Overall 9.2 Graphics 9.3 Sound 9 Addictive 8.5 Story 9 Depth 7.8 Difficulty 7.8
9.6
My review on Mischief Makers kurdos
My 2nd review is now for Mischief Makers for the N64 I gave it an overall 9.6 and as for categories it goes this way:Graphics 10 because it is one of the few N64 games in 2d and even if it is it has good quality graphics I think they are creative enough.Sound 9It has good themes that's an addition to the next rate that is...Addictiveness 8That's an 8 for that because I like this game but, it has never been quite too much addictive for me to end it at 100%.Story 9It hasn't the best story but I liked it back in the day when I has it for the N64.Depth 8:I mean, this game is long and you also have gold gems to collect to end it in 100% and see the complete ending.Difficulty:7It is not a hard game though it is hard to collect every gold gem that's the real challenge.And well that's my review for this game I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do.
Graphics 10 Sound 9 Addictive 8 Story 9 Depth 8 Difficulty 7
Review Rating: 4.8/5
Submitted: 09-28-12
Review Replies: 0
9.2
One of the best and most underrated games of all time TheScarletSaiyan
When I was a little boy, roughly 5 or 6 years old, I would frequently go to Blockbuster or Hollywood Video to rent games for the Nintendo 64. There are three particular games that I rented over and over again: Super Smash Brothers, Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, and Mischief Makers. I imagine most people have heard of the first two games, but I bet few people have heard of Mischief Makers.
During the Nintendo 64 era, 3-D was the big thing. Major franchises like Mario and Zelda would make the big jump to 3-D on the N64, and just about every game on the system was 3-D. However, Mischief Makers came out of nowhere in 1997 and defied the new norm by being a 2-D platformer, complete with extremely unique game play and controls, strange looking, anime-style characters, and some downright awesome boss battles. And whenever you play the game, you will be making use of the N64 controller's D-pad, making for an even more unique experience. Hands down, Mischief Makers is one of the most underrated video games ever made, but it is also one of the best in history.
The story for this game starts out simple: Marina Liteyears, a powerful and cute female android, must rescue her perverted creator and robotics genius Professor Theo after he is kidnapped by an odd group that call themselves the Evil Empire. Theo has a very bad habit of being kidnapped though, so Marina will find herself having to save his butt more than once during the game. At first, you just know that the Empire is trying to conquer all planets, but you don't know what they want with Theo, just that they are taking him to the Emperor. However, later in the game, the true motives of the Evil Empire and their Emperor will be revealed.
Mischief Makers takes place on a planet called Clancer, home to many strange, kind of humanoid-looking creatures with faces that seriously look like the killer from Scream. Many Clancers have been influenced to become soldiers of the Empire, and will try to hinder your progress by assaulting you with bombs, lasers, spikes, ninja stars, and even giant robot mechs. However, aside from evil Clancers, you must also fight a trio of so-called "justice warriors" known as THE Beastector (yes, that's how you say it). This trio consists of anthropomorphic animals armed with deadly weapons, brute strength, quick speed, and a never-ending thirst for justice.
What is really unique about this game is how you fight your enemies. Marina can't jump on her foes like Mario and Sonic can, and she can't shoot them like Mega Man and Samus Aran can, so instead she relies on her bare hands. In Mischief Makers, you can grab, shake, and throw just about every enemy, boss, or projectile that comes your way. This makes for some very unique game play, as you can throw enemies halfway across the screen, shake them down for treasure, or grab their projectiles and fire them right back.
This concept makes for some incredibly unique boss battles. There are 5 worlds in Mischief Makers, each one having anywhere from 8 to 12 stages, including mini-bosses and bosses, with worlds 2 through 5 always ending with a boss. Sometimes, you will just fight various wild creatures that attack you, such as giant worms, bees, moles, and more. However, you will also have to fight THE Beastector throughout the game, as each member will fight you twice. The bosses in this game are VERY bizarre, and put you in some wacky scenarios, like fighting a giant lava merman and his reptile sorcerer father dressed in purple, and fighting a member of THE Beastector who is riding on a robot dog mech while you are riding on a cat who is riding on a missile. Each boss fight will have you grabbing, shaking, and throwing enemy projectiles and the enemies themselves in order to triumph.
The stages themselves are unique as well. You will have to use grabbing, shaking, and throwing to get through many stages and solve some puzzles. Sometimes you will find a clanpot that you can put items in and shake to get more powerful items (like putting 4 bombs in the clanpot will form a much more powerful clanbomb.) There are also clanballs all over the place that you can either shake for goodies or use to traverse stages. And some stages will put you in very strange situations, like participating in an athletic festival, riding a tricycle over a bridge that is being destroyed by massive waves of water, riding through an aerial assault on a bee, and even doing mathematical equations.
In addition to being able to grab, shake, and throw, Marina has jet boosters that allow her to perform a speed dash and even hover in the air for a short time. You can also slide, and perform a slide-jump to cover greater distances. Overall, the controls are smooth, and although the concept of grabbing, shaking, and throwing takes getting used to, it's just a blast once you get the hang of it.
While you are playing the game, you want to make sure you keep an eye out for gems. Blue gems will restore your health, red gems can be used to purchase continues whenever you die (if you don't have at least 10 it's game over), green gems restore much more health than blue gems, and gold gems restore a ton of health and also serve a secondary purpose that will be explained later.
The visuals in this game are very nice, as all of the levels you explore have wonderfully-designed backgrounds. The snow levels look gorgeous, the lava levels all take place in an intricately designed shrine, and the cave levels have murky backgrounds that certainly fit the mood. The characters themselves all look great as well, although I am a fan of anime-style art. Still, Marina is cute, the Clancers look kind of cute (albeit a bit creepy) as well, and THE Beastector's members all look awesome and intimidating.
The music is great as well in this game. Many of the songs are upbeat and catchy, however there are some more sinister sounding songs that play when the situation calls for it, like when you are facing a boss. All of the sound effects in this game are fun to listen to as well, and the voices aren't bad either. Each Beastector member has some memorable lines, such as "through fire, justice is served!", and of course, Marina says "shake shake!" just about every time you shake an enemy. Once you hear her say that, you will not be able to un hear it, mark my words.
Now, Mischief Makers has a crap load of replay value. Admittedly, the game is quite short, and once you get the hang of the game play, you can beat it in a day with little trouble. However, the main challenge in this game comes from two things. Firstly, you have the task of finding the gold gems. Each stage in the game has 1 gold gem, and you want to make sure you get as many as possible. I won't spoil anything in particular, but the amount of gold gems you have will affect the ending of the game, so get as many as possible! And speaking of the ending, at the beginning of the game, when you make a file, you will be asked your age. This may seem weird, but your age will play a role in determining the ending, depending on how many gold gems you have.
Also, each time you complete a stage, you will be shown how long you took beating the stage. You will be ranked on how quick you beat each stage, with S being the best ranking and D being the worst. You will really have to practice each stage many times to be able to speed through them and get the best possible ranking. But be warned: S rankings are extremely hard to obtain, and many are seemingly impossible to get. So you better have some quick fingers and be ready to mash that D-pad!
So yes, Mischief Makers is one wacky game, but it is so much fun to play. The game play is addicting, the stage designs are unique and fun, the characters are wacky and memorable, the bosses are just plain awesome, the graphics are nice, and the music is plain catchy. This game is very underrated, yet it deserves more love, as it is one of the best games that has ever been created. If you haven't played this game, do yourself a favor, and give it a chance.
Graphics 9 Sound 9 Addictive 10 Story 9 Depth 8 Difficulty 8
Review Rating: 4.5/5
Submitted: 06-25-13
Review Replies: 0
9.1
Mischief Makers Review M4g1cW4rr10r
Several years ago, I purchased an N64 from a used game store and an obscure title known as Mischief Makers. I played it, and found myself to enjoy it, but I eventually sold it to get Super Mario 64. And you know what? I regret it. Mischief Makers is a very interesting gem for the Nintendo 64 developed by Treasure, the same company who also created Gunstar Heroes. Not only is Mischief Makers very interesting, its also very original. What other game do you know of where you ride on a cat, throwing missiles back at a dog-shaped vehicle? That's what I thought. So, let's serve some justice through fire and take a look at this game.
Gameplay:
The setting of this game is you're on a planet with odd clay people (The planet and the race are both called Clancer) as Marina Liteyears, a robot maid created by the self-proclaimed Professor Theo. When the professor is kidnapped by the Empire, its up to Marina to save him by beating down enemies, and solving puzzles to advance. Along the way, you will have to shake enemies, objects, and many other things. One of these objects are the Clanpot, a magic pot that you put stuff in to create something else. Think of this as Kirby's cooking cauldron, only instead of making food, it usually makes a weapon of some sort. There are four gems you can collect from enemies and levels. The red gem helps you continue with more resources at the start. The blue one gives you a little bit of health back. The green one give about 10 red gems and some health. And there is one yellow gem on each level, which are needed for the best ending of the game. (Including an alternate scene where you can beat up Teran, a Clancer, yourself, preventing him from getting a punch on you.)
The controls are hard to figure out at first, but once you've figured them out, you'll be sailing smoothly, but the boss fights are still pretty tough on their own. After you complete a world, you save the professor, only for him to get thrown to the next world by Marina out of self defense. Along the way, you will have to help people out in strange scenarios (Including riding a tricycle across an exploding bridge) and fight the Beastector, a powerful trio of animals with the intelligence of humans that believe Marina to be a criminal, due to her doppelganger, Calina, causing mayhem. Something very disturbing that you will notice right away is that everything has a face. The blocks, the objects, the faces...I wouldn't be surprised that Clancer is just one big sphere with a face on it. And all the Clancers have the same face: A face deprived of all life with a gaping mouth and no eyes. But, I suppose its not as creepy as having no face at all. And no one ever mentions the faces, which really makes me wonder about them. But, I'm getting off topic, let's finish this up.
Graphics: 9
Unlike many N64 games, this is a 2D game, but it makes up for it with excellent graphics and great detail.
Sound: 9
What I like about Mischief Makers a lot is its originality, and its sound choice is very original. If you haven't heard it, its unlike anything I've ever heard. The voice clips are alright too.
Addictiveness: 7
Unfortunately, this game lacks replay value, but I do want to come back and play it for fun one day. The yellow gems were a nice touch.
Story: 9
As I've explained, Professor Theo is captured by the Empire and Marina goes to rescue him, as she fights the Empire and Beastector. The plot unfolds as you continue.
Depth: 7
Though there isn't a whole lot of depth, I found the Clanpot idea to be great, and I wish they would have used it for more purposes, like having more recipes and puzzles for them.
Difficulty: 8
Though the controls aren't always easy to pick up, the game itself is difficult, and you'll probably need to practice a little to defeat a certain boss. This game is very generous by exposing the weak point of the enemy.
OVERALL: 9.1
Mischief Makers is very under looked, so if you're fortunate enough to pass it up, I would highly recommend giving it a go. So, I guess this is it for now, so, until next time, I leave you with this review.
"Through fire, justice is served!" ~Lunar, Mischief Makers
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Graphics 9 Sound 9 Addictive 7 Story 9 Depth 7 Difficulty 8
Review Rating: 4.3/5
Submitted: 01-26-13
Review Replies: 0
9.1
Shake shake! MitsuriZX
Look,i'm not even sure myself how to start this review...Mischief Makers is so amazing,it's hard to describe how the game really is. Well,i'll try my best...you see,there is this professor that invented a super galactic robot called Marina,and since then,he is known for being a genious. But,since he is a genious,evil forces kidnap him,and they start to force him to work for them. Then it's time for Marina to rescue the Professor,and how does she do that?
The answer is simple. She does so by Grabbing opponents,Shaking them,then finally Throwing them into other enemies. Yeah,that's right. If someone throws a missile at you,throw it back! If someone is being a jerk and guarding all the time,shake them! If they don't stand still when you want them to,grab them!
It's a simple game,it's easy to learn how to play,but it's devilish to master it. There are Golden Gems all over the place,and if you want to get 100%,you will have to find a way to get all of them. The graphics are nice and full of color,they give the impression that you're playing somenthing like Yoshi's Story. The bosses are super fun to fight,and some of them are especially challenging.
The soundtrack is refreshing,and quite exciting at times. It gives you the feeling that you're going into unknown enemy territory,and that you're the world's last hope. Your character also has boosters that can give you an edge when you want to move faster,and they allow you to keep suspended in the air for a certain amount of time.
There are many stages in this game,and they all feel very different. Normally,a world has a sub-boss and a boss that you must defeat in order to advance to the next world.and there are many secrets that you can uncover in stages.
The story then rapidly changes to somenthing much more heroic and full of justice. Other unforgettable characters appear,and in the end,you find out who was the mastermind behind everything. But even after you think the game is over,it is quite not. It's a game for both begginers and experts alike,and it will make you laugh. Try it,if just for the sake of hearing the Professor screaming Marina's name after being punished for being too naughty.
Graphics 9 Sound 9 Addictive 9 Story 9 Depth 8 Difficulty 8
Review Rating: 3.3/5
Submitted: 11-30-12
Updated: 01-20-13
Review Replies: 2
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