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Test your skills!
I don't know if you all noticed, but it has been quite a long time since I have made a review on Vizzed. I have been trying to decide what to review, and I realized what better than the game that is currently the one for this month's high score competition? Aldynes: Mission Code for Rage Crisis is a game for the SuperGrafx. Because it seems that very few people have played on a SuperGrafx (let alone owned one), this game couldn't more fit the definition of diamond in the rough. If you like automatic side scrolling games and you want a real challenge, pick up this game here on Vizzed, strap yourself in, and get to playing!
Graphics: 10
For those of you who are not familiar with the SuperGrafx system, the games graphics tend to be on the same level of the Super Nintendo.That being said, Aldynes takes the graphics capability to the max. If I had to pick one thing that really does it for the graphics score, it would be details details details. This game has a LOT of them. This is already apparent with the first level on the surface of a post apocalyptic Earth, and it portrays it beautifully. You have a background of different levels of sky ranging from high altitude, clouds, smog filled areas, and an endless wasteland of destroyed buildings. Levels after that all take place on a mechanical alien planetoid, and every single level is so unique and just as detailed (sometimes more) than the first level. One problem I often see with games like this is repeat backgrounds or a lot of outer space-like sections. The developers did not take that easy route with this game. What is better is that the sprites are just as well done as the backgrounds. You have a variety of enemy types, many of which are completely unique to the level in which you see them. But the sprites that get a special recognition is the level one boss. This massive thing is decked out with the graphical details. They didn't just focus on the parts that you need to worry about. They even throw in spinning blades, blasters, and different armor types that serve no function as far as the game is concerned. Also, the colors are very solid and contains a great use of shading, giving it a more rounded look. Lastly, the movements in this game are so fluid and free, so you will not get ticked off by losing due to glitchy controls or laggy movements.
Sound: 10
We all know that it really isn't the graphics that make the game. Unless you are a person who likes to play with their speakers muted, graphics just seem empty without some good quality sound to back it up. Aldynes has this in spades. This is another pattern of the SuperGrafx. If you play more games, you will see that they seem to really focus on making epic music for their games, and Aldynes is one of the best I have heard. There really aren't many ways to describe the music other than epic. It is always fast paced, action vibed, and appropriate to the look of each level (each level has it's own music). The only repeat music you hear is the boss music, but with how good it is, you won't care. Along with the music, the sound effects are just as appealing. The sound effects for this game are exactly what you would expect. *Whoosh*, *Zap*, *Boom*, *Zing*, *Crash*, etc. Pretty much every action other than moving has it's own sound effect and there is a great variety to keep it from getting irritating. Even if the sound effects were lacking (which they are not), the score would still get a 10 with how great the music is.
Addictiveness: 10
If you have read my past reviews, you know that I like games that are long, have a well developed story, have a variety of things to do, etc. Aldynes is short, not heavily story based, and the core game play never changes. Why is this a 10? Aldynes may be short, but the difficulty on this is incredibly tough. The difficulty of this game actually makes the game longer than what it haves to be. now, I should point out one thing. You have a limit on lives, but your continues are infinite, so you do not have to start over when you die. Using this feature can make the game short, but I'm writing this review while playing where I reset the game if I lose all my lives, restarting the game. Anyway, this game is extremely fast paced and requires your undivided attention. If your eyes catch something else for even a brief moment, you are likely dead. That is how fast paced this game is. The difficulty of this game makes you die pretty quickly if you haven't memorized the entire level. But the fast pace of this game makes it easier to be willing to play the game from the start again and again (assuming you aren't cheating by using your unlimited continues). Even though the core game play doesn't change, you will have to have a different strategy for about 3-4 specific parts of EVERY level because they are constantly throwing something new and more difficult your way. There are few games I have played where I could die halfway through 10 times in a row and still be willing to play again from the beginning. That is why there is the high mark in this category.
Story: 6
It always seems that when a game is getting strait 10s, you eventually run into categories that break the trend. Story and depth do it here. For the story, I had to read the instruction booklet online to get what the story was. Before I start that, I'll explain what you get before the game starts. You see a military base get bombed, 3 ships escape, and they fly to a mechanical sphere in space. Before the first level starts, you see your pilot in the cockpit. That's it. The story, according to the instructions is this. The world is entering a global depression in the year 2020 AD. Suddenly, aliens completely invade the planet without warning and without a known reason.The League of Nations works with NASA to make the Ortega, a space fighter under the project name Aldynes. A random pilot gets killed during the invasion, and his military girlfriend, Hiroko, finds the hidden base containing project Aldynes. She flies one of the ships out to get revenge on the aliens for her boyfriend's death. The first level takes place on the Earth's surface, and the remaining stages take place in different depths of the alien mechanical planetoid (basically a mother ship). The story is actually really good, but you have to read the instruction manual to get it. If you go by the game's cut scene alone, you get so little. The ending doesn't clarify anything, so that docks it in points.
Depth: 7
Depth is the other downfall to this game. Even though your strategy has to constantly change, which makes it fine for difficulty, it doesn't change the fact that the core game play is the same all the way through from beginning to end of the game. What is also a shame is that the power-ups are not numerous. There are only 4 different weapons (excluding your starting one), and one of them isn't even seen until level 5. One of them only has use in a couple parts of the game. Another one serves pretty much no purpose compared to the one you will most likely use. You get upgrade capsules that make those weapons stronger, you get a speed boost that makes you maneuver quicker, and you can get up to 4 pods to help you. That is about it. It would have been nice to have some kind of power bomb like other games in this genre give you. Some 1-Ups would be nice too.
Difficulty: 10
The difficulty of this game depends on how you decide to play. You can take the simpleton's way and just put your infinite continues to use and just keep going until you finish the game, or you can restart the game when you lose all your lives like a real gamer. But even if you do the first method, you start the level over, with absolutely no upgrades, so that still makes this game super difficult, and 2 bosses in particular are insane. If you take the hard core method, this will be one of the hardest (if not the hardest) game you could play. This game's difficulty is mind blowing. The levels get to the point where you have at least 15 enemies bouncing all over the place above, below, in front, and behind you while all shooting at you. If you get hit ONCE, you lose a life. What is worse, if you lose a life, you re-spawn at a checkpoint in the level with all of your upgrades and helper pods gone. After level 3, surviving long enough to get much of any upgrades to be able to put up a fight is pretty much out of the question. So if you die in level 4, reset the game unless you plan on using your continues. Battletoads for the NES doesn't know the meaning of the word difficult when compared to this game. It literally took me over 3 weeks to be able to complete this game without save states and without dying once after the third level. So if you want some bragging rights on Vizzed, finish this game on high score mode without using a single continue.
Overall: 9
Overall, Aldynes: Mission Code for Rage Crisis receives a solid score of 9/10. To recap, the game has amazing background and sprite graphics that are highly detailed, solidly colored, well shaded, and various. The music is absolutely splendid and the game has all the sound effects you need for a game like this. The game is fast paced but highly addictive. The story is good, but only if you have the instruction manual handy. The game doesn't really offer a variety of game play. Lastly, the game is one of the most difficult games out there, so test your skills. You won't be disappointed.
Graphics 10 Sound 10 Addictive 10 Depth 7 Story 7 Difficulty 10
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nguyenminhthien.
1. 470,300
TimeTrial: 01:04:15
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yeah...rcarter2
2. 443,000
TimeTrial: 00:54:51
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BEAT IT!jerryaberry
3. 437,700
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06-17-12 03:24 PM
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nguyenminhthanh
4. 216,300
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boxcutterbob
5. 137,900
TimeTrial: 00:13:07
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MysticSoul
6. 137,250
TimeTrial: 00:13:25
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A little bit better!shdownan
7. 93,700
TimeTrial: 00:38:05
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Aldynes! yeshh :BJordanv78
8. 90,000
TimeTrial: 00:08:10
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Dang I need practicemadison
9. 81,300
TimeTrial: 00:08:14
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slightly better-ishyoda251171
10. 78,700
TimeTrial: 00:07:29
04-04-12 04:24 AM
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its bloody hardnebula
11. 59,200
TimeTrial: 00:07:12
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forth try...Arctic Wolf (SS.
12. 46,100
TimeTrial: 07:49:28
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Paused OvernightiwxLeprechaun
13. 45,300
TimeTrial: 00:05:05
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My Eyes Hurt...Aceo45
14. 31,800
TimeTrial: 00:09:23
04-02-12 11:32 PM
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This is annoying ZAD-Man
15. 18,600
TimeTrial: 00:04:42
04-03-12 02:01 AM
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Mehcamkunimura
16. 15,900
TimeTrial: 00:14:37
04-05-12 07:52 AM
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88tom1
17. 10,100
TimeTrial: 00:02:28
04-02-12 10:42 PM
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8.8 Graphics 10 Sound 10 Addictive 10 Story 7 Depth 7 Difficulty 10
9 - Test your skills! - rcarter2
I don't know if you all noticed, but it has been quite a long time since I have made a review on Vizzed. I have been trying to d...
Graphics 10 Sound 10 Addictive 10 Story 7 Depth 7 Difficulty 10
Review Rating: 4.5/5
Submitted: 04-18-12
Review Replies: 8
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jerryaberry 05-25-13 - 12:53 PM Awesome nguyenminhthien. Beating this game is pretty hardcore. So much determination and skill required. Congrats!
nguyenminhthien. 05-25-13 - 12:14 PM
yeah............
nguyenminhthien. 05-25-13 - 11:27 AM
finish game .... long time.
dragonslayer444 05-11-13 - 01:04 PM
This is not a very good soot em up at all there are far better ones.
rcarter2 01-23-13 - 08:24 AM
Won't even try to get the top spot back here :P
rcarter2 01-23-13 - 08:24 AM
Haha. Yeah. I am so out of practice with this since the competition. I am good with the score I got.
nguyenminhthien. 07-06-12 - 08:03 AM
thanks jerryaberry, i'm wan't to finish thàgame. Also...:D
jerryaberry 07-05-12 - 02:02 PM
Impressive score nguyenminhthien86.
nguyenminhthien. 07-05-12 - 10:12 AM
whew,,, not finish.
nguyenminhthien. 07-05-12 - 10:11 AM
whew,,, not finish.
nguyenminhthien. 07-05-12 - 10:08 AM
whew,,, not finish.
jerryaberry 06-15-12 - 09:44 PM
Thanks nguyenminhthien86, needless to say you're pretty good too. Ditto on rcarter2.
nguyenminhthien. 06-15-12 - 09:09 AM
jerryaberry:you are very good.
rcarter2: you are Pro...
nguyenminhthien. 06-13-12 - 05:01 AM
kekeke...
jerryaberry 06-12-12 - 08:53 PM
Yeah good one nguyenminhthien86. This could get interesting.
rcarter2 06-12-12 - 12:21 PM
Looks like nguyenminhthien86 is getting really close to me.... crap.
rcarter2 06-08-12 - 06:53 PM
Thanks David. I hope nobody beats it because I can't see myself having the motivation practicing to do that again. Too hard.
Davideo7 06-05-12 - 03:44 PM
Wow rcarter2, amazing!
jerryaberry 06-01-12 - 08:19 PM
Well that's good to hear. I can normally only dodge the first 3 lasers.
rcarter2 06-01-12 - 12:02 AM
jerryaberry: thanks :D Gotta admit though that there are two spots where the lasers can't reach you. One spot allows you to destroy the top one and the alien in the middle, and the other spot lets you destroy the bottom part :P
jerryaberry 05-31-12 - 08:04 PM
I did attempt the last boss recently. Dodging those lazer things is pretty insane. Quite the achievement putting it all together, congrats rcarter2.
rcarter2 05-31-12 - 07:59 PM
Whew. Finally beat this thing!
nguyenminhthien. 05-31-12 - 09:12 AM
i'm trying to finish.
rcarter2 05-28-12 - 10:49 AM
Dang it, the last level is just a monster. If I can just get the the boss of the last level, I will be fine.
jerryaberry 05-25-12 - 09:26 AM
Pretty happy I can still make it to level 5. Made a simple mistake that I couldn't recover from though. As rcarter2, the last 2 levels are going to be the tough ones.
rcarter2 05-24-12 - 05:27 PM
Accidentally slipped up on level 6. I'll do better later. I forgot how hard the last 2 levels are :P
nguyenminhthien. 05-05-12 - 07:33 AM
hard game.
triplej1234 04-30-12 - 08:02 PM
whos trying to win right now
rcarter2 04-13-12 - 07:34 AM
You might notice that the high score mode for this game is gone. Take a look at Davideo7's competition thread. For any questions over the issue, ask there.
rcarter2 04-12-12 - 04:19 PM
Also, level 5 introduces a new weapon. I'll post about it later in the Madison's tips thread.
rcarter2 04-12-12 - 04:18 PM
Level 5 is so frustrating. This is the point where the game starts putting up to 10 enemies on the screen at once bouncing all over the screen while shooting at you. Enemies no longer follow patterns like in levels 1-4, making it impossible to 'memorize'
jerryaberry 04-12-12 - 08:59 AM
Indeed, save states are key to mastering anything that gives you consistent trouble.
rcarter2 04-11-12 - 09:00 PM
Yeah, those flame projectiles from the first boss took me a long time to figure out. I actually went on the normal plugin play mode and made a save state at the start of that boss just to perfect dodging those things.
mike56 04-11-12 - 05:22 PM
hello everyone
jerryaberry 04-11-12 - 03:48 PM
Everyone's style is different. You just have to keep to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses (if possible). I'm so bad at dodging the flame projectiles that I need to end the boss faster. Somehow I die less doing it this way.
nebula 04-11-12 - 03:42 PM
... oh... Id rather play it safe.
jerryaberry 04-11-12 - 03:41 PM
No you actually get the shield right up to the red thingy on the boss. That's why it's easy to die doing this.
nebula 04-11-12 - 03:37 PM
??? how? does your sheild reflects the boss's attack?
jerryaberry 04-11-12 - 03:35 PM
Easy to die doing this but after 2 hits from the shield the boss just needs a couple more shots to be defeated. Just my preferred strategy.
nebula 04-11-12 - 03:26 PM
it
nebula 04-11-12 - 03:26 PM
I find no use to use the shield on the first boss. Whats it good for if you can just use the diagional beam for?
jerryaberry 04-11-12 - 03:21 PM
I just use the shield for the first boss .
rcarter2 04-10-12 - 10:16 PM
I got levels 1-4 so memorized so well that I can avoid all tight situations in which the shield would help. I only use the shield at one part of the game.
rcarter2 04-10-12 - 10:14 PM
That shield thing is only good in a few situations. Enemies start to get too strong to use your shield. Enemies start to get to the point where they can be killed by your shield, but they will reach you before they die.
nebula 04-10-12 - 09:00 PM
did you know that your sheild your ship makes can destroy enemies faster then most wepons? its usefull in the second level
nebula 04-10-12 - 06:21 PM
rcarter2! davideo7! Ill aim for the top two!!! anyway, the shield your ship creats can destroy enemies faster then most weapons. it is usefull when you are in tight spaces in level two, you can out-fly the suecid ships there
CarBitGTSaxen 04-09-12 - 03:30 PM
The SuperGrafx was a failure i think.
rcarter2 04-08-12 - 08:14 PM
The highest score you can get on level 1 without dying is 36,400 (I am pretty sure)
rcarter2 04-06-12 - 11:29 AM
I was wrong. You do get points when your pods destroy enemies. I forgot that you don't get points for shooting away missiles and that is what I saw my pods destroy and not get poitns for.
madison 04-05-12 - 09:48 PM
Oh dang, now I have to edit my post, thanks though.
jerryaberry 04-05-12 - 09:44 PM
Also, if you hold down the same button the helper pods rotate around you creating a perforated shield. Can be kinda useful with 3 pods or more.
madison 04-05-12 - 09:22 PM
Thanks, that's pretty helpful! I'm typing up a tips thread right now as Davideo7 suggested.
rcarter2 04-05-12 - 09:04 PM
Madison: Whatever key you have assigned to Button 1. I think the default for it is 'z'. Hit it once, and the helper pods stick close to you shooting in when you shoot (Like the orbs in Gradius if you have ever played that).
madison 04-05-12 - 07:23 PM
Oh, I didn't know the shield thing did anything. That might help. And umm, how do you put the helper pods into formation?
Davideo7 04-05-12 - 04:06 PM
Good tip rcarter2. Someone should make a thread full of tips and link it to this game.
rcarter2 04-05-12 - 10:46 AM
You get no points for enemies destroyed by you helper pods unless you have them under formation. Though letting them travel the screen on their own is helpful, only do that if you have to because it does not help your score when they destroy enemies.
camkunimura 04-05-12 - 07:44 AM
hmm i thought that i would try something outside of my element for once... rhythm games are my strengths.... i dont have many game genre strengths.... I can't even get my score above 10,000.......... oh well ill keep at it
Jordanv78 04-05-12 - 12:57 AM
I knew it was gonna be tough as soon as I saw Hudson Soft made it. Their games are usually hard.
Davideo7 04-04-12 - 11:22 PM
This game is tough, I'm usually really good at these type of shooter games. Any score about 50,000 is an awesome score.
This game requires a lot of strategy, some good tips given out so far, if anyone has any others, feel free to submit them.
rcarter2 04-04-12 - 09:16 PM
I can finally get through levels 1-3 without dying about 80% of the time. Haven't yet memorized the 4th level yet. Getting there though.
jerryaberry 04-04-12 - 11:08 AM
rcarter2: Yeah it's pretty difficult to get powered up again once you die. The power-ups are very much essential to stay alive particularly the speed boost.
jerryaberry 04-04-12 - 10:57 AM
madison: For the first boss use the front shield thing. Don't go in too close or you'll die. Do this only twice and a few shots will kill him super fast.
rcarter2 04-03-12 - 10:31 PM
This game would not be so hard if losing once didn't pretty much mean a guarantee that you are going to get corned by enemies within 10 seconds every life you have remaining.
madison 04-03-12 - 08:39 PM
Actually, scratch that, I can't even make it to the boss anymore!
madison 04-03-12 - 08:34 PM
The first level, and its boss thingie which keeps killing me. >.
rcarter2 04-03-12 - 08:32 PM
Madison, what are you daaanging about? :)
madison 04-03-12 - 08:27 PM
Daaang.
rcarter2 04-03-12 - 07:50 PM
not doing as well today as yesterday. Just not in any good zone right now :P
jerryaberry 04-03-12 - 05:01 PM
I suck at this game. I love it!
iwxLeprechaun 04-02-12 - 11:33 PM
Well 45K is as good as I'm gonna do tonight -.-
iwxLeprechaun 04-02-12 - 11:31 PM
on lv1
iwxLeprechaun 04-02-12 - 11:31 PM
woot 36K
Aceo45 04-02-12 - 11:26 PM
You always get a giant high score.
rcarter2 04-02-12 - 11:25 PM
Who again?
Aceo45 04-02-12 - 11:25 PM
You again.
rcarter2 04-02-12 - 11:24 PM
I keep doing the same thing. Level 4 keeps getting me.
Aceo45 04-02-12 - 11:23 PM
Enemies behind me too often.
Aceo45 04-02-12 - 11:23 PM
Wtf... They put the n
Aceo45 04-02-12 - 11:21 PM
Well I'm going for the highscore. Got 24,500 so far.
iwxLeprechaun 04-02-12 - 11:20 PM
I'm Tired and keep missing the combo I want, I should say resets rather than deaths
Aceo45 04-02-12 - 11:19 PM
12? Lvl 1 isn't THAT hard.
iwxLeprechaun 04-02-12 - 11:19 PM
I've said 1 more round to myself for the past 12 deaths...
Aceo45 04-02-12 - 11:17 PM
These damn bomb things.
Aceo45 04-02-12 - 11:17 PM
Wtf
Aceo45 04-02-12 - 11:16 PM
Yep
iwxLeprechaun 04-02-12 - 11:16 PM
well theres this lovely thing called pause that I apparently forgot about...
Aceo45 04-02-12 - 11:15 PM
Multitask my friend.
Aceo45 04-02-12 - 11:15 PM
XD
iwxLeprechaun 04-02-12 - 11:14 PM
DOH! Looked away to look at the chat box... -.-
Aceo45 04-02-12 - 11:14 PM
Get the power up that makes your shots go in diagonals.
Aceo45 04-02-12 - 11:14 PM
Heh. The first boss is easy. And thanks.
darkguru8767 04-02-12 - 11:13 PM
happy birthday man that first boss is hard but i think i've got my pattern down just need to take a break for frustration
Aceo45 04-02-12 - 11:04 PM
First comment. Less than an hour before my birthday :P
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