There are games that I come across every once in a while that have a trailer or so that just makes me want to buy the game immediatly! I mean, there was kingdom hearts, Ratchet and clank, banjo kazooie, etc. But I do not know what about this game that caught my attentention! Was It because it looked like your typical 2D cartoony side scroller then you come to know from the SNES? I guess so! But anyways, today we are looking at a game that I, RedHotToddy have VERY VERY vivid memories of. What Is this game you ask of? Well guys, This game is Plok for the SNES!

Story-7/10
The main plot in this game is basically your old fashioned "Save what is rightfuly yours" Plot just like Mario where he has to go around and save princess peach, but is it anything to whine about? No! Not at all, But anyways, the story of this game is that one day on a peaceful island called Polyesta, there lives a humble little fellow named Plok, Our hero Plok has a huge and I say HUGE thing for flags! Everywhere he goes, he wants to find a flag, But carry on! One day he is carefully guarding his trusty lovely square flag, He THEN wakes up one morning to actually discover that some wicked thief has STOLEN Plok's square flag! As you know, Plok actually has a very short temper, meaning he gets mad easily, So instead of sitting there moaping and such because he now longer has his flag, This little dude is going to travel all over to retrieve his flag back to It's rightful place! Whether It kills him or not, He is going to find it! So now that you know the story, Let's get onto the actual gameplay shall we ladies and gentleman?

Gameplay-8/10
In this action adventure 2D side scroller, players must take control of the titular hero Plok, I absolutely have NO idea what he is, But anyways, Players will take control of Plok, as you guide him through big vast dangerous and Yet colorful levels, Defeating baddies, collecting goodies, and well, Getting back the flag! The controls are pretty simple, you press the D-pad to move, you press the A button to jump, and you press the B button to throw your limbs at enemies, Yes, plok throws his actual body at enemies to Attack, So yeah, each world in the game offers 5-7 distinct levels, Each level as well has a certain flag that you need to collect, Well particularly, these are phony flags put here just to anger Plok himself! As everytime he completes a level, he makes an angry comment saying "THIS IS NOT MY FLAG! WHAT IS THIS!?!?' Plok will be collecting TONS of goodies along the way to come, And these goodies are as followed, You collect golden clams to increase your score,  these presents which grant you special powers like strength, invinsibilty, and more, and tons of other cool stuff!  The enemies you'll be facing through your quest ARE your typical fare, You fight slugs, birds, fleas, and so on. At the end of each world, Plok will have to fight a big and powerful boss fight, which include twin bombers, flea queens, and so on. A thing I like about this game is that everytime you complete a level, you are rewarded with a PLOKontinue point, throughout the game there will be the letters P L O and K on the screen, each time you finish a level you will be rewarded an extra chance to continue the game when you lose all your lives, and I really like this feature! Mainly because It gives you more chances to continue when you have already failed once. Anyways, that is pretty much it for the gameplay!

Graphics-8/10
The second I looked at the innocent little box and art that surrounds this game, I had really absolutely NO idea what to expect from this big game! But when I put it in my super nintendo, I was suprised to say and see that the game is actually a cute little side scroller that really brings me back to kirby days! But anyways, the graphics in this game are simply put AMAZING. From the main character himself to the actual levels and distinctive art style, Everything in this game is just absolutely ALIVE and just BURSTING with color! Which makes plok's universe just a blast to explore from start to finish. So for the level design, The levels in this adventur arrange from islands, to nests, to artic glaciers, carnivals, and everything else you come to expect from a cartoony 2D platformer like this! Now for the actual character sprites, they are pretty darn good to say the least, when you boot up the game, you are treated to a nice cute image of plok in all his glory, who seems to be some sort of puppet creature with boxing gloves who plays harmonica! But all the sprites like his are very cartoony and colorful, never once have I came across boring looking characters, because they are all fun to be honest! The HUD in this game is pretty self explanatory, It shows your score, your PLOKontinue gaudge, and your current amount of lives.

Sound-7/10
When you boot up the game, you are treated to some ABSOLUTELY mesmorizing harmonica playing from yours truely Plok himself! I mean just listen for yourself and you will see how good he is! But anyways, the sound in this game is once again another high point of the game itself, Because the sound is probably one of THE catchiest soundtracks I have heard in a SNES game! All the songs in each level are bright, happy, catchy, and just absolute music to my ears! Now as for the sound effects and such, they are as simple as you can get for an SNES game, But they are still good! You get some boings, bams, splats, jumps, and alot of other cartoony sound effects. Please note that this game actually uses some voice vocals! Like from plok himself, as he is hurt, he will yelp, scream, panic, and well yeah! It is hard to hate plok, He has that certain "IT" charm that other video game characters sadly don't have...Doesn't mean I hate all other video game characters though!

Addictiveness-8/10
The game was pretty fun as a child, and my opinions on the game have ONCE again not melted! This is mainly because I have played the game alot of times as a tiny little child, So of course I am supposed to have alot of memories! But anyways, what makes this game fun Is not that it is a platformer, But It is how fresh and innovatitve It feels! The game feels rather different then all other platformers I have played, and that is good, I mean some old things are great, and this game is no exception!

Depth-7/10
This game is pretty long and offers plenty to do and see here! And well, here you go, The main quest is about 4 worlds long, each with about 7 levels each, so that is a whooping 30-40 levels, AND a HUGE 1-2 hour quest you have ahead of you right here! And the game also offers a scoring system, so If you want to beat my score on this game (987,265) Be my guest all of you on the vizzed board!

Difficulty-6/10
For an expert gamer like me, The game wasn't really that much of a challenge for me to get through, But the game still has It's tough moments and here they are! First thing is some of the bosses, they are not all challenging, but some can really really push your buttons, Like the flea queen! But hey, I like a challenge and so do All of you guys on the vizzed board do (Megaman "cough" "cough")

Overall-7.8/10
I was amazed by this one actually! I mean. the game does stack up with all the other SNES platformers, but cut it some slack! I gave this game a 7.8 because it is fun and challenging, anyways, this has been REDhotToddy, and I am out!