Now before I start, I would like you all to know I have not played this myself, I have only watched a playthrough of the game on a YouTube channel called, "Game Grumps". But I noticed how great and unique the game was, so I decided to do a review based on what I saw.
The games starts with you with obstacles you strategically have to maneuver, and you're accompanied by a strange alien man known as Mike "Mycaruba" Aruba. The painstakingly silent companion, save for the infamous one liner of him saying his own name. He helps you multiple times with varying puzzle in which you have to solve, even risking his own life at one point. Now, I don't remember what the immediate goal is, but I assume you're simply trying to escape the alien guys that look identical to your companion. The game varies in difficulty, pitting you to different tasks, consisting of timing your jump just right, protecting yourself from the aliens, and avoiding the traps laid out before you.
While it's not the most attractive game, it's got pretty decent graphics, you got to remember that this is an SNES game, the system notorious for having terrible graphics at times. The sound, I never really know what to put here, since I never pay much attention to the sound, unless it's a main series Pokemon game. Anyway, I stuck it at a 5 soley because for one, you can't really hear the sound whilst two goofballs are commentating, and two, the above reason. The addictiveness is a ten, the action never stops, and you can just continue throughout the whole game easily without stopping. As for the story, I really don't think there is any noticeable story since there's little to no dialogue, so I will simply keep it blank. Depth is a 7, while it can pretty much be beaten in one sitting, unless you get really stuck on a lot of parts, it still has a lot to offer.It only took Game Grumps 4 10-15 minute episodes to complete it, but at the same time, one of them is a seasoned pro at it, but it still seems like a relitvly short game. As for difficulty, it is very hard at times, but you just have to time things just right most of the time, and you will accomplish it.
So overall, i gave it a 9.5, I will need to play it for myself someday, and it's highly recommended to anyone looking for a nice SNES game that's not a platformer. Now before I start, I would like you all to know I have not played this myself, I have only watched a playthrough of the game on a YouTube channel called, "Game Grumps". But I noticed how great and unique the game was, so I decided to do a review based on what I saw.
The games starts with you with obstacles you strategically have to maneuver, and you're accompanied by a strange alien man known as Mike "Mycaruba" Aruba. The painstakingly silent companion, save for the infamous one liner of him saying his own name. He helps you multiple times with varying puzzle in which you have to solve, even risking his own life at one point. Now, I don't remember what the immediate goal is, but I assume you're simply trying to escape the alien guys that look identical to your companion. The game varies in difficulty, pitting you to different tasks, consisting of timing your jump just right, protecting yourself from the aliens, and avoiding the traps laid out before you.
While it's not the most attractive game, it's got pretty decent graphics, you got to remember that this is an SNES game, the system notorious for having terrible graphics at times. The sound, I never really know what to put here, since I never pay much attention to the sound, unless it's a main series Pokemon game. Anyway, I stuck it at a 5 soley because for one, you can't really hear the sound whilst two goofballs are commentating, and two, the above reason. The addictiveness is a ten, the action never stops, and you can just continue throughout the whole game easily without stopping. As for the story, I really don't think there is any noticeable story since there's little to no dialogue, so I will simply keep it blank. Depth is a 7, while it can pretty much be beaten in one sitting, unless you get really stuck on a lot of parts, it still has a lot to offer.It only took Game Grumps 4 10-15 minute episodes to complete it, but at the same time, one of them is a seasoned pro at it, but it still seems like a relitvly short game. As for difficulty, it is very hard at times, but you just have to time things just right most of the time, and you will accomplish it.
So overall, i gave it a 9.5, I will need to play it for myself someday, and it's highly recommended to anyone looking for a nice SNES game that's not a platformer. |