Overall 6.5 Graphics 7 Sound 7.5 Addictive 6.5 Depth 3 Difficulty 5.5
7.6
Nothing like a jungle of fun! FaithFighter
Ah...the jungle games! I've spent many a day perfecting my aim on sling shooter, bettering my burping on Burper (as whacky as that may sound it actually is a fun game, rattling those balls around in jungle pinball, and hopping to the other side on hippo hop. Those were some fun and quite addicting games. So without further ado, let me lead you into the jungle to begin our tour...
Overall: 7.5
This is an old favorite of mine, and I really cannot say anything amiss against it. There is no story, so I won't be going over that department. But everything else I though was awesome for its day.
Graphics: 9
Be it the funny animations when you hit something on Slingshooter or the flashing lights of the Jungle pinball. I am still fascinated with the graphics of this game. The animations are humorous and smooth. The backgrounds are great; and they made a great choice on the color palettes. The bright, vibrant colors really bring out the life in this game.
Sound: 9
Once again, from sounds on the slingshooter, to the very realistic burping sound on burper, the sound guys did a great job. The music is also good. It feels lively, yet has the feeling that it belongs in the jungle. sounds were well timed and executed. On hippo hop, you could hear every sound perfectly clear. I also feel that the sounds were all done at the proper volume so as to make it feel more real. Which, once again, for its time, I though was awesome. I remember another game--nba jam--where the sound of the ball being dribbled always seemed a hair late. But not here!
Addictivness: 9
There may be only four games, but don't let that fool you! These games are barrel loads of fun. I've played slingshooter for hours at a time, just trying to hit that next level. (I think that I may have hit level 24 at one point.) With the never, ending possibility of a higher score, and some determination, you never know what might happen.
Depth: 5
To be honest, the game does not offer that much in the way of game quantity. But it does offer game quality, which is something that i am finding to be harder and harder to come across. Each game i believe is essentially endless, so that makes up for it in my mind, but I can't help but feel that someone would say that I am just favoring the game, so I gave it a 5.
Difficulty: 8
The game is not a tough one to play, and is very easy to pick up on. The extra challenge comes from trying to advance farther and farther in the levels. Every game except for jungle pinball is timed, so that makes each game just a bit harder. As you go along, things begin to move faster in the level. on slingshooter, it begins to get to the point where it is nearly impossible to hit your target because it disappears before you could get to it.
While I probably should have done this first, I'll give you a rundown of each of the games so you know what you are playing.
1. My personal favorite...Sling Shooter. This is a game where you have to fling grapes at so many targets before the time runs out. About once or twice during the level, a fruit will appear at the bottom of the screen. If you shoot it, you get some extra berries to throw. So try not to run out of berries or time!
2. Burper...Yes I know the ultra-whacky game where you buper at things that are falling down at you. Once again you have limited time and ammo...so be careful.
3. Jungle pinball...well the title is self-explanatory. It is a jungle version of pinball, with some very special bonuses and additions.
4. Hippo Hop... this game is a little like frogger. You play as timon and your goal is to hop across on the backs of hippos, gators, and even turtles to get to the other side. But then, you have to go back and ring the bell! Then do it again! I'm not sure why we're doing this, perhaps because timon isn't skinny enough and needed the workout? LOL!
Anyways, I hope that you all enjoyed your tour of the jungle! Now go on and enjoy the game for yourselves!
Graphics 9 Sound 9 Addictive 9 Depth 5 Difficulty 8
Review Rating: 5/5
Submitted: 02-07-15
Review Replies: 1
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Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle "Games" TheFadedWarrior
Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games. It's a game where you play games. Yeah. Nothing more. Each game has a different style. Yup.
#bestintroductionever
This'll be a fairly short review as there isn't much to talk about in this game. That may bring up a question to some of you; "Then why are you reviewing it?" Because it has a lot of nostalgia for me. It was one of my first SNES games I've played.
Graphics - 5
The sprites look like crap, but the other graphics are... OK, I guess. Nothing revolutionary, nothing crappy (except for the sprites). So the graphics are bad, but not too bad. Yup.
[img]http://www.vizzed.com/vizzedboard/retro/user_screenshots/saves34/342187/SNES--Timon%20%20Pumbaas%20Jungle%20Games_Aug31%2015_27_00.png[/img]
Sound - 6
The sounds are terrible, but I must say I do like the music. It has some pretty catchy tunes. Probably my favorite is the
Hippo Hop theme. (video from the Windows 95 version) Sounds good, right? Well, of course! The songs get repetitive after awhile, but I think they sound good at first. Just too bad the sound effects suck so bad.
Gameplay - 6
There are four different minigames you can choose from in the SNES version. I know, it's not a lot, but we'll discuss that later. The first is titled "Burper." Basically, you burp. Sounds weird, but it's really a clever concept. There are things falling from the treetops at you, including but not limited to worms, ladybugs, beetles, and... monkeys? Even weirder, there are kitchen sinks that fall towards you. I assume it's supposed to be a pun on the phrase "Everything but the kitchen sink," but I'm not sure. Anywho, you have three different types of burps. You start with 99 burp points. Without even thinking, at this part in the review I burped. Coincidence of course. Your regular burp is a small burp bullet that uses 1 burp point. Your second burp is much larger and consumes 10 burp points. Your final burp starts as a bigger burp, but then spreads and almost covers half the playing field. It consumes 30 burp points. You can also whack bugs with your tail if they land on the ground.
The next game is Jungle Pinball. It's, you guessed it, pinball with jungle themed items and obstacles. Here is the pinball field.
[img]http://gamefabrique.com/storage/screenshots/snes/timon-and-pumbaas-jungle-games-02.png[/img]
As you can see, the snake actually flings the pinball. I'll describe what would happen in a perfect game: You fully charge the snake, it shoots the pinball. The frog licks it, it goes through the G in grub. It bounces off of those rocks a few times and it spells GRUB. You get bonus points and three trapdoors open. You hit the animals in the trapdoors. It bounces off one of the trapdoors and goes to where the elephant is. The pinball gets caught in the wheel, the elephant spins the wheel. Depending on where the wheel stops, you will get a bonus. It could be bouncy things that save your pinball from dying, it could be bonus points, it could be an extra pinball. You won't know until it stops spinning.
The next game is Hippo Hop. There is a river that you have to cross as Pumbaa to get to a grassy place. You will have to collect grub on the way. To cross the river, you will jump on hippos, logs, and turtles. This is basically a boring version of Frogger.
[img]http://gamefabrique.com/storage/screenshots/snes/timon-and-pumbaas-jungle-games-03.png[/img]
The last game in the SNES version (there is a Dr. Mario/Tetris style game in the Windows 95 version) is Sling Shooter. Sling Shooter is easily the best. You are at the edge of a jungle. There is a serene waterfall next to you. For a few minutes, various animals and bugs will pop up. Shoot them to gain points. Sometimes the Hyenas appear which are worth extra points. But watch out -- If you hit Timon or Pumbaa, you will lose points. It's definitely the funnest.
Addictiveness - 2
Even though Sling Shooter is pretty fun, nothing else is addictive. There's only one level to every minigame, and it gets repetitive very quickly. Hippo Hop is downright boring, Jungle Pinball is too small, and Burper is too slow. I'll be nice and mix the gameplay and addictiveness rating to get a 4.
Story - N/A
There is no story. In the PC version Hippo Hop has a story where Pumbaa asks Timon to get grub for a dish, but nothing in the SNES version.
Depth - 1
As we talked about earlier, there's only 4 minigames, and each is small and repetitive. This game as a whole is unbelievably small. There's not even an incentive to getting high scores.
Difficulty - 3
Well, I think (and hope to God) this game is for younger kids. I'm reviewing it because it is nostalgic to me. Burper is hard because Pumbaa is slow, plus Hippo Hop is hard to get the timing right. Very easy game though.
Overall - 4
Looking at the game through the eyes of a young child, I wouldn't care much about the graphics, and the difficulty wouldn't bother me. I would think the music is catchy and the games are OK, but what would really bother me is that there's nothing to unlock. Turn the system on, press start, and I am faced with a decision. Which of the 4 minigames? Of course, I would think that there are more to unlock. But no, this game is bland as sand. Overall it gets a 4.
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Graphics 5 Sound 6 Addictive 4 Depth 1 Difficulty 3
Review Rating: 3/5
Submitted: 10-28-14
Review Replies: 3
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