Ryu Shimazu
Smash Master
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Crash Bandicoot: Warped!
He is back and better than ever.
Short Summary:
This game was the peak of the Crash series. 1 and 2 were good games, nothing I have yet to complete yet, and everything after Warped spiraled downhill to the point where the games today are jokes.
That aside, this game was a perfect platformer, and a must have for anyone who loves that line of games.
Storyline:
Cortex is back again for one final attempt at world domination with the evil mask's help. You must get all the crystals again and defeat them both to final solve this trilogy like storyline. Well written in a comical way, but nothing special.
Such a creepy little man.
Gameplay:
Very good gameplay. It is a basic definition of platforming/sidescrolling, and will give you something to do for hours and hours. There are time races and gems for getting all the boxes; so in a sense there is a sidequest factor of this game. The time races come in 4 time trails, two of them being possible and required for 105% The last two are merely for crazy people (I obtained 105%, but the last 2 are mad-crazy-hard)
Sound, Graphics, Controls, and pretty much everything else:
Sound:
The Soundtrack for Crash Bandicoot is the kind of soundtrack you'll listen too, but you will not remember the music. It's not bad, it's okay.
Graphics:
For it's release the graphics were great. It was never a problem, and there were very few graphical glitches.
Controls:
Note that my previous two reviews did not cover controls. It's because games like the ones I reviewed they are never a problem. PS1 games have been noted to have bad controls though, as well as N64 games. I can reassure you though the controls were fine. My only complaint was brief lag every here and there, but it was so few and far between it didn't bother me.
All in All:
8.5
It can't beat Mario, it just can't. It does come close though.
What held it back from a perfect score was mainly the lag here and there, as that annoys me, and the length.
It appears to be a long game, but without trying I got 105% in two days, playing casually. You may say, 8.5 is harsh for only two notable flaws, but I hate lack of length.
This, as well as Pokemon Platinum were mostly ports from Gamespot. Metroid Prime Trilogy, however, was recently written on here. (Check out my last post for both of those reviews)
Next week will not be a port, it will be newly written. Having finished Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask for the first time ever as of today, I'm reviewing Ocarina of Time next week, and Majora's Mask the week after.
Crash Bandicoot: Warped!
He is back and better than ever.
Short Summary:
This game was the peak of the Crash series. 1 and 2 were good games, nothing I have yet to complete yet, and everything after Warped spiraled downhill to the point where the games today are jokes.
That aside, this game was a perfect platformer, and a must have for anyone who loves that line of games.
Storyline:
Cortex is back again for one final attempt at world domination with the evil mask's help. You must get all the crystals again and defeat them both to final solve this trilogy like storyline. Well written in a comical way, but nothing special.
Such a creepy little man.
Gameplay:
Very good gameplay. It is a basic definition of platforming/sidescrolling, and will give you something to do for hours and hours. There are time races and gems for getting all the boxes; so in a sense there is a sidequest factor of this game. The time races come in 4 time trails, two of them being possible and required for 105% The last two are merely for crazy people (I obtained 105%, but the last 2 are mad-crazy-hard)
Sound, Graphics, Controls, and pretty much everything else:
Sound:
The Soundtrack for Crash Bandicoot is the kind of soundtrack you'll listen too, but you will not remember the music. It's not bad, it's okay.
Graphics:
For it's release the graphics were great. It was never a problem, and there were very few graphical glitches.
Controls:
Note that my previous two reviews did not cover controls. It's because games like the ones I reviewed they are never a problem. PS1 games have been noted to have bad controls though, as well as N64 games. I can reassure you though the controls were fine. My only complaint was brief lag every here and there, but it was so few and far between it didn't bother me.
All in All:
8.5
It can't beat Mario, it just can't. It does come close though.
What held it back from a perfect score was mainly the lag here and there, as that annoys me, and the length.
It appears to be a long game, but without trying I got 105% in two days, playing casually. You may say, 8.5 is harsh for only two notable flaws, but I hate lack of length.
This, as well as Pokemon Platinum were mostly ports from Gamespot. Metroid Prime Trilogy, however, was recently written on here. (Check out my last post for both of those reviews)
Next week will not be a port, it will be newly written. Having finished Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask for the first time ever as of today, I'm reviewing Ocarina of Time next week, and Majora's Mask the week after.
