This is a game that is hard to categorize in my opinion. There is an over world where you drive a boat between 2 ports. It is done RPG style where you run into random battles, or even into a grey shark fin which is where you enter your first fight with jaws. When you go into a random battle (with or without Jaws), you enter into a side scrolling shooting type game, but there is no actual side scrolling. You are able to move up and down as you control a human diver who shoots little harpoons. You can kill crabs, jelly fish, and mini sharks. You are rewarded with points, conch shells, and something else that increases your human's speed. Conch shells act as currency, and when you go from port to port you can get a radar, then increase your strength (your diver's harpoon damage). Be careful about getting too many speed boosters, because your diver's control will become slippery and you will run into a jelly fish or crab and die. One it deaths, that's right. You get the radar, acquire more conch shells, build up strength, run into Jaws, widdle down his life to 0 and then you enter the final stage where you must press the A button that supposed to emit a sonic wave and cause Jaws to jump out of the water, then the B button to use a boat to stab forward. You have three attempts to impale Jaws. If successful, you beat the game. If unsuccessful you return to the over world where you have to defeat Jaws again to get the final stage.
Graphics: Blue. Lot's of blue. Other than that, graphics are average.
Sounds: There are a only a few different tracts in this game, and none of them are catchy or anything special.
Addictiveness: This game can be beaten in 30 min or less. It is fun while it lasts.
Story: You are humans, and you want to kill a big shark. Why? It is never explained. This movie tends to follow the plot to Jaws the Revenge, which takes place in the Bahamas (a place where great white sharks are not indigenous).
Depth: In this game, you can collect more conch shells to increase your strength, or just look for Jaws and take him out that way. However each action scene lasts a short time, and Jaw's life regenerates after each encounter. If you collect enough points, a special submarine will appear in one of two places on the over world map. The sub is pretty fast, has powerful shooting projectiles, and can drop cannon balls However, after one hit, it's gone.
Difficulty: This game can be more tedious than difficult. If you are sloppy, you will die. It's that simple.
Overall this game is not as horrible as certain retro game critics would claim. On the other hand, it is not that good either. It is a unique game that tried to do something different. I think it did do something different, but lacked a lot of polish. Give this game a try. This is a game that is hard to categorize in my opinion. There is an over world where you drive a boat between 2 ports. It is done RPG style where you run into random battles, or even into a grey shark fin which is where you enter your first fight with jaws. When you go into a random battle (with or without Jaws), you enter into a side scrolling shooting type game, but there is no actual side scrolling. You are able to move up and down as you control a human diver who shoots little harpoons. You can kill crabs, jelly fish, and mini sharks. You are rewarded with points, conch shells, and something else that increases your human's speed. Conch shells act as currency, and when you go from port to port you can get a radar, then increase your strength (your diver's harpoon damage). Be careful about getting too many speed boosters, because your diver's control will become slippery and you will run into a jelly fish or crab and die. One it deaths, that's right. You get the radar, acquire more conch shells, build up strength, run into Jaws, widdle down his life to 0 and then you enter the final stage where you must press the A button that supposed to emit a sonic wave and cause Jaws to jump out of the water, then the B button to use a boat to stab forward. You have three attempts to impale Jaws. If successful, you beat the game. If unsuccessful you return to the over world where you have to defeat Jaws again to get the final stage.
Graphics: Blue. Lot's of blue. Other than that, graphics are average.
Sounds: There are a only a few different tracts in this game, and none of them are catchy or anything special.
Addictiveness: This game can be beaten in 30 min or less. It is fun while it lasts.
Story: You are humans, and you want to kill a big shark. Why? It is never explained. This movie tends to follow the plot to Jaws the Revenge, which takes place in the Bahamas (a place where great white sharks are not indigenous).
Depth: In this game, you can collect more conch shells to increase your strength, or just look for Jaws and take him out that way. However each action scene lasts a short time, and Jaw's life regenerates after each encounter. If you collect enough points, a special submarine will appear in one of two places on the over world map. The sub is pretty fast, has powerful shooting projectiles, and can drop cannon balls However, after one hit, it's gone.
Difficulty: This game can be more tedious than difficult. If you are sloppy, you will die. It's that simple.
Overall this game is not as horrible as certain retro game critics would claim. On the other hand, it is not that good either. It is a unique game that tried to do something different. I think it did do something different, but lacked a lot of polish. Give this game a try. |