Overall 9.1 Graphics 8 Sound 9.5 Addictive 8 Story 8 Depth 8.5 Difficulty 3.5
8.2
Adventure in the jungle mitsuboru
Disney’s Tarzan is exactly what I was expecting of this game. There are a couple of stages and all of them based on the movie: nothing new, nothing really different. A bit disappointing on that point? Yes, but the experience is still satisfying and I’m gonna tell you why.
Graphics - 8.0: The graphics are good. A lot of the Nintendo 64 platform has been successfully explored, like the cameras adjustment to different areas whenever you leave your main 2D track. It’s not stunning but it’s pretty enjoyable. I also didn't come along weird bugs like going through the trees by mistake.
Sound - 9.0: Every stage has a different song of the movie, and I’m a big fan of the songs so I obviously enjoyed the soundtrack of the game. There are a few different songs that were arranged specially for some stages, like the boat one, where no specific sound is played on the movie. All of them have the same jungle and dancing vibe which I like a lot.
Addictiveness - 6.0: I wouldn't’t call this game addictive, since there’s nothing very exciting about it. Unless you’re a huge fan of the movie, you’re gonna get through the stages without caring too much about the plot. You’re probably gonna be focused on getting all the items so your score will be 100% in the end, that’s all the excitement you’re gonna have here.
Story - 6.0: Basically the same of the movie, so gets a low score. Also, it doesn’t explain the story to you. The game assumes you know what happens on the movie, that’s why you bought the game in the first place, right? Well, not necessarily… Anyway, you can count on a poor gallery to tell you a bit about some characters and that’s pretty much it. You unlock some lines and a picture about each stage after you collect all items on them too. You can see those in the options on the main screen so they're basically trying to tell you to watch the movie if you want the whole story.
Depth - 7.0: There are 13 stages in total and they’re pretty big to clear but they’re so easy you don’t get to actually enjoy them much. Specially if you don’t care about getting all the items, then you won’t stay 5 minutes at each stage. Collecting the items can be quite fun as to get some of them you must go to “hidden” places, and the camera’s focus is awesome in there.
Gameplay - 8.0: The game is pretty easy to play, nothing really confusing or irritating about it. Just keep in mind that the N64 is a bugged console and a few weird happenings may seem weird to you (like if you get trapped in a hole) but the game is not hard to play at all. Tarzan can jump on top of the animals heads to defeat them (not recommended because they’re pretty quick), use his knife on them (not very recommended either and for the same reason) and throw fruits on them. The main fruit, a yellow one, is endless. There are a couple of other fruits in different colors that have different effects. For example, the blue one is stronger; if you use two yellow fruits to defeat an animal, you’ll only need one of the blue fruit to defeat the same animal. Some of them stun your enemy and etc. I didn’t need to use any of them. They’re helpful but not really necessary to the game. One hard thing to do is get used to the fast stages’ mechanics. There are two kinds of them: the “run from something” stage and the “slide through the tree branches” ones. You’re probably not gonna get through those in your first try since a lot of random stuff pop up in front of you, like running animals or high branches. Luckily there are some berries along the way that recover your live (a bit) so you won’t die too fast.
Difficulty - 6.0: The game is not hard, at least not the normal stages. The fast ones can be tricky but since there are not many of them you’ll be alright. As I said before, if you don’t mind not getting all the items, this is gonna be a piece of cake. Getting everything in the game will be a little troublesome but highly possible.And after all that, my overall score for the game is 8.2, since it didn't disappoint me in what I was expecting. I did enjoy playing it all even though I didn't spend much time to clear it. The songs are catchy and I liked the graphics. The stages are quite big even if they're easy, it's quite enjoyable getting through them. I wouldn't recommend it for those who didn't watch the movie, though. They are going to be pretty lost!
Graphics 8 Sound 9 Addictive 6 Story 6 Depth 7 Difficulty 6
Review Rating: 4.6/5
Submitted: 12-24-13
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