Ymgve at 23:49, 28 June 2007

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hello.
this month the 'hits & flops' column
consists of 6 normal gametests and
4 'short-tests' of low-budget games !

these games were reviewed for you :

operation thunderbolt
ninja spirit
pinball power short-tests:
pipe mania blinky's scary sch.
startrash cash & grab
sonic boom fantastic soccer
fan. world dizzy

operation thunderbolt - ocean

the long awaited follower of operat.
wolf invites to another massacre.
your way leads through 8 level of
killing and solving certain tasks
given in the beginning of each level.
every second level consists of front-
scrolling, the other levels contain
a normal side-scrolling.
a two-player modus, a continue-modus
and different ways to control your
fighter(light gun,neos mouse...) are
avaiable. the music sounds pretty
good, the graphic is average. it is
not that expected hit. valuation: 65

ninja spirit - activision

ninja spirit, programmed by chris
butler, contains 7 levels. each level
is divided into 2 sections, at the
end of each section a monster or
master-ninja is waiting for you.after
the 7th level you meet the last
warlock, he is your last opponent.
the gameplay, the steering of your
little fighter is very good, you can
select between 4 different weapons.
(sword,shurigen...) a time-limit is
set. but the graphics and the music
are only average, partly bad. other-
wise the game would be a hit. v.: 59

pinball power - mastertronic

this game is remarkable, so i decided
to review it here, although it is
'only' a low-budget game.
this flipper-simulation contains a
very good 3d-view. it looks very
realistic, also the sound-effects fit
to this game.
in the beginning you have 5 balls and
in the game there are a lot of bonus-
options to increase your points.
this 3d-view and the realistic sound-
effects arise much fun by playing.
for that price this game is really
great. valuation : 84

pipe mania - empire

pipe mania, released in the states as
pipe dreams some months ago is a game
for over-subtle reasoner. you have to
build a pipeline for a fluid coming
through the pipes after a certain
time is gone. as you can't select the
pipe you want you sometimes have to
wait for the pipe you need now. so
you can first set a pipe which will
be used some time later.
after a certain amount of pipes,which
increases after each level you can
set an endpipe. the music and the
graphic is nothing special. v. : 64

startrash - rainbow arts

we are used to get high-quality games
from r.a. (x-out,rock'n'roll) but
this time they delivered a flop.
this game reminds me of q-bert,
released some years ago and i think
this isn't better. you steer a little
ball and you have to get to the top
of a building by jumping higher and
higher on little building stones.
although there are some opponents the
game is very boring. also the sounds
by c.huelsbeck and r. vaca do not
consist of the usual quality.
valuation : 34

sonic boom - activision

this shootemup is comparable to
gemini wing or scramble spirits. you
steer your aircraft through an up-
scrolling landscape fullfilled with
a lot of enemy-fighters. at the end
of each level a major-enemy appears
which is difficult to defeat.
you can fire a 'super-shot' by
pressing space. the game consists of
6 levels. the graphics are average
(as gemini wing) and the music sounds
really bad. only fans of these seuck
games will like it...
valuation : 35

ok, here follow some short-tests
now :

blinky's scary school - zeppelin
you are a little ghost called
blinky and seek out to scare the
lord of drumtrochie. it is your
training to scare him before
daybreak.
the graphics are good and the music
is average. all in all it is a nice
game for this price!
valuation : 70

cash & grab - zeppelin games

this game idea consists of a hazard-
machine. you have to try to get
3 same fruits in a row. you have
many options to manipulate the
result. the graphics are good and
music is nice. you can anly play
this game with the keyboard. v.: 65

fantastic soccer - zeppelin games
another soccer game released these
days, this time a bad one with
average graphics & music. the game-
play is bad! valuation : 19

fantasy world dizzy - codemasters

you steer a little egghead(spitfire?)
with arms and foots and you have to
try to escape from the castle.
the music is funny and the graphics
are nice. valuation : 77

ok, this is for this month.

wait a month for the next
interesting(?) reviews!
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