It must be tough working as a mad scientist’s assistant. You spend your days running about the lab picking up after the scientist, completing various meaningless tasks and interacting with various strange creatures. In the end, you’re left wondering if all of your work has made any real difference in the world.

Unless you were a Graduate Assistant somewhere, you’ve probably never had this experience and (most likely) never will. The closest you’ll get is Legacy Interactive’s movie tie-in game Igor.

The title character dreams of being more than just an unnoticed assistant. When his master unexpectedly departs this realm for the next, Igor decides to use the opportunity to further his own career. In game terms, this means going to a location, running around and collecting objects, solving a few very simple puzzles, watching a short cut-scene or two, being scolded when you try to advance without collecting enough objects, and then moving along to a new location. The graphics are average at best and the automated camera frequently frustrates your ability to see exactly where you are or where you need to go.

The control scheme is the standard WASD arrangement with one, mildly interesting twist -- the key-pad plus button allows you to change your chracter. The adventuring party consists of four characters; Igor, Scamper (a hyper-kinectic resurrected rabbit with a jump that would make Michael Jordan weep and a powerful electric attack), Brain (a rocket-firing ambulatory brain-in-a-jar) and Eva (Igor’s too-nice creation). To solve the game’s puzzles, you’ll need to switch roles frequently. Igor’s mechanical skills allow you to fix broken cogs. Scamper’s jump gives you access to objects in high places. Brain’s rockets come in handy when you’re attacked by various creatures and creations (including cyber-chickens and robotic blind orphans). Eva’s strength comes in handy when something needs to be bashed.

Each level is much the same as the last and the game offers no unlockables. So you’re left with something which is a pretty good match for Igor’s job description; run around, do what you’re told, and don’t bother to ask why.