Garfield: Caught in the Act
Garfield: Caught in the Act — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Garfield: Caught in the Act on?
- Garfield: Caught in the Act was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Game Gear, PC (Microsoft Windows).
- When did Garfield: Caught in the Act release?
- Garfield: Caught in the Act was first released on November 1, 1995.
About Garfield: Caught in the Act
Odie scares Garfield while they are watching television and they fall on the TV, breaking it. Both characters attempt to repair it before Jon Arbuckle catches them; however, the thrown spare parts become an electronic monster known as the Glitch, transporting Garfield into the TV. Players take control of the titular cat across levels of varying themes on the television in order to defeat the Glitch and escape the TV.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Game Gear, PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Developer
- Point of View
- Publisher
- Sega of America
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action
- Series
- Garfield
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1995 | $14 | $37 | $84 | 15 reviews | Low |
Also released on: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Sega Game Gear · PC (Microsoft Windows). We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| European (PAL) release | $41 | $74 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a week
- Complete: about 2 times a week
- Sealed: about 2 times a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $1.48 in Apr 2008, $9.27 five years ago, and $14.17 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2009 | $2.49 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $1.33 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $1.99 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $1.00 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $1.99 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $4.97 | $8.23 |
| Jan 2015 | $5.95 | $5.50 |
| Jan 2016 | $7.24 | $9.78 |
| Jan 2017 | $5.92 | $12.99 |
| Jan 2018 | $8.52 | $12.36 |
| Jan 2019 | $8.39 | $14.99 |
| Jan 2020 | $10.86 | $17.23 |
| Jan 2021 | $9.00 | $20 |
| Jan 2022 | $11.51 | $34 |
| Jan 2023 | $13.98 | $29 |
| Jan 2024 | $11.96 | $28 |
| Jan 2025 | $10.06 | $32 |
| Jan 2026 | $12.50 | $31 |
| Oct 2026 | $14.17 | $37 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Barcode |
|---|---|---|
| North America | November 1995 | 010086015560 |
| Europe / PAL | December 1995 | — |
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1995
- Authenticity
- Low
A good-looking Sega-made platformer that critics were split on.
This is the Genesis version of Garfield: Caught in the Act, a platformer developed and published by Sega. Garfield is pulled inside the television and has to fight his way out. It reached North America in November 1995 and Europe in December 1995. Sega's team behind it was mostly the one that worked on Star Wars Arcade for the 32X.
The four Electronic Gaming Monthly reviewers praised the graphics and animation, but all but one felt the loose controls and the large number of mandatory hits outweighed them. GameFan was warmer, calling it one of the year's better Genesis action games and a solid platformer.
Alien Landscape was cut from the cartridge and turned up in Garfield: The Lost Levels, a Sega Channel broadcast.
What the press said at the time
| AllGame | 3/5 | |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 8/10, 4/10, 6/10, 6/10 | |
| GameFan | 241 / 300 | |
| Consoles + | 75% | |
| The Electric Playground | 8 / 10 | |
| Gamers | 3- (C-) | |
| Hobby Consolas | 77 / 100 | |
| MAN!AC | 65% | |
| Mean Machines Sega | 67 / 100 | |
| Mega Fun | 54% | |
| SEGA Magazin | 66% | |
| Sega Power | 70% | |
| Sega Pro | 85 / 100 | |
| Sega Saturn Magazine | 67% | |
| Video Games | 59% |
“This is one of the games that will keep the Genesis around after the next-generation systems hit. Garfield is cool but sometimes cheap.”
“The tat cat himself is well animated and has the perfect comic book look. The control is solid but the music is forgettable.”
Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Genesis version.
How the Sega Genesis version differs
The Genesis game was made by most of the team behind the 32X Star Wars Arcade at Sega Interactive, at the same time as the Game Gear port.
Also on other platforms
Game Gear · Windows
| Game Gear | Novotrade International |
- Game Gear. The Game Gear port was developed by Novotrade International at the same time as the Genesis version.
How the other versions reviewed
| Game Gear | AllGame | 3/5 |
| Game Gear | Consoles + | 86% |
| Game Gear | Gambler | 2- (B−) |
| Game Gear | Hobby Consolas | 79 / 100 |
| Game Gear | Mean Machines Sega | 81 / 100 |
| Game Gear | Mega Force | 81% |
| Game Gear | Mega Fun | 56% |
| Game Gear | Player One | 82% |
| Game Gear | Sega Pro | 83 / 100 |
These are the other versions’ scores, not this one’s. Ports of this era were frequently built by different studios, so they do not transfer.
Before you buy
Among US carts it sits about at the middle, while the European cart usually costs much more than the US one, loose or complete. Sega Retro lists the game as using the six-button pad. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.
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