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Tennis (GB)
by Dentolux Tennis is one of the earlier titles to appear on the original Gameboy and a contender for one of the least creative names ever for a handheld game. I can imagine the meeting at Nintendo HQ back in the day when it was getting programmed. Gee boss, what shall we call this new tennis game we are developing? I know let's name it Tennis! ... Definitely an example of "it does what it says on the tin" or cardboard box as the case may be. Ah well with such a straightforward title I guess there is no danger of anyone confusing it with a platformer... even if Mario does makes a cameo appearance as the match umpire. Keeping with the basic title the game keeps things simple in terms of gameplay options. What's on offer is a three set singles match pitting the player against the computer or a friend. I had the most fun playing against my uncle who also owned a copy game, but the challenging A.I should keep single players entertained despite the simplistic controls and lack of game modes on offer. There are four difficulty levels to master so you can take things easy on the first level, whilst you get a feel for the game, before tackling level four which really ups the ante. At the highest difficulty setting you can expect a stiff test from your opponent made all the worse by an increase in player/ball movement speed which gives you less time in which to react. As far as graphics go the game has aged well. You get a good view of the court with the screen scrolling slightly depending on the position of the ball. Mario who sits atop the umpire chair, drawn far better than his blocky incarnation in Super Mario Land, referees the two cute looking players. On the top of the screen is the computer opponent in a Wimbledon style all white garb and at the bottom is the player controlled character who wears grey and a sweat band on his head. The only thing I didn't like in the visual department would have to be the static faded crowd. They lack detail and don't even move. It looks like the stadium didn't sell out so they filled up the spectator seats with cardboard cut outs. In terms of sound the game does however show that it was made back in the late eighties. The sound effects you'll hear consist of pong like bleeps when the ball bounces on the ground or gets whacked by a racket. There's no Sharapova style grunts from the players, but you do hear some cheers from the crowd whenever a point is scored (proof that cardboard can roar.) In the background a catchy tune plays which may feel out of place in a sports game, but as far as retro pieces go I rather enjoyed it. If you find the tune getting repetitive after playing a few goes fear not as the music can be turned off from the main menu screen. The controls, as you may expect from the two buttoned Gameboy, are simple but get the job done. You move around using the d-pad and have two types of shot to play depending on the button you press. The A button takes care of regular swings and B performs a lob which is handy for embarrassing your rival should he stray too close to the net. By pressing the d-pad when striking the ball you can influence the direction in which it goes and you can also execute powerful smashes by positioning yourself right below where a lobbed shot is set to land. The only thing I would have added to the otherwise responsive controls is the ability to dive for those frustrating times when the ball is mere inches beyond your reach. As a casual sports game Tennis is a lot of fun. I cannot give it a higher score though as it lacks the features a hardcore fan of the sport would expect. If you want a more comprehensive simulation of tennis you would be better "served" by finding a newer game which would include things like tournaments, doubles play, different court surfaces and a selection of playable characters. That said, if you have a working Gameboy or GBA I still think it's worth tracking down if you can find a cheap copy. I also hear that the 3DS virtual console will have a port of the game you can purchase so that is another option. Hopefully that version won't be too expensive or, in the words of John McEnroe, I will complaining to Nintendo that "you cannot be serious!" Read the complete review |
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Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition (GB)
by doriee I'd just like to say I've never reviewed a game before so not sure how this is going to turn out, I would appreciate constructive critasizum to help me improve this if I need to. Game boy first came to the United Kingdom in 1988 this was one of the first handheld game consoles and I vividly remember my oldest sister having one ... of these and I was amazed at it, by this time Pokemon wasn't out but I do remember her having super Mario and other platform games, then a good few years later came the game boy pocket. I remember my brother having a red one of these, it was about a third the thickness off the original game boy and could of course fit in your pocket, Pokemon games then started to come out for this and I remember watching my brother play on them all. The it got even better when the game boy colour came out which I happily received the yellow Pikachu edition for Christmas one year. I never really had many games so I just stole all my brother's Pokemon games. Choosing to review this so very late on in my life because I've recently got back into my games and purchased a purple game boy colour along with this game and a Harry Potter game the other day and I just can't put it down Pokemon has once again taken over my life! Pokemon game's are set in a world of Pokemon as is they were normal animals like we have that flutter in the tree's ad hide in the grass. Your objection is to become the worlds greatest Pokemon trainer. To do this throughout this and all Pokemon game's you need to fight, capture, train and evolve Pokemon and defeat the gym leaders to gain certain badges to work your way up to the Pokemon league to beat the elite four. You start off in little Pallet town where you live and you go to see Professor Oak, he is the ultimate Pokemon professor and knows all about them, he requests to see you and this is where you obtain a Pokemon, originally you are supposed to get Eevee however Oak's grandson Gary is not please that you get Eevee and he doesn't so he steals in and you end up with the cutest little thing that is Pikachu. He also sets you a task, one of many throughout the game, he entrusts you with a Pokedex, this records every Pokemon you encounter and catch and as they saying goes 'Gotta catch em all' this is really handy as a player as well as it shows you what else you need to capture in order in have them all. The Pokedex stats there are 133 Pokemon to be seen and collected, but anyone else who knows these games will know there are at least 150 and some cannot be seen or collected unless trading with another Pokemon game. Also at the end of the game you finally get the chance to capture Eevee and make sure you do do it as there is only one in the entire Yellow game, you then go and buy either a water, fire and electric stone as this is the only way to evolve Eevee, so you can only change it once, however being a geek me and my friend looked up cheats how to multiple a Pokemon and we did this with eevee three times so we could have all three evolution's of her. You have tasks throughout the game and you have to collect certain moves known as TM and HM in order to carry on, TM moves are just normal moves that can be added and discarded however HM there is only 5 of these and you cannot delete them once they have been 'learned' by a certain Pokemon but you can teach them as many times as you want. These are 'Fly, Surf, Flash, Dig and smash' You need the first HM cut, this can be obtained from the SS.Anne boat located in Misty's town, with this you can cut down broken trees to get into secret house and find treasures on the floor. You will need HM Flash to get through Rock tunnel to get to the next town, this can be taut to an electric Pokemon and the ideal one is Pikachu as you carry it around with you all the time, you need to get this other wise you cannot continue with the game as rock tunnel is pitch black and you need a Pokemon to light the way. Pokemon evolve at different levels some a lot higher than others and they usually evolve three times each, you can also catch the evolved versions in the grass but if you train yours and evolve them it makes the Pokemon stronger. Certain Pokemon can only be evolved by trading such as Graveler. In each town there is a gym and it's leader, You need to train and defeat each town's gym leader to receive the badge, each one lets you do more things, if you train your Pokemon to high without having a certain badge then the Pokemon refuses to listen to you and will no longer obey you until you have the correct badges, which as you can imagine will make it quite difficult as you won't be able to beat the leaders because your Pokemon don't listen to you. There are certain Pokemon on this game that you can only obtain by taking it off someones hands, such as charmander, bulbasaw and squirtle. You first get Charmander is the town where misty is located, these train up a lot faster than all the other's because they was once someone else's, it works in the similar way of trading with another game boy. One of the best thing about Pokemon is they never die, they will only faint, which I think is great otherwise if they died we'd have to go out and catch them all over again and the game would take forever to complete! You pick up certain things along the way such as fossils and old amber, without me giving it away make sure you talk to everyone in the game, you will fine use for them as everyone usually gives you hints and tips to help you. You get town map with is a brilliant way to find out where you are and where to go to next, it also show's the water routes you will need to take. One of the most annoy bits in the game is Ghost tower, this is filled with wannabee trainers who you have no choice but to fight and earn money they all have Ghastly and Haunter Pokemon, I've found these to be quite hard to defeat with normal Pokemon your going to need a water Pokemon as this is the only one to inflict real damage before it makes all your Pokemon confused. The music is very repetitive and becomes quite annoying by the third town, it's not the worst when your in the towns, but more in the caves when you run into fights 6 times down a small stretch the music of it becomes unbearable when your getting annoyed already trying to find your way out, this however isn't because it's old, because the music is exactly the same on Nintendo DS. The graphics for this isn't to bad considering it's the first game boy colour, it has no light and I forgot it wasn't like Nintendo DS when I turned out the light the other night which was amusing. The colours on this are mainly blue and green and a few wishy washy colours but of course they did the best the could with the technology they had at the time. Overall this is an excellent game for both children and adults and proves to be most entertaining and enjoyable, this game will take you ages to complete i'be just got past the third town and what with all the training too I've already been on it for 10 hours and I never even noticed, this is a very addictive game and I will be re purchasing the other games too. I recommend this for anyone who loves real games that last long but do prove to be challenging at times despite it being a (U) children game. Read the complete review |
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Dragon Warrior Monsters (GB)
by MonsoonBaby Dragon Warrior Monsters (known as Dragon Quest Monsters in Japan) is the first game in the vastly expansive, and successful, Dragon Quest series. Released on the GameBoy Colour in 1998, Dragon Warrior Monsters follows the story of Terry, who has been forced into a quest in the magical land of Great Tree in order to save his ... kidnapped sister, Milly. Those who have played Dragon Quest VI will notice that this is the same Terry and Milly represented, but in this first game, they are small children. When Terry arrives in Great Tree, he is greeted by the King, who gives him his monster-a Slime called Slib (in a side-note, I kept Slib in my party and trained him right up until the end of the game. He never left my side-maybe it was those wide eyes and infectious grin of his?). With Slib at his side, the King tells Terry that if he wins the Monster Trainer's Starry Night Tournament, he is granted a wish. Knowing Milly's current predicament, I think we can all guess what Terry's wish would be right now. So, the player spends the entire game catching and training monsters, and traversing up the tournament ladder until they reach the final. Like most RPGs, Dragon Warrior Monsters relies heavily on the levelling-up system in order to progress further in the game. The game becomes increasingly difficult by the end, and the player will find themselves defeated more often than not if they do not train and level up their monsters, and assign them new skills. The monsters are not as overly cute as those in Pokemon, but each has a cartoonish, and interesting design nonetheless. Whilst it is true that Dragon Warrior Monsters shares follows the same game play as the Pokemon series, there are certain aspects that definitely set it apart. For instance, the breeding system is vastly complex. Not complex in a way that gamers would have difficulty understanding how to make their monsters breed, but in the sense that there are so many different choices during breeding. This means that many monsters will breed with almost any other, so players are never quite sure what breed will hatch out of the egg. For me, this was one of the most exciting parts of the game. The breeding aspect may remain one of the most memorable aspects of the game, but what I also have fond memories of is the music (an adventurous, often cheerful sounding retro score), the huge variety of wild and wonderful monsters, and the large level of exploration involved. I have always been a huge fan of RPG's, and I find I am in my element if a game contains a huge amount of exploration, free-roaming and levelling up. Thankfully, Dragon Warrior Monsters contains all three of these aspects. Overall, Dragon Warrior Monsters is an excellent game that combines a complex but significantly impressive breeding system, enjoyable RPG elements such as the exploration and item collecting sections, memorable music, and a satisfying story. Many people may dismiss this straight away as being a Pokemon copy, but I urge you to give it some credit-it is worthy of being classed as an excellent game. So excellent that it still remains one of my favourite games, even today. -Also on Retro Kingdom http://retrokingdom.blogspot.com/2011/08/dragon-warrior-monsters.html Read the complete review |
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