Space Harrier review for the Sega 32X

08-15-12 11:23 PM

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This game is a faithful port to the arcade game Space Harrier. Not only do you get fast action, but the graphics and frame rate are smooth and do not change. I loved this game the moment I played it. It makes Space Harrier 2 for the Genesis and the Master System version look weak and bad. Its a shame that the 32X was such a miserable failure, because not to many fans got to experience the awesomeness of this game. Even though this game is great it does have over the top difficulty even on easy mode with 5 lives the game is still hard. I recommend you play this, especially if you enjoy fast action and shooters.

STORY B: Harrier is a guy that can fly and he has a gigantic gun, he is a hero and he got sent a distress call from a place called Fantasy Land, to save it from the evil monsters that are attacking. There is no main enemy but there is several big enemy's that might control the smaller ones

. I don't know but anyway your goal is of course to save Fantasy Land and destroy the evil creatures.

GAMEPLAY A: The gameplay is exciting and fast. In fact so fast that at points you won't know what your doing. That's okay because it is satisfying to destroy the enemies with the enormous explosions that happen when you defeat an enemy.

GRAPHICS A+: I will admit that the game does not fully harness the 32Xes 3D polygon capabilities. Why would it need to, it completely resembles the arcade version. I guess good things come to those who wait because gamers waited nearly a decade to play this arcade classic on their game systems. There was a Master System version but it looked awful, and even worse it did not resemble the arcade version. I will praise the super smooth frame rate of this game, most of the time the game runs at a very fast rate and still the frame rate is still smooth.

SOUND A-: The music sounds pretty good and the voice samples are pretty clear. I don't much to say for this section.

ADDICTIVENESS A: This game is pretty addicting and you will be on it for a while. With the extra difficulty settings, you will like to try them all out and since this was an arcade game. Its going to have high scores. So it's also great for high score contests.

DEPTH B: The game has 18 levels. Which is not bad but there could have been like a few extra modes or something. The levels and boss stages are unique and look really cool.

DIFFICULTY HARD: Looking for a really hard game? Well try out this game because it is a huge challenge that any pro gamer would enjoy. It might scare off the people who are just starting to be a gamer, but even so. This game will attract any body looking for a challenge.

OVERALL RATING: A- or 9.0

PLUSES
+ great graphics
+ timeless gameplay
+ clear voice samples
MINUSES
- Extremely hard

This game is a faithful port to the arcade game Space Harrier. Not only do you get fast action, but the graphics and frame rate are smooth and do not change. I loved this game the moment I played it. It makes Space Harrier 2 for the Genesis and the Master System version look weak and bad. Its a shame that the 32X was such a miserable failure, because not to many fans got to experience the awesomeness of this game. Even though this game is great it does have over the top difficulty even on easy mode with 5 lives the game is still hard. I recommend you play this, especially if you enjoy fast action and shooters.

STORY B: Harrier is a guy that can fly and he has a gigantic gun, he is a hero and he got sent a distress call from a place called Fantasy Land, to save it from the evil monsters that are attacking. There is no main enemy but there is several big enemy's that might control the smaller ones

. I don't know but anyway your goal is of course to save Fantasy Land and destroy the evil creatures.

GAMEPLAY A: The gameplay is exciting and fast. In fact so fast that at points you won't know what your doing. That's okay because it is satisfying to destroy the enemies with the enormous explosions that happen when you defeat an enemy.

GRAPHICS A+: I will admit that the game does not fully harness the 32Xes 3D polygon capabilities. Why would it need to, it completely resembles the arcade version. I guess good things come to those who wait because gamers waited nearly a decade to play this arcade classic on their game systems. There was a Master System version but it looked awful, and even worse it did not resemble the arcade version. I will praise the super smooth frame rate of this game, most of the time the game runs at a very fast rate and still the frame rate is still smooth.

SOUND A-: The music sounds pretty good and the voice samples are pretty clear. I don't much to say for this section.

ADDICTIVENESS A: This game is pretty addicting and you will be on it for a while. With the extra difficulty settings, you will like to try them all out and since this was an arcade game. Its going to have high scores. So it's also great for high score contests.

DEPTH B: The game has 18 levels. Which is not bad but there could have been like a few extra modes or something. The levels and boss stages are unique and look really cool.

DIFFICULTY HARD: Looking for a really hard game? Well try out this game because it is a huge challenge that any pro gamer would enjoy. It might scare off the people who are just starting to be a gamer, but even so. This game will attract any body looking for a challenge.

OVERALL RATING: A- or 9.0

PLUSES
+ great graphics
+ timeless gameplay
+ clear voice samples
MINUSES
- Extremely hard

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08-22-12 03:13 AM

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Great game really loved the way it played and the graphics weren't too bad at all, not a bad play at all, everyone should give it one try at some point, it least once, great game overall, just not a 5 out of 5 though.