named Dr. Weird and Steve, respectively. In the beginning, the Aqua Teen's used to be detectives (before their show derailed into utter lunacy), Dr. Weird was the one who created most of the monsters they would end up dealing with; but as the show went on, the Dr. Weird cold openings turned into nothing more than a non-sequitur (funny as hell, mind you). There's also a Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past From the Future, who is exactly what it says on the time, but more baffling; Dr. Wongburger, a being who looks like a pair of..... male genitals, who is fascinated with cutting people's..... genitals of to make a ship to return to Dick Planet, or burgers, or teeth, whatever he can use; and not one, not two, but three different duos of space aliens. There's the Moonites, who used to come down and make Meatwad into a badass criminal, though now they like to mess with them all as well as the Plutonians, who they hate; which are also a duo of space aliens who don't like the Aqua Teens, they really aren't evil, just kinda stupid (though, that can be said for every character who aren't the Aqua Teens and Carl.... and George Lowe); and finally the Frat Aliens, who are a duo of Fraternity-bound aliens who love to visit every once in a while (one of them really wants you to know that his father owns a dealership, and one of them is voiced by Patton Oswalt). The show also spawned a (theatrical) movie.
Now that I got that outta the way, we can talk about the game. Frylock is invited to play golf at Jersey Pines, and has to bring along Shake and Meatwad. I could tell you more, but this is one story that you wouldn't want spoiled for you.
You know those golf games that involve you lining up your shot on a radar and another to increase distance, well this is one of those games. That's right, it's a golfing game, but with a twist. After you hit the ball, you have to battle through different enemies from the show, and get to the ball so you can hit again. This is where most of the game's charm comes from; it's the ultimate form of fanservice. During the golfing segment, you play as Shake, but during the battling segments, you can play as Shake (with different weapons as the story advances) and Frylock, who can shoot lasers, though you'll probably end up playing as Shake a lot. Now let's talk about the battling gameplay. You press the X button and whack at enemies. That's basically it. It's so basic, but so fun at the same time, that I don't mind the simplicity. There are also 3 driving segments dispersed throughout the game's 12 (huge) levels; these are one of my only problems with the game. If you're gonna make a racing portion of the game, refine the gameplay, but it doesn't happen very often, so I guess I don't mind. At the end of each level, there is (usually) a boss, that you fight to the death with, using your iron or lasers; some of them are pretty hard. This game in general is pretty damn hard, partly cause you have to start the level over after you die, which kinda sucks, but challenge is a good thing, though the levels are huge.
This game is so full of references to the show, that one can't help but suggest that you watch through the first 100 episodes of the show before playing it (though you'll probably wanna watch through more). There are two secrets on each level; one is a Broodwich, which if you collect all of them you unlock something awesome, and a clip from the show. The disc also comes with 4 episodes of Aqua Teen (one that originally wasn't even on TV, though it is now shown in rotation), to give you a taste of their fine tapestry, though the best episodes are before the 4th season.
The graphics are awesome, and really do their best to bring the Aqua Teens to 3D animation. Some might argue that it's kinda bland, but so is the animation from the show, and it's the writing and acting that makes the show so great, which it is, and it's also the best part of the game. All of the original voice-actors return to voice their respective characters (Scott Van Pelt and Cybernetic Ghost provide commentary for the course), and really push the absurdist humor of the edge, and cause a game that without it would be mediocre, to become something awesome.
This game is an absurdist masterpiece, and I advise anyone with a PS2 to try a find a copy of this game, cause it is hilarious and fun. Though it helps to be a fan of the show, anyone can enjoy this.