graphics: 10/10the spritework in this game is simply amazing, I challenge you to find somethning with better visuals (that is 16/32 bit). The main character in particular is very energetic and his animations are just... play the game and you'll see what I mean; point is he's more adorable than any other protagonist I've ever seen. on the topic of graphics, there are points where you can get power-ups that make you dance, this kills every enemy on screen and it also makes a butterfly appear who can help at some points. these dances are just a joy to look atSound 10/10the game is made by sega, the people who composed the sonic soundtracksand the game is about musicit would make no sense for the music NOT to be good. and, big shock, this is an amazingly catchy soundtrack. even if you don't like the genesis soundchip, it's all good musicaddictiveness: 8/10I doubt this will be addictive to everyone, but it is for me. you see, at the end it it rates your score using a scale, on my first playthrough, I only got 3 bars out of lord knows how many. I'm the type that goes for high scores and I'll gladly play the game again until I see the reward for getting a perfect score at the end. if you aren't that kind of person, I still recommend 1 playthrough
story: 5/10
"Tempo is a grasshopper who lives on Planet Rythmia, the world of music. Unfortunately, the malevolent King Dirge is trying to steal all the rhythm from the planet. It's unclear as to how a creature with no appreciation for music became King, but it's up to Tempo to stop him!"
that's the story, do you get anymore in game? nope, I only rate the story as high as it is for being somewhat original. also, it's a retro platformer, did you expect something grand?
depth: 7/10
the game generally allows you to chose the order in which you beat levels. but this isn't megaman. you only pick the order for the first three levels, and then the next two will become available and you can chose the order you do those as well, but that's all your given in terms of level order freedom. the depth gets a high score for having multiple endings as well, it's only seven because the endings can be considered "a winner is you" type deal.
difficulty: 8/10
this game is not easy, unless you know everything. I had to use save states on my first playthrough, but it isn't impossible to do a run without them. in fact, I think I just sucked. some enemy patterns and control quirks might get to you, such as those heart enemies, water, most bossfights, etc. thankfully, you can increase your health by finding headphones. and they aren't exactly hard to find, as I had max health by the end of my first playthrough. while the game may seem cutesy, it isn't kirby-easy by any standard.
overall: 10/10
I love this game, and though that may be due to my general love for music themed levels in video games, you have to be soulless to get zero entertainment out of this. as the title suggests, this game has easily become my favorite platformer. I truly wish this game got more publicity, and that america got the saturn sequel for this game. (hey david, mind adding a saturn emulator to the site?)
anyway, I think anybody who likes platformers, music, or both, will like this game
graphics: 10/10
the spritework in this game is simply amazing, I challenge you to find somethning with better visuals (that is 16/32 bit). The main character in particular is very energetic and his animations are just... play the game and you'll see what I mean; point is he's more adorable than any other protagonist I've ever seen. on the topic of graphics, there are points where you can get power-ups that make you dance, this kills every enemy on screen and it also makes a butterfly appear who can help at some points. these dances are just a joy to look at
Sound 10/10
the game is made by sega, the people who composed the sonic soundtracks
and the game is about music
it would make no sense for the music NOT to be good. and, big shock, this is an amazingly catchy soundtrack. even if you don't like the genesis soundchip, it's all good music
addictiveness: 8/10
I doubt this will be addictive to everyone, but it is for me. you see, at the end it it rates your score using a scale, on my first playthrough, I only got 3 bars out of lord knows how many. I'm the type that goes for high scores and I'll gladly play the game again until I see the reward for getting a perfect score at the end. if you aren't that kind of person, I still recommend 1 playthrough
story: 5/10
"Tempo is a grasshopper who lives on Planet Rythmia, the world of music. Unfortunately, the malevolent King Dirge is trying to steal all the rhythm from the planet. It's unclear as to how a creature with no appreciation for music became King, but it's up to Tempo to stop him!"
that's the story, do you get anymore in game? nope, I only rate the story as high as it is for being somewhat original. also, it's a retro platformer, did you expect something grand?
depth: 7/10
the game generally allows you to chose the order in which you beat levels. but this isn't megaman. you only pick the order for the first three levels, and then the next two will become available and you can chose the order you do those as well, but that's all your given in terms of level order freedom. the depth gets a high score for having multiple endings as well, it's only seven because the endings can be considered "a winner is you" type deal.
difficulty: 8/10
this game is not easy, unless you know everything. I had to use save states on my first playthrough, but it isn't impossible to do a run without them. in fact, I think I just sucked. some enemy patterns and control quirks might get to you, such as those heart enemies, water, most bossfights, etc. thankfully, you can increase your health by finding headphones. and they aren't exactly hard to find, as I had max health by the end of my first playthrough. while the game may seem cutesy, it isn't kirby-easy by any standard.
overall: 10/10
I love this game, and though that may be due to my general love for music themed levels in video games, you have to be soulless to get zero entertainment out of this. as the title suggests, this game has easily become my favorite platformer. I truly wish this game got more publicity, and that america got the saturn sequel for this game. (hey david, mind adding a saturn emulator to the site?)
anyway, I think anybody who likes platformers, music, or both, will like this game
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