16bit vs Reality Reviews

Whenever you go into an "unknown" game like this, you are always hesitant. I was pleasantly surprised. Although I'm early in the game everything seems to indicate tight controls and detailed environments. XD

Cool art style and a nice perspective changing gimmick, but in terms of gameplay this one's missing the last 30 years of innovation in the genre. Think battle toads with less satisfying combat and just as much desire to milk you for quarters.

Alright, I've played 8 hours, I think I have played enough to give a solid review I do not enjoy playing platformers on mouse and keyboard so I decided I would use an Xbox controller, however unable to use the analog stick, I decided to bust out my Sn30 Pro for the authentic classic game experience. This game starts out simple, very simple, until the first boss, you will spend most of the time practically sightseeing and learning how the 16-bit transition changes the world as all enemies have very bland mechanics, and the maps do not challenge you very much. After the first boss things start to get a little more interesting, the maps start becoming the challenge more and more, while the enemies rather than being opponents become an obstacle to work around with eliminating them as an option. The next boss, the "other player" is the first time I had a genuinely hard time I had with this game, and it was far from the last. I found myself nearly rage quitting after attempting levels over and over to complete them. Keeping in mind that I do not consider myself "good" at platform games, this still seemed like a worthy challenge for players who want a difficult challenge. I recommend this game to anyone who wants a very challenging classic game experience as the developer suggests. I will be posting a longer review to my site soon.