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Overall 7.4    Graphics 7    Sound 7.5    Addictive 7.5    Story 2    Depth 5.5    Difficulty 5.5


Pooyan Review   Ultrajeff
Background: This game happens to named "Pooyan". This was a game licensed by Stern Electronics and developed by Konami. It was released in early 1982 and ported to many gaming platforms, such as Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit computers, the NES, Commodore 64, Apple II, MSX, and Tomy Tutor.  Story: This game's plot is very basic. The player controls a pig named "Mama", who is out to rescue her children from wolves. Gameplay: Mama Pig combats the wolves using an elevator shaft operated by the "Buuyan". Her job is to use arrows and meat to snipe the wolves. In the first level, the wolves use balloons to lower themselves down the horizon to capture the "Pooyan". If not defeated immediately, they will climb up your ladder and eat your young. If successful, a short intermission plays and you are sent to the next level. The reverse is now in effect, as now the wolves are rising to the top abruptly. If enough wolves reach the top, they will push down a boulder that will flatten you. This level cannot end until you defeat the boss wolf, who is usually pink, with a meat  slab. If left alive, more wolves will keep coming. The same rules certainly apply here, If you win this next round, the game suddenly ends. There is also a bonus round, which involves shooting wolves with meat and using arrows to shoot fruit. Your reward for beating this restarts the game on a higher difficulty. Music: This game has wonderful 8-bit renditions of classic folk songs like "The Other Day I Met a Bear" and "Oh! Susanna" among other nods. Otherwise, it has bleeps and bloops.Graphics: For a game released in 1982, it has above average graphical capabilities. The pigs and wolves are very noticeably animated.  Difficulty & Game Depth: The game is not too difficult. Just a bit tricky. After getting used to the controls, you probably won't have any problems with the game accept with your sub-par elevator aim. The game isn't all too deep, you're mostly just shooting ascending wolves.   Interesting Note: In Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, there are a set of extra missions called "Pooyan Missions". In them, you are plucking off abducted soldiers using balloons reliant on the Fulton surface-to-air recovery system, who are suspended in the air using fragile balloons. You are able to pop their frantic balloons, while to the tune of Pooyan's sound effects and music. It's truly a delight to see, and an interesting nod to an oft-forgotten arcade game.   Overall: I think Pooyan is at least a decent game. It's not very special, or overwhelmingly amazing video game perfection, but its a simple and fun little game that will give you at least a little meaningful investment. It's at least worth playing once if you happen to be a Konami fan, or a fan of retro gaming in general. Peace Walker's reference to this game should also be checked out soon. It's not perfect, but its worth a bang for your buck. Give it a play for some balloon bursting, quarter popping fun!  
  Graphics 6   Sound 8   Addictive 6   Story 2   Depth 4   Difficulty 6
      Review Rating: 4/5     Submitted: 04-14-16     Review Replies: 2


Pooyan - An Arcade Classic   normthemack
Pooyan is an arcade classic from the halcyon arcade days of yore. The story is simple enough; the wolves want to capture the baby pigs so the mama pig (Pooyan, I presume) must fight to defend her clan! She fights by getting into a dumb waiter and shooting arrows at wolves who are either going up or down the screen via balloons. An unusual premise to be sure, but the game is pretty darn good! Pooyan (the pigs' mother) shoots arrows at the balloons carrying the wolves up or down the screen before the wolves can attack her young. The wolves retaliate by firing rocks back at Pooyan, which Pooyan can avoid by moving over or under the rocks, or by letting the rocks hit the top of the dumb waiter. There is a missile arrow that is available periodically at the top of the screen that allows you to shoot more than all wolf balloons in a row, instead of the usual one at a time. This game is reminiscent of the other games of its era; extremely simple in graphics sound and depth, yet extremely addictive. There is a bonus round where you only shoot the missile arrow and watch the wolves fur fly! Relive your youth with Pooyan! Try to beat my 60,000 high score while you are at it!
  Graphics 8   Sound 7   Addictive 9   Depth 7   Difficulty 5
      Review Rating: 2/5     Submitted: 01-20-13     Review Replies: 1

One day, in the middle of a forest, a group of fierce Wolves attacked the House where a Mother Pig (Mama) and her little Piglets (Pooyans) were living together peacefully. To protect her Pooyans, Mama fought back using arrows and bait, but despite all of her efforts, some of the Pooyans were kidnapped. Full of hate for the Wolves, Mama bravely seeks out the Wolves' Lair to rescue her Pooyans. Will she succeed in overcoming the Wolves and bringing her Pooyans back home?

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