Over forty years on, they have returned to earth and immediately commenced with plans for world domination, amassing a huge army of rats with instructions to destroy everything in sight.

Professor Rex Julius sent his special agent Pearl to investigate, but Washington and Jefferson managed to capture her, imprisoning her within a laser cage guarded by giant robots.

Along the way, they meet another mysterious cat in the clutches of King Scarab, known as Banubis in the original PlayStation version, and Atomicat in the Nintendo 64 port.

At the end of the game with all the areas saved from the ravaging rat army, the Scratch Cats manage to defeat Washington and Jefferson in a showdown in their space base.

In single-player mode a single Scratch Cat enters a room, from its walls pours an endless supply of rats.

In most of the rooms, various power-ups will occasionally appear to help the player, they can also be found in treasure chests, which require eliminating a certain number of rats at the same time.

The Scratch Cats are made up of the following members:[5] The game was developed by Pure Entertainment, a company founded in April 1996.

"[22] Fran Mirabella III of IGN described the gameplay and premise of catching rats and disposing of them as being similar to Ghostbusters.

The graphics were described as "character models suck badly", and "Even the title screen has a horrible eye-burning font and sloppy art.

[23] In a review for AllGame, Span Bennet examined the PlayStation version with more affection saying, "The '50s decor and vivid color give Rat Attack a unique look that only adds to its appeal", concluding that, "It is a game with a unique look and feel, coupled with sound and playability that are top notch."

Jeff Gerstmann of GameSpot summed up the game with the following: "Rat Attack is an extremely forgettable title that isn't worth a first look, let alone a second one.

"[20] GamePro said of the same PlayStation version, "The game's elementary nature makes it easy to learn but will probably leave older gamers cold, unless they get hooked on the multiplayer mode.