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Gimmick!
06-15-13 03:53 PM
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Gimmick! - One Platformer to Rule Them All
Oh my gosh... have you played "Gimmick!"? This game... it's unlike any other game on the nes. I'll go out on a limb and say that it is definitely the most ambitious title on the nes that I have ever played. It's an extremely solid action-platformer that constantly manages to impress the player with its sound, graphics, enemy ai, and even PHYSICS! Yes, this game has some AWESOME physics! I really don't understand how this game is as good as it is! The power that this game sports seems completely non nes-like. The game was released in 1992 in Japan and in 1993 in Scandinavia by Sunsoft. It was released in the waning days of the NES and, because of that, it isn't very popular. Only in recent years has it started to gain some momentum in the gaming community. Anyway, it's time to review this extravagant gem that, unfortunately, never made it to the US shores.
Graphics-10- I think the graphics in this game are wonderful. The colors are extremely diverse, and the sprites are very adorable. Unless you have a heart of rocks, it's impossible to avoid the fact that the sprites in this game are so cute. Oh, and there is also this one spot in the game where you just walk through a tube underwater. There is massive significance in me bringing this up because it is very graphically advanced, especially by nes standards. As you walk through this tube, you can look through the windows of the tube. You can also see fish swimming in different directions. It's kinda hard to explain with words, so I included a picture for you to see below. Every time I play this game, I can't help but sit in awe at how ambitious this game is. Like I said earlier, I don't understand how this game manages to do so much given the nes's limitations.
Sound-10-This game is deserving of no less than a 10. If I could rate this any higher, I'd go as far as giving it a 15! This game literally has sound unlike anything else on the nes. Sunsoft implemented a special sound chip in... Read the rest of this Review
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Ninja Gaiden III - The Ancient Ship of Doom
05-21-13 09:51 AM
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Ninja Gaiden III-The Ultimate Challenge of the NES Trilogy
This is Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom. This game perfected the formula of the trilogy with fine-tuned mechanics, fast pacing, and a level of difficulty unlike that of any other game in the series. This game is, as of the date of me making this review, my favorite NES game and I definitely see it as the best in the NES trilogy. I'm here to review the game and hopefully give you a better understanding of why I like this game so much. So without further ado; ladies and gentlemen, Ninja Gaiden 3.
Graphics-9- I feel that the graphics of Ninja Gaiden 3 surpass that of its predecessors. The environments are much more detailed and they are complete with animated backgrounds. Some of the levels also take on a very organic look to them (I.e what looks like aliens growing in the walls of the level). I love this look. It looks very well done and provides a lot of atmosphere. That's not to say that the non-organic levels look bad, though! All of the environments are well made in this game and each one fits each level in a unique way. The sprites of enemies in this game have much more variety to them than the second one, whereas the second one seemed to rehash sprites from the first one. As fitting as the environments are for every level, the enemy sprites are also very fitting. I also love the amount of different enemies this game has to offer. This game did a lot of new things for the trilogy, and variety is one of the most significant. The "Fist of the North Star"-esque cutscenes are still present in this game and they still look as good as they have since the first one; they may look even better! With that said, I think it's time to move on to the next aspect: sound.
Sound-10: The sound in this game gets a solid 10 from me! Ninja Gaiden 3 brought back the upbeat, adrenaline-charged music that the first one is loved for, and it's just great! I think I have more favorite songs from this game than I do from the first one! Aside from music, the deta... Read the rest of this Review
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Donkey Kong Land
04-23-13 06:05 PM
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Donkey Kong Land - Perfect for Your DK Needs.... On the Go!
Ahh, this is a game I haven't played in years! I still remember the first time I got to borrow Donkey Kong Land from a kid on the bus and I spent hours playing it. I never beat it, but I still had a ton of fun. If I remember correctly, this was actually the first Donkey Kong game I played besides the arcade classic. It surprises me with the amount of people that don't know what this game is. I was just browsing through vizzed and I thought of this game and I figured I might as well review it while I'm still in the mood. Read on as I review Donkey Kong Land, a faithful look-alike of Donkey Kong Country.
Graphics-9- The graphics are, in a nutshell, Donkey Kong Country's graphics re-done to work with the Gameboy's extremely limited color palette. Despite the lower resolution of the Gameboy, Donkey Kong Land still delivers the pre-rendered graphics and it looks darn near the SNES games. If you've been paying attention, you'll notice that I find these graphics to be very appealing - and they are! I'm going to go out on a limb and say that this is one of the best looking original Gameboy games out there (Of the ones that I have played.). The only complaint I have is that some of the enemies have a darker palette and it causes them to blend into the background in some levels and possibly cause an unintended death for the player.
Sound-8- The sound in this game is a wonderfully done port of most of the songs in Donkey Kong Country. You've got the secret area theme, the Congo Jungle theme, and more. It all sounds great in 8-bit! I personally really like the secret area theme in Donkey Kong Land. It almost sounds as if it were destined for the Gameboy's sound hardware.
Addictiveness-7- Um.... this is a Donkey Kong game. Name a Donkey Kong game that isn't addictive? Even Konga and Jungle Beat are addictive games! This game is no exception. It's got that fast pace that the Donkey Kong Country games are known for, and the action is simply sublime. This... Read the rest of this Review
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Zero Wing
04-19-13 07:52 PM
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Uh... All My Review Are Belong To This?
I've been meaning to review this game for a while. Right now I have got nothing but time and a creative mind. With that said, I'm taking the initiative to review Zero Wing. With all meme relations aside, this game is a very solid and very addictive space shooter complete with masterful sound and intense gameplay. The introduction translation may be poorly done, but the gameplay surely isn't! Let's jump right in.
Graphics-8- The game has boasts some very good graphics. It's unfortunate that this game never hit American shores. Americans (including myself) missed out on some very good graphics, among other things. The graphics are detailed and very smooth looking. The game also contains a wide variety of well-drawn enemies of both the organic and robotic sort. Quite honestly, I had some trouble thinking of content to place here. The game just looks really good. It's something that I can't really put into words, to be honest. Not in a "it's so heavenly" kind of way, but more of a "you gotta see it to believe it" way. Anyway, moving on.
Sound-10- The sound is one of the strongest points of this game. The music is very catchy and sounds great even on genesis hardware. It takes advantage of the disadvantage in the sound capabilities that the genesis has. I can recall times where I almost broke out into dance upon hearing the "Natols" theme! In a nutshell, the soundtrack is a work of art. I personally think it's one of the best in the genesis library. The sound effects are also very good. I am very fond of the explosion sounds, to be honest.
Addictiveness-10- This game is VERY addictive! It's a fast-paced game with lots of enemies to kill and power-ups all over the place. The best way to describe the addictiveness of this game is very straightforward; it's just so addictive! There isn't much else to say about it. It's a space shooter, and decent space shooters are always addictive!
Story-1- The story is very basic: A band of space pirate... Read the rest of this Review
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Ninja Gaiden II - The Dark Sword of Chaos
04-17-13 08:34 AM
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Ninja Gaiden II - Faster Paced and Harder Than the First One
Today, to keep in sequence with my Ninja Gaiden review, I am going to review Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos. This is one of my favorite NES games and it's also one of the hardest NES games I have played. Others include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, BattleToads, and others but that is for another review. Anyway, this game is great. Read along as I review each aspect of the game and maybe convince you to try it out!
Graphics-9- This game boasts some great graphics; they are even better than the graphics in the first one. The wonderfully detailed cutscenes are still there and I still think they look like "Fist of the North Star". Some enemies from the first one are still there in the second one, however there are also some new enemies to provide some variety and, of course, there are new bosses to fight. This game also pushes the capabilities of the NES by utilizing scrolling backgrounds AND animating backgrounds in the levels (I.E. When you are running on top of a train, the train is moving, you can see the wheels spinning and you can see layers of backgrounds flying past you.) The scrolling backgrounds provide a new sense of detail that the first one didn't have and it also gives a new sense of realism that the first one didn't give the player. The graphics are a step up from the first one overall, and this says something since the first one had great graphics to begin with. They are colorful, detailed, and every enemy is distinct from the others.
Sound-9- While not quite as awesome as the music in Ninja Gaiden 1, the music is still great in Ninja Gaiden 2. Some sounds from the first one even made it into the second, like the death music and the boss theme. I personally really like the music in the first level as well as the music from level 2-2. They are very well done and, even though I didn't like them so much at first, they have grown on me. Now, as far as sound effects go, they are virtually unchanged from the first one. They are slig... Read the rest of this Review
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Ninja Gaiden
04-11-13 01:47 PM
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Ninja Gaiden - Fast paced and Super Hard
Today I'm going to review Ninja Gaiden for NES. This game is a perfect example of how to do difficult, high octane side-scrolling action on the NES. Developed by Tecmo and released in 1988 in Japan and 1989 in North America, Ninja Gaiden made a massive gaming innovation by being one of the first games to ever use cutscenes. While it had its great points like interesting story and nice graphics, Ninja Gaiden also proved to be very hard and sometimes unforgiving. Read along as I rate the aspects of the game and, if you haven't played it yet, convince you to try it for yourself!
Graphics-9- The graphics in this game are very well done, and this shows the best in the cutscenes. The developers did a great job of making detailed sprites and environments that have done well at standing the test of time. There's rarely a time in Ninja Gaiden that you will see an enemy that looks similar to another, completely different one. There is lots of variation, and it looks great. The cutscenes are the most detailed aspect of the game. They are smoothly animated, very well done, and when I see them I can't help but think of "Fist of the North Star".
Sound-10- The sound in this game is phenomenal. Everything about it- the music, sound affects, everything - is great. The levels each have a great theme that perfectly fits their design. The developers took special attention to detail when adding sound effects. Your character will make a landing sound upon landing, every weapon makes a noise when swung or fired, etc. If I'm not mistaken, there is a sound effect for nearly every, if not 100% every, thing in this game.
Addictiveness-10- This game deserves that entire "10" rating when it comes to addictiveness. There's always something to kill on the screen, and the levels are splashed with point bags and power-ups. Top it off with wall-jumping and high speed hacking and slashing and you've got a recipe for a successful side-scroller.
Story-7- The st... Read the rest of this Review
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The S Factor - Sonia and Silver
03-28-12 07:35 AM
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My review of S-Factor Sonia and Silver
Today I'm reviewing The S Factor- Sonia and Silver
Overall- 9.7 ?Let me just start by saying this is one of the best, most complete Sonic Hacks I've played. It's a complete and difficult hack that has more variety than just a sprite swap. I first got my claws on this hack around a year before vizzed got it and I found it to be phenomenal. Let's jump right into this review.
Graphics-8? These graphics quite possibly surpass that of any other sidescrolling sonic game on the genesis. The coloring of the environments provide a more realistic feel- while Sonic games normally have either a super bright level or a super dark level.? The coloring of the badniks are bolder, as well as darker, thus providing visible differences. Another thing with the badniks is that they have been redone to have a much more cybernetic look to them. Plus, the bosses look great.
Sound- 7?? The music in this game could have been better at some parts but Aquaslash, the creator of this hack, went to the trouble of actually porting music from Sonic Adventure into this game- which is a huge plus in my book. Of course, the sound effects are also very nice and carry that special Sonic feel.
Addictiveness- 10 ?This game's addictiveness is hands down just as addictive as any classic Sonic game and maybe even more. And with the inclusion of 3?characters to play as, each hugely different from the other, you cant bet that I'm always gonna be coming back to it for more.? The?bosses require lots more?work and are harder to figure out. Heck, the first boss destroyed all of my lives when I first started playing.
Story- 3 ?This game pretty much follows the exact same story as your standard Sonic game. (I.E. 1 and 2.)Eggman?Nega, who is the?Eggman from Silver the Hedgehog's time period, is causing trouble and has apparently sunk so low as to resorting to stuffing poor animals into robots and making them attack. I think the only main difference in the story here would be th... Read the rest of this Review
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Pac-Mania
12-19-11 01:24 PM
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Pac-Mania: Pac Man's Isometric Adventure
Pac-Mania is definitely a game that any Pac- Junkie should play. The game features an early form of Isometric graphics as pacman navigates his way through mazes, while avoiding those annoying ghosts. The game has nice sounds, and does great at demonstrating the Master System's graphical capabilities.This is the first Pac-Man game that allowed the player to jump with the press of a button, making it easier for younger kids to enjoy but still keeping a challenge. If you aren't careful with your jumps, you can jump right onto a ghost. The camera following pac man also makes it harder to tell if the ghosts are coming for you, providing a challenge but also some frustrating moments that all games love to give the player. This camera is also convenient, and makes it easy to make sure pacman is were you need him to be.
I've never played all the way through, but I will eventually, as this game is quite a lot of fun to play. It features something like a story, but it's just random cut scenes in between levels that tell you what world you are getting ready to go to and such.
In short, the game is a lot of fun! Check it out!
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Pokemon Prism - Summer 2010 Beta (gold hack)
11-04-11 01:15 PM
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A great hack of a great game!
Where do I start with this game? How about I start by saying it's one of THE BEST HACKS I'VE EVER PLAYED! Thanks to Koolboyman, the creator, for creating this hack out of an already awesome game. Pokemon Prism features all new music, all new towns, a completely revised story, and so much more. The game greatly differs from it's base, pokemon Gold, in ways that I never really imagined. It features fun things like mining and sewing to keep the game interesting long after you've beaten it. Koolboyman even went to adding a special screen for when you read signs. The game not only features a new story and such, but even pokemon from newer games. I don't want to get to far into it and spoil it, so I'll leave seeing the new pokemon to you. The game poses a more difficult style of gameplay than that of most other hacks, as well as official pokemon games. It has situations that require that you make use of the new features as well as a series of side quests that involve the use of your pokemon instead of the trainer.The game is still in Beta, so expect to see some minor glitches or some places you may not be able to reach yet, but it's still insanely fun. The game has all of the strategic elements of a real pokemon game, plus those annoying puzzling parts that make the game all the more fun. I recommend this game to anyone ho is really into pokemon, as it isn't the easiest game.... seriously check it out if you haven't already!
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