Play Garfield - The Search For Pooky (u)(trashman) Online

Garfield: The Search for Pooky came out for the Game Boy Advance in 2005, published by The Game Factory. It was one of many licensed titles that filled the portable's library during its later years, a straightforward platformer based on the comic strip cat. You don't see many people talking about it now, but it was there on the shelves alongside bigger names.

You control Garfield, moving him through side scrolling levels to find his lost teddy bear, Pooky. The main objective is to navigate each stage from start to finish, avoiding enemies like dogs and spiders, and collecting items such as coffee mugs for points. Two signature mechanics are using Garfield's vacuum cleaner to suck up smaller enemies and his belly flop move to break certain blocks. The pacing is methodical, with some levels requiring careful jumps and enemy timing, and the difficulty can feel uneven in spots. Playing it feels like a simple, sometimes clunky, trip through a familiar cartoon world.