I should have known it was only a matter of time before the wags at New Sensations decided to tackle an x-rated parody of everybody's favorite crime-fighting kids - but turning Scooby Doo into pornography posed all sorts of issues. How would they bring Scooby the Great Dane to life? With a real dog? Somebody in costume? I don't know much about porn budgets, but I didn't imagine they'd stretch to a computer-animated pooch like the two hit movies.

As it turns out, New Sensations had a much more elegant solution - making the absence of the titular star the crux of this porn parody's plot.

You might think a Scooby Doo spoof without the headlining hound would be lame, but the New Sensations stars actually deliver stellar imitations of Velma, Freddie, Shaggy and Daphne. As is becoming alarmingly frequent with x-rated parodies, this is one of those spoofs that actually rivals the recent "real" movie in terms of script and acting. Chad Alva makes a pitch-perfect Shaggy and Bree Olsen is adorable as Daphne.

The plot sees Shaggy wake up from a night of half-baked adventures - vaguely remembering an erotic encounter with a gorgeous blond, but having no idea where his roommate/pet Scooby has disappeared to. Rounding up the Mystery Inc. gang, they head off to the spooky old mansion where he last left his four-legged pal and that's where things start to heat up.

The sex scenes in Scooby Doo XXX are sizzlingly hot - with an amazing fourway at the end and some smoldering girl/girl action between Daphne and Velma. As is typical of New Sensations, it's all filmed beautifully and our stars are clearly into each other during every encounter.

What makes Scooby Doo really special is the fact that all this hot and heavy action is paid with some neat little tributes to all the bits we love about Scooby Doo and the gang of "meddling kids." There's a eponymous chase scene in and out of doors, plus a climactic "demasking" of the bad guy at the end (and porn aficionados will squeal when it's revealed who the baddie is.)

Ultimately, Scooby Doo is a very satisfactory release - both as scintillating porn, and as a fun and entertaining parody. I still think, however, that it's cheating without Scooby being present!