Editing Day of the Tentacle (section)

== Reception ==
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 95%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/564903-maniac-mansion-day-of-the-tentacle/index.html |title=Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle for PC |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref>
| MC = 93/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/maniac-mansion-day-of-the-tentacle/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle for PC Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref>
| award1Pub = ''[[PC Gamer US]]''
| award1 = #46, The Best Games of All Time{{r|pcgamerustop40}}
| award2Pub = ''[[Computer Gaming World]]''
| award2 = Adventure Game of the Year, June 1994{{r|cgw199406}}<br>#34, 150 Best Games of All Time{{r|cgw199611best}}
| award3Pub = [[Adventure Gamers]]
| award3 = #1, Top 20 Adventure Games of All Time{{r|dickens20040402}}
| award4Pub = [[IGN]]
| award4 = #60, Top 100 Games (2005){{r|IGNtop05}}<br>#84, Top 100 Games (2007){{r|IGNtop07}}<br>#82, Top 100 Videogame Villains (Purple Tentacle){{r|IGNtopvillains}}
| award7Pub = ''[[PC Gamer UK]]''
| award7 = #30, The Top 100{{r|pcgameruktop100}}
}}

''Day of the Tentacle'' was a moderate commercial success; according to ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'', it sold roughly 80,000 copies by 2009. Tim Schafer saw this as an improvement over his earlier projects, the ''Monkey Island'' games, which had been commercial flops.<ref name=edgesales>{{cite magazine |title=Master of Unreality |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |author=Staff | pages=82–87 |date=August 2009 |issue=204 |publisher=[[Future Publishing]] |location=United Kingdom}}</ref> The game was critically acclaimed. [[Charles Ardai]] of ''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' wrote in September 1993: "Calling ''Day of the Tentacle'' a sequel to ''Maniac Mansion''&nbsp;... is a little like calling the space shuttle a sequel to the slingshot". He enjoyed the game's humor and interface, and praised the designers for removing "[[unwinnable|dead end]]" scenarios and [[player character]] death. Ardai lauded the voice acting, writing that it "would have done the late [[Mel Blanc]] proud", and compared the game's humor, animation, and camera angles to "[[Looney Tunes|Looney Toons]] {{sic}} gems from the 40s and 50s". He concluded: "I expect that this game will keep entertaining people for quite some time to come".<ref name=cgwreview>{{cite magazine | last=Ardai | first=Charles | authorlink=Charles Ardai | date=September 1993 | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1993&pub=2&id=110 | title=There's A Sucker Born Every Minute | magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] | issue=110 | pages=46–47, 80 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716220247/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1993&pub=2&id=110 | archive-date=July 16, 2014}}</ref> In April 1994 the magazine said of the CD version that Sanders's Bernard was among "many other inspired performances", concluding that "[[Chuck Jones]] would be proud".<ref name="cgw199404">{{Cite magazine |date=April 1994 |title=Invasion Of The Data Stashers |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=117 |magazine=Computer Gaming World |pages=20–42}}</ref> In May 1994 the magazine said of one multimedia kit [[bundled software|bundling]] the CD version that "it packs more value into the kit than the entire software packages of some of its competitors".<ref name="weksler199406">{{Cite magazine |last=Weksler |first=Mike |date=June 1994 |title=CDs On A ROMpage |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=118 |magazine=Computer Gaming World |pages=36–40}}</ref> [[Sandy Petersen]] of ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' stated that its graphics "are in a stupendous cartoony style", while praising its humor and describing its sound and music as "excellent". Although the reviewer considered it "one of the best" graphic adventure games, he noted that, like LucasArts' earlier ''[[Loom (video game)|Loom]]'', it was extremely short; he wrote that he "felt cheated somehow when I finished the game". He ended the review, "Go, Lucasfilm! Do this again, but do make the next game longer!".<ref name="Dragon199">{{cite journal |title=Eye of the Monitor |author-link=Sandy Petersen |last=Petersen |first=Sandy |journal=Dragon |issue=199 |date=November 1993 |pages=56–64}}</ref>

Phil LaRose of ''[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]]'' called it "light-years ahead of the original", and believed that its "improved controls, sound and graphics are an evolutionary leap to a more enjoyable gaming experience". He praised the interface, and summarized the game as "another of the excellent LucasArts programs that place a higher premium on the quality of entertainment and less on the technical knowledge needed to make it run".<ref name=advocate>{{cite news |last=LaRose |first=Phil |date=December 31, 1993 |title=''Maniac'' Sequel Fights Influence of Long Arm of Purple Tentacle |newspaper=[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]] |at=FUN; Pg. 32}}</ref> The ''[[Boston Herald]]''{{'}}s Geoff Smith noted that "the animation of the cartoonlike characters is of TV quality", and praised the removal of dead ends and character death. He ended: "It's full of lunacy, but for anyone who likes light-hearted adventure games, it's well worth trying".<ref name=bostonherald>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Geoff |date=November 28, 1993 |title=COMPUTER GAMES; 'Tentacle' Grabs Your Attention |newspaper=[[Boston Herald]] |at=LIFESTYLE; Pg. 057}}</ref> [[Theodore Beale|Vox Day]] of ''[[The Blade (Toledo)|The Blade]]'' called its visuals "well done" and compared them to those of ''[[The Ren & Stimpy Show]]''. The writer praised the game's humor, and said that "both the music and sound effects are hilarious"; he cited the voice performance of Richard Sanders as a high point. He summarized the game as "both a good adventure and a funny cartoon".<ref name=toledoblade>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19940929&id=gUExAAAAIBAJ&pg=2376,8197006 |author=Vox Day |date=September 29, 1994 |title=''Day of the Tentacle'' |newspaper=[[The Blade (Toledo)|The Blade]] |at=Pg. 16}}</ref>

Lim Choon Wee of the ''[[New Straits Times]]'' highly praised the game's humor, which he called "brilliantly funny". The writer commented that the game's puzzles relied on "trial and error" with "no underlying logic", but opined that the game "remains fun" despite this issue, and concluded that ''Day of the Tentacle'' was "definitely the comedy game of the year".<ref name=newstraits>{{cite news |last=Wee |first=Lim Choon |title=The Fun Continues in ''Maniac Mansion 2'' |date=July 29, 1993 |newspaper=[[The New Straits Times]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19930729&id=NGs0AAAAIBAJ&pg=5752,3778852 |at=LEISURE; Pg. 18}}</ref> Daniel Baum of ''[[The Jerusalem Post]]'' called it "one of the funniest, most entertaining and best-programmed computer games I have ever seen", and lauded its animation. He wrote that the game provided "a more polished impression" than either ''[[The Secret of Monkey Island]]'' or ''[[Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge]]''. The writer claimed that its high [[system requirements]] were its only drawback, and believed that a [[Sound Blaster]] card was required to fully appreciate the game.<ref name=jerusalem>{{cite news |last=Baum |first=Daniel |date=March 20, 1994 |title=Stop the Tentacle From Taking Over the World |newspaper=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |at=SCIENCE; Pg. 05}}</ref> In a retrospective review, [[Adventure Gamers]]' Chris Remo wrote: "If someone were to ask for a few examples of games that exemplify the best of the graphic adventure genre, ''Day of the Tentacle'' would certainly be near the top".<ref name="AGR">{{cite web |url=http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,497 |title=Day of the Tentacle review |author=Remo, Chris |publisher=[[Adventure Gamers]] |date=March 11, 2005 |access-date=July 31, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703155049/http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id%2C497/ |archive-date=July 3, 2007}}</ref>

''Day of the Tentacle'' has been featured regularly in lists of "top" games. In 1994, ''[[PC Gamer US]]'' named ''Day of the Tentacle'' the 46th best computer game ever.<ref name=pcgamerustop40>{{cite journal |author=Staff |journal=[[PC Gamer US]] |title=''PC Gamer'' Top 40: The Best Games of All Time; The Ten Best Games that Almost Made the Top 40 |date=August 1994 |issue=3 |pages=42}}</ref> In June 1994 it and ''[[Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers]]'' won ''Computer Gaming World''{{'}}s Adventure Game of the Year award. The editors wrote that "''Day of the Tentacle''{{'}}s fluid animation sequences underscore a strong script and solid game play ... story won out over technological innovation in this genre".<ref name="cgw199406">{{Cite magazine |date=June 1994 |title=Announcing The New Premier Awards |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=118 |magazine=Computer Gaming World |pages=51–58}}</ref> In 1996, the magazine ranked it as the 34th best game of all time, writing: "''DOTT'' completely blew away its ancestor, ''Maniac Mansion'', with its smooth animated sequences, nifty plot and great voiceovers".<ref name="cgw199611best">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1996&pub=2&id=148 |title=150 Best Games of All Time |magazine=Computer Gaming World |date=November 1996 |access-date=March 25, 2016 |pages=64–80 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408023915/http://cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1996&pub=2&id=148 |archive-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref> [[Adventure Gamers]] included the game as the top entry on its 20 Greatest Adventure Games of All Time List in 2004,<ref name=dickens20040402>{{cite web |url=http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,186 |title=Top 20 Adventure Games of All-Time |author=Dickens, Evan |publisher=[[Adventure Gamers]] |date=April 2, 2004 |access-date=July 31, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824085814/http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id%2C186/ |archive-date=August 24, 2007}}</ref> and placed it sixth on its Top 100 All-Time Adventure Games in 2011.<ref name=top100>{{cite web | author=AG Staff | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604021011/http://www.adventuregamers.com/articles/view/18643 | url=http://www.adventuregamers.com:80/articles/view/18643 | title=Top 100 All-Time Adventure Games | date=December 30, 2011 | archive-date=June 4, 2012 | work=[[Adventure Gamers]] | url-status=live | access-date=July 19, 2019}}</ref> The game has appeared on several [[IGN]] lists. The website rated it number 60 and 84 on its top 100 games list in 2005 and 2007, respectively.<ref name=IGNtop05>{{cite web |url=http://top100.ign.com/2005/051-060.html |title=IGN's Top 100 Games |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=July 31, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930003331/http://top100.ign.com/2005/051-060.html |archive-date=September 30, 2008}}</ref><ref name="IGNtop07">{{cite web |url=http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_84.html |title=IGN Top 100 Games 2007: 84 |website=IGN |year=2007 |access-date=March 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713004742/http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_84.html |archive-date=July 13, 2011}}</ref> IGN named ''Day of the Tentacle'' as part of their top 10 LucasArts adventure games in 2009,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/104/1046144p1.html |title=Top 10 LucasArts Adventure Games |website=IGN |date=November 17, 2009 |access-date=February 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130165356/http://pc.ign.com/articles/104/1046144p1.html |archive-date=January 30, 2012}}</ref> and ranked the Purple Tentacle 82nd in a list of top 100 videogame villains in 2010.<ref name=IGNtopvillains>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/videogame-villains/82.html |title=Top 100 Videogame Villains – Purple Tentacle is number 82 |website=IGN.com |access-date=February 25, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301093554/http://www.ign.com/videogame-villains/82.html |archive-date=March 1, 2011 |df=mdy}}</ref> [[ComputerAndVideoGames.com]] ranked it at number 30 in 2008,<ref name=pcgameruktop100>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=194504 |title=PC Gamer's Top 100 |magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]] |access-date=July 18, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218163022/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=194504 |archive-date=December 18, 2008}}</ref> and GameSpot also listed ''Day of the Tentacle'' as one of the greatest games of all time.<ref name="GSGG"/>