There are two levels in which the player drives the Reptar Wagon in a top-down perspective, but the rest features standard side-scrolling platform gameplay.

[6][7] In 1997, THQ signed an agreement with Nickelodeon to develop and publish video games using the Rugrats license through December 2002.

The deal gave THQ exclusive rights to Rugrats for all current and future game systems from Nintendo, Sony and Sega.

"[7] Cameron Davis of GameSpot rated the Game Boy Color version a 7.3 out of 10 and wrote that "to the great astonishment of many, it's actually pretty good.

Davis praised the game's "well-detailed and extremely colorful locations," but also wrote, "The stages are impressively large and full of hidden areas to explore, although the way the screen sometimes doesn't scroll until you're almost at the edge leads to a few needless deaths.

Schneider wrote, "Graphically, Rugrats stays true to the series with large, recognizable characters and decent animation.